REAL NAME: Joseph Preston
OCCUPATION: Former combat surgeon
IDENTITY: Secret
CLASS: Human magic user
LEGAL STATUS: Citizen of USA
OTHER ALIASES: NA
PLACE OF BIRTH: Croydon, USA
MARITAL STATUS: Single
KNOWN RELATIVES: NA
GROUP AFFILIATIONS: The FIXERS
BASE OF OPERATIONS: Croydon, USA
FIRST APPEARANCE: Red Band Comics #3 (1945)
HEIGHT: 6' 2"
WEIGHT: 180 lbs
EYES: Grey
HAIR: Black with streaks of white
When Captain Joseph Preston, a decorated war veteran, is wrongly accused of murder, he ends up hiding from the police in an old abandoned wax museum. Captain Preston discovers that the place is the secret lair of Paracelsus, a celebrated Renaissance physician, alchemist, astrologer and prophet. After discovering the secret of immortality, among many others, Paracelsus faked his own death and began to travel around the world, increasing his knowledge. As soon as the centennial alchemist saw Preston, he knew that the veteran was innocent, so he decided to help him, transferring his vast knowledge to him and giving him a magic cloak with which Joseph would become Captain Wizard. After clearing his name, Captain Preston, with the invaluable help of his assistant, Baldwin "Baldy" Bean, set about fighting super threats, primarily of mystical origin, for which he was uniquely gifted. The Captain has collaborated with the FIXERS, and although he is not an official member, for all practical purposes he is considered a de facto member of the team.
POWERS & WEAPONS
By simply pronouncing "Abracadabra", Captain Preston is able to change from his civilian identity to his disguised one and vice versa. Captain Wizard, thanks to his magic cape and the knowledge of Paracelsus, possesses many and varied abilities, among which are protection against physical damage, protection against magic, ability to fly, increased strength, he does not need to eat or sleep or go to the bathroom, he is able to see the future, heal others and many other fantastic abilities.
