Captain Canada (comics)
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Superhero
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created by NTV
CJON-TV
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owner Geoff Stirling
Geoff Stirling
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, his son Scott Stirling and Filipino artist Danny Bulanadi in the late 1970s. Captain Canada debuted in 1979 in the Captain Newfoundland comic strip published in the Newfoundland Herald
Newfoundland Herald
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(known then as The Sunday Herald) and later appeared in the Atlantis graphic novel, which featured covers by Boris Vallejo
Boris Vallejo
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. Since his creation, he has become a mascot for NTV and has appeared in numerous promos for the station, the most recent being created by Vancouver
Vancouver
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based Borderless World Productions in 2010. Captain Canada has made many public appearances, including the annual Santa Claus Parade
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in St. John's
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, Newfoundland
Newfoundland and Labrador
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. There is a plaque in Arizona
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marking his first manifestation in the United States
United States
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. Captain Canada also appeared in the 1980 television movie
Television movie
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Captain Newfoundland and the Tip of Atlantis, scenes of which were used in NTV promos during the 1990s.
Fictional Character Biography
Daniel Eaton, a young man from MontrealMontreal
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, was chosen by Captain Newfoundland (aka Captain Atlantis) to become Captain Canada. His duty is to protect the nation of Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
and the freedoms it stands for. Captain Newfoundland provided Daniel with a suit that granted him new supernatural physical and mental abilities. The suit is controlled by Daniel's mind, however all of the powers of the suit were not available to him immediately, Daniel needed to "unlock" new powers by proving himself worthy. The Captain earned his first ability, the power of flight, after saving a woman who was kidnapped by some thugs. While Captain Atlantis is Captain Canada's primary teacher, Captain Canada has also received help and advice from Captain Freedom and Mademoiselle. He is able to communicate telepathically with other heroes and has been trained to ascend to higher levels of consciousness.