Captain Boom

Created by Mars Ravelo and first published in United Komiks of PSG Publishing House in 1966, Captain Boom is presented in sources as a human comic-book character whose crime-fighting identity was developed within the Philippine komiks tradition. The televised adaptation (2008) localizes his name to Kapitan Boom; sources note a familial origin detail in which his grandmother made his first costume from a red shirt and pants plus a handkerchief with holes used as a mask.

Depicted wearing a red suit bearing a three-star emblem on the chest and a blue cape. Early origin-detail described in sources states his grandmother fashioned his first costume from a red shirt and pants and a handkerchief with holes that served as a mask. The television adaptation uses the localized name Kapitan Boom but cited sources do not provide further, detailed differences in visual design beyond the general red suit, three-star emblem, and blue cape.

Sources describe Captain Boom's powers as produced through sonic means. He is said to be able to fly (flight attributed specifically to creation of sound waves, with the stated limitation that he cannot fly in space because sound is absent there), run fast, and possess amplified hearing. He can create a sonic shield and emit a sonic roar (the TV series uses the terms "super shield" and "super boom" for these abilities). The character is noted as not having super strength, though the sonic shield has been described in sources as allowing contact effects (for example, forming a shield on his fist that can dent a vehicle without injuring his hand). He functions as a costumed crime fighter in comics and television.