Captain Ultra

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Captain Ultra

Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Fantastic Four Vol.1 #177 (December 1976)
Created by	Roy Thomas (story), George Perez (pencils), Joe Sinnott (inker)

Characteristics
Alter ego	Griffin Gogol
Abilities	Flight, Superhuman strength, Superhuman durability, X-ray Vision

Captain Ultra is a fictional character, a superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. He first appeared in Fantastic Four #177 (December, 1976).

[edit] Fictional character biography

Captain Ultra (real name Griffin Gogol) has the power of flight, superhuman strength and endurance, and X-ray vision. He was originally pathologically afraid of fire; he eventually overcame this limitation thanks to years of extensive therapy under Doc Samson.^{[citation needed]} Captain Ultra first appeared as an applicant to the supervillain team called the Frightful Four; he was at first enthusiastically accepted by the other three villains, ecstatic at his large array of powers. However, when one of them began to light a cigarette in celebration, he fainted in the presence of the match; he was promptly rejected. He later applied to the Defenders. He has since had a minor career as a solo superhero, often teaming up with heroes like Thor to battle minor villains. He also does stand-up comedy and once worked as a plumber.