- "Captain BaseBallBat-Boy has an unbeatable track record in superhero deathmatches."
- ―Captain BaseBallBat-Boy
Captain BaseBallBat-Boy is a fictional character, a superhero created by Sammy Waters. He is the main character of the Captain BaseBallBat-Boy franchise, appearing in newspaper comic strips, comic books, and television series (more than 168 episodes broadcast in 2003).
Fictional biography
One day, Bicycle Helmet Girl is kidnapped by Maxwell's Demon and Captain BaseBallBat-Boy goes after the villain to rescue her, fighting his army of freaking zombie demons from outer space.
Relationships
Initially, in the newspaper comic strips, the hero is depicted as being cocky and rude to Bicycle Helmet Girl, but, in the television series, he battles enemies to free her from her kidnappers.
Appearance and traits
Captain BaseBallBat-Boy is depicted as a boy wearing an extravagant superhero costume and wielding a baseball bat, which sometimes lights up in a green glow. He wears a red backwards-facing baseball cap, a domino mask, a white T-shirt with blue pants, a blue cloak and walks on red sneakers.
The boy seems to have super powers, inflicting significant damage with his bat. His special attack techniques have baseball-related names, such as "Fast Ball", "Foul Ball" and the ultimate "Grand Slam."
Fan merchandise
By 2003, various fan items have been created depicting the character, including statues, posters, real-life costumes, even bed sheets. Mobster Vincent Gognitti was known to be a huge collector of such merchandise.
Influencing real people
Punchinello crime family mobster Frankie "The Bat" Niagara started using a baseball bat to beat and torture his foes after he became a fan of Captain BaseBallBat-Boy.
Behind the scenes
In 2011, Captain BaseBallBat-Boy's costume was released as an Xbox LIVE avatar item. There are male and female variants. Also, the head of the costume can be purchased individually.
Appearances
| Max Payne • Mona Sax • Jim Bravura • Vincent Gognitti • Kaufman • Vladimir Lem • Mike • Valerie Winterson • Alfred Woden
Andrews • Broussard • Clay • Corcoran • Ed • Feller • Annie Finn • Mary • Miller • Mitchum • Petersburg • Violet Sebastian Gate • Max Heat • Magdalena • Laura Norder • Kyra Silver • Sammy Waters Captain BaseBallBat-Boy • Dick Justice |