Capitão 7

In the late 1950s, Brazil’s Outubro publishing house launched Capitão 7, a patriotic superhero series that ran for 39 issues from 1959 to 1965. The title character, a masked, caped defender of justice, became a staple of Brazilian adventure comics, blending local heroism with the global superhero boom of the era. While the series is most closely tied to its creators at Outubro, it stands as a significant chapter in the country’s mid-century comic book history, reflecting the popular appetite for original, homegrown costumed champions.