Captain Compass

Captain Compass
Publication information
First appearance	Star Spangled Comics #83 (August 1948)
In-story information
Alter ego	Mark Compass
Team affiliations	United States Navy

Captain Compass is a nautical detective in the DC Comics universe first appearing in a 1948 Star Spangled Comics issue. A former private detective, Mark Compass is hired by a shipping company as a troubleshooter.

Publication history

• Star Spangled Comics #83-130 (August 1948 - July 1952)
• World's Finest Comics #63 (March/April 1953)
• Detective Comics #203-224 (January 1954 - October 1955)
• Detective Comics #500 (March 1981)

Compass appeared alongside the Martian Manhunter when J'onn J'onnz signed onto his ship to investigate the murder of a sea captain's daughter. Compass also aided the Justice League after Green Arrow decided to depart to battle his personal demons.

Captain Compass appeared in several issues of Detective Comics, including #500 where he joined forces with other detective characters such as Slam Bradley and the Human Target to solve one last case.

External links

• Captain Compass ] at Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Archived from the original on April 9, 2012. Accessed 25 March 2009.
• Captain Compass at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)