Captain Dynamo (character)
Captain Dynamo (William Warner) is a comic book superhero, created by writer Jay Faerber and artist Fran Bueno, who first appeared as a supporting character in Noble Causes: Extended Family #2 (June 2004) by Image Comics, set in the Image Universe.
| Captain Dynamo | |
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Cover to Dynamo 5 #1, showing the late Captain Dynamo in the upper right, and his five children, the Dynamo 5, in the foreground. Art by Mahmud A. Asrar. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Image Comics |
| First appearance | Noble Causes: Extended Family #2 (June 2004) |
| Created by | Jay Faerber Fran Bueno |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | William Warner |
| Species | Superhuman |
| Team affiliations | Dynamo 5 |
| Abilities | Superhuman strength Flight Laser/X-Ray/Telescopic vision Telepathy Shapeshifting |
Captain Dynamo was killed by the assassin Widowmaker in Noble Causes #18 (March 2006), and now serves as a posthumous background concept in the monthly series Dynamo 5. Patterned in the vein of the Superman archetype, Captain Dynamo was the powerful primary protector of Tower City, and considered by his peers and benefactors to be “the greatest super-hero in the world.” His death threatened to leave Tower City vulnerable to his legion of supervillain enemies, so his widow, Madeline “Maddie” Warner, tracked down and assembled five illegitimate children fathered by Dynamo to carry on his legacy as the Dynamo 5, as seen in Dynamo 5 #1 (January 2007).