CAPTAIN FORSA
Real Name: Unrevealed
Identity/Class: Human (mutate?);
citizen of Brazil
Occupation: Super-hero
Group Membership: Zeitgeist's victims (see comments)
Affiliations: None
Enemies: Zeitgeist (Larry Ekler)
Known Relatives: Unidentified wife
Aliases: None
Base of Operations: Brazil, South America
First Appearance: Alpha Flight I#78 (December, 1989)
Powers/Abilities: Captain Forsa appeared to possess superhuman strength (see comments).
Height: Unrevealed (6'2"; by approximation)
Weight: Unrevealed
Eyes: Unrevealed
Hair: Black (including mustache)
History:
(Alpha Flight I#78 (fb) - BTS) - The past of Captain Forsa is largely
unrevealed, but because of his paranormal abilities, he became his
homeland's national superhero.
At some point in the recent past, he married "a wonderful lady".
(Alpha Flight I#78) - Arriving at an extravagant hotel somewhere in Brazil, Captain Forsa was made aware of recent killings among the superhuman population of South America; in a briefing with reporters, he declared that he had no fear, and that whoever was responsible for the murders would face his wrath. A female reporter questioned him as to how he would find the killer, since no one knew what the killer looked like, nor what his capabilities or motives were---nevertheless, Captain Forsa remained confident that he would catch the murderer.
When he entered his hotel room, Captain Forsa found the female reporter waiting for him--believing that she was trying to seduce him, Captain Forsa informed her about his recent marriage. But then the reporter handed Captain Forsa a photograph of himself lying dead on the floor. The female reporter then turned into Zeitgeist, and Captain Forsa lunged at him, but Zeitgeist disappeared, then reappeared and stabbed him in the chest with a sword. After using his camera to take a picture of the hero's death, Zeitgeist left the photograph by Captain Forsa's corpse.
(Captain America I#442 - BTS) - The murders of Captain Forsa and some other South American superhumans (see comments) were investigated by members of the Schutz-Heiligruppe.
Comments: Created by James D. Hudnall, John Calimee and Mike Manley.
Captain Forsa was called "Captain Forza" in Captain America I#442 -- this is how his name would be spelled in Spanish.
If I'm interpreting correctly, his name means "Captain Strength."
Cisco has some comments on the spelling of his name: "The word in Portuguese is "Força", replacing the 's' with a cedilla 'c'. "Forsa" is how it would sound, but it's also one of the most god-awful typos in the history of the Portuguese language."
Captain Forsa only appeared on three pages, and any powers he may have possessed were never depicted--he may have had super-strength, but considering how easily he was killed, he didn't seem to be invulnerable (...unless Zeitgeist's sword was empowered with some special qualities that canceled his invulnerability).
On the back of his cape, Captain Forsa had the emblem of a clenched left fist holding two thunderbolts; the front of the costume had a sort of jagged lightning bolt on his chest -- maybe he also had electrically-based powers.
And the other South
American superhumans killed by Zeitgeist included: Defensor,
El Condor,
La
Bandera, Machete (Ferdinand Lopez), Ojo
Macabra, and Zona
Rosa.
--Ron Fredricks
New and additional images by Ron Fredrick.
Profile by Prime Eternal.
CLARIFICATIONS:
Captain Forsa should not be confused with:
images: (without ads)
Alpha Flight I#78, p3, pan3 (main image - Captain Forsa, in hotel lobby)
Alpha Flight I#78, p4, pan6 (headshot - Captain Forsa sees photographs of his death)
Alpha Flight I#78, p5, pan2 (Captain Forsa tries to strike Zeitgeist)
Alpha Flight I#78, p5, pan3 (Captain Forsa gets run through by Zeitgeist's sword)
Alpha Flight I#78, p3, pan1-2 (Captain Forsa's emblem on the back of his cape)
Appearances:
Alpha Flight I#78 (December, 1989) - James D. Hudnall (writer), John Calimee (pencils), Mike Manley (inkes), Carl Potts (editor)
Captain America I#442 (August, 1995) - Mark Gruenwald (writer), Dave Hoover, Sandra Florea (pencils), Danny Bulanadi (inks), Ralph Macchio (editor) [mentioned only]
First posted: 01/23/2006
Last updated: 01/03/2025
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