“This is the story of a man with an ugly face and a handsome heart...Buck Hoskins, daredevil showman, gifted actor, quick-fisted friend, who earned his title the hard way: Captain Stand-In!” Hoskins is the best stunt-man in Hollywood, but when the Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor he enlists and becomes a pilot and squadron leader. He is captured by the Germans and tortured, leaving his face to be reconstructed by Army surgeons. After the war he becomes a stunt-man again, fighting against former Nazis and other criminals.
*Movie Comics #1-2
*[http://jessnevins.com/encyclopedia/captainstandin.html Encyclopedia of Golden Age Superheroes]
*[http://www.herogoggles.com/Heroes/C_heroes.htm Herogoggles]
Category:Movie Star Characters
Category:Aviators
Category:War Heroes
Category:War Genre Characters
Category:Protagonists
Category:Non-Powered Characters
Category:John Celardo - Creator
Category:Fiction House Characters
Category:1946 Debuts
Category:Male Characters
Category:Comic Book Characters
Movie Comics #1 (Dec. 1946)
“This is the story of a man with an ugly face and a handsome heart...Buck Hoskins, daredevil showman, gifted actor, quick-fisted friend, who earned his title the hard way: Captain Stand-In!” Hoskins is the best stunt-man in Hollywood, but when the Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor he enlists and becomes a pilot and squadron leader. He is captured by the Germans and tortured, leaving his face to be reconstructed by Army surgeons. After the war he becomes a stunt-man again, fighting against former Nazis and other criminals.
Buck Hoskins
Fiction House
John Celardo