- Captain Stingaree
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caption =Captain Stingaree from Detective Comics #460,
artistErnie Chan
character_name =Captain Stingaree
publisher =DC Comics
debut ="Detective Comics " #460
(June 1976)
creators =Bob Rozakis (writer)Michael Uslan (writer)
Ernie Chan (artist)
real_name = Karl Courtney
species =
homeworld =
alliances =Secret Society of Super-Villains
aliases = Karl Crossman
supports =
powers = Trained fencer andmarksman .Captain Stingaree is a gay
fictional supervillain in theDC Comics universe, and a minor foe of theBatman . He first appeared in "Detective Comics " #460 (June 1976), and was created byBob Rozakis ,Michael Uslan andErnie Chan .Citation | last = Wallace | first = Dan | author-link = | contribution = Captain Stingaree | editor-last = Dougall | editor-first = Alastair | title = The DC Comics Encyclopedia | pages = 72 | publisher =Dorling Kindersley | place = New York | year = 2008 | ISBN = 0-7566-4119-5 | oclc = 213309017]Fictional character biography
Born one of a set of
quadruplet s, Karl Courtney was always the black sheep of the family. Donning a cutlass and pirate outfit, Karl becomes Captain Stingaree. In his first outing, Captain Stingaree attempts to uncoverBatman 's secret identity. Somehow Stingaree has become convinced that his three brothers are actually Batman. Batman approaches the Courtney brothers pose as Batman and act as bait for Stingaree. This allows the real Batman and the Flash to capture Captain Stingaree.In "Secret Society of Super-Villains" #6 (April 1977), Captain Stingaree joins the Society. Teaming up with
Captain Cold and Captain Boomerang I, the three captains went on a crime spree kidnapping other captains to show supremacy over air,land and sea, before they are taken down byCaptain Comet and Black Canary II.In "Detective Comics" #526, Captain Stingaree meets at an old warehouse with other Bat-Villains. Talia is branded a traitor. While Talia escapes, Captain Stingaree is accidentally frozen by
Mr. Freeze . This is his last pre-Crisis appearance.Post-Crisis
In "Justice League of America" #2 (November 2006), it is revealed that Captain Stingaree is gay, and is in a secret relationship with the Cavalier (Mortimer Drake).
Black Lightning uses this fact to leverage information out of the closeted Cavalier.Powers and abilities
Captain Stingaree is a skilled swordsman.
External links
* [http://www.mykey3000.com/cosmicteams/obscure/c.htm#CAPTAINSTINGAREE Cosmic Teams: Captain Stingaree]
* [http://www.geocities.com/dstepp.geo/Archives/SSOSV6.html Secret Society of Super-Villains #6]References
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