<b>Captain Metropolis (also known as Nelson Gardner):</b>
As a child, Nelson Gardner was sickly and asthmatic, but years of training allowed him to get past his condition and eventually played football in college before joining the U.S. Marines as "Marine Lieutenant USMC Nelson Gardner: Free-Lance Consultant". He later adopted the Captain Metropolis persona, and, using the skills he acquired in the military, attempted to eradicate organized crime in urban areas. In the Fall of 1940, he founded a superhero team called the Minutemen which was composed of Silk Spectre, Hooded Justice, Silhouette, Nite Owl, The Comedian, Mothman and Dollar Bill.

<i>"Somebody has to save the world."</i>