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{{short description|Filipino comic book character}}
{{Use Philippine English|date=February 2023}}
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{{Infobox comics character

| character_name = Captain Boom
| publisher = PSG Publishing House<ref>{{cite book|title=Southeast Asian Cartoon Art: History, Trends and Problems|last=Lent|first=John A.|date=January 24, 2014|isbn=9780786475575|page=47|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BHpHAgAAQBAJ&q=PSG+publishing+house+%22United+komiks%22&pg=PA47}}</ref><ref name=komixpage />
| debut = ''United Komiks'' (1966)<ref name=saicinco /><ref name=komixpage />
| creators = [[Mars Ravelo]]<br/>Ric Ravelo
| alter_ego = Lance Mercado
| species = Human
| alliances = Isang Lakas<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/01/27/09/luis-vows-meet-challenges-flash-bomba-0|title=Luis vows to meet challenges in 'Flash Bomba'|date=January 27, 2009|website=ABS-CBN News|access-date=July 4, 2019}}</ref>
| aliases = Kapitan Boom
| powers = Flight <br /> Super speed <br /> Heightened sense of hearing <br/> Sonic powers such as sonic shield and sonic roar
| hero = super
}}

'''Captain Boom''' is a [[Filipino people|Filipino]] comic book character who fights crime that was created by [[Mars Ravelo]] and illustrated by his son Ric Ravelo. Captain Boom first appeared in ''United Komiks'' of [[Pablo S. Gomez|PSG]] Publishing House in 1966.<ref name=komixpage>{{Cite web|url=http://arman-komixpage.blogspot.com/2015/06/flash-bomba-captain-boom-and-tiny-tony.html|title=KOMIXPAGE: Flash Bomba, Captain Boom and Tiny Tony|last=Komixpage|date=June 15, 2015|website=KOMIXPAGE|access-date=July 4, 2019}}</ref><ref name=saicinco>{{Cite web|url=https://saicinco.wordpress.com/2016/12/10/mars-ravelo/|title=MARS RAVELO|date=December 10, 2016|website=SAILECINCO|language=en|access-date=July 4, 2019}}</ref> When the character was first introduced in television, his character is renamed to '''Kapitan Boom'''. ''Kapitan'' is a [[Tagalog language|Tagalog word]] for "captain."

==Character background==
Captain Boom is a crime fighter that can fly and run fast.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=pep>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pep.ph/guide/tv/1758/jon-avila-plays-a-fumbling-superhero-in-kapitan-boom|title=Jon Avila plays a fumbling superhero in "Kapitan Boom"|last=Dimaculangan|first=Jocelyn|date=March 31, 2008|website=PEP.ph|access-date=July 4, 2019}}</ref> He also have an amplified hearing and able to create a sonic shield and sonic roar.<ref name=":0" />{{ref label|id1|Note 1|1}} He does not have super strength but upon generating a sonic shield on his fist and hitting a vehicle, it can have a dent without making a damage on his hand. All of his powers are produced through sonic means.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://komikverse.blogspot.com/|title=komikverse|website=komikverse.blogspot.com|access-date=July 4, 2019}}</ref> He has the ability of flight due to the creation of sound waves and thus, he cannot fly in space because there is no [[sound]] there.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.qrg.northwestern.edu/projects/vss/docs/space-environment/1-is-there-sound-in-space.html|title=Is there sound in space?|website=www.qrg.northwestern.edu|access-date=July 4, 2019}}</ref>

He dons a red suit with a three-star emblem on his chest and a blue cape. His grandmother made his first costume out of a red shirt and pants together with a handkerchief with holes that serves as a mask.<ref name=":0" />

==In other media==

In 2008, Captain Boom's character was featured on ''[[Komiks Presents: Kapitan Boom]]'', a television series that was aired on [[ABS-CBN]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.philstar.com/cebu-entertainment/2008/06/21/68638/lsquokapitan-boomrsquo-star-swings-metro-gaisano-stores|title='Kapitan Boom' star swings by Metro Gaisano stores|date=June 21, 2008|website=philstar.com|publisher=[[The Philippine Star]]|access-date=July 4, 2019}}</ref> The character was renamed to "Kapitan Boom" and was portrayed by [[Jon Avila]].<ref name="pep" /> His alter-ego, Lance Mercado, was played by [[Jay-R Siaboc]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pep.ph/photos/883/kapitan-boom-cast-members|title=Kapitan Boom cast members|date=January 30, 2009|website=PEP.ph|access-date=July 4, 2019}}</ref>

==Collected editions==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Title
! Volume
! Issue
! Date
|-
| Mars Ravelo's Captain Boom
| United Komiks
| #73<ref>{{cite web |title=United Komiks #73 Captain Boom |url=https://comicvine.gamespot.com/united-komiks-73-captain-boom/4000-157793/ |website=Comic Vine |access-date=March 4, 2021}}</ref>
| October 29, 1966
|-
|}

==See also==
*[[List of Filipino superheroes]]

==External links==
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*{{IMDb title|qid=Q6428339|title=Kapitan Boom (2008 TV series)}}

==Notes==
:#{{note label|id1||1}} In the 2008 television series, the terms used are super shield and super boom instead of sonic shield and sonic roar respectively.<ref name=pep />

==References==
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{{Mars Ravelo}}

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[[Category:Filipino superheroes]]
[[Category:Comics characters introduced in 1966]]
[[Category:1966 comics debuts]]
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Captain Boom - Revision history

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