El Capitán Trueno (lit. "Captain Thunder") is the hero of a series of Spanish comic books, created in 1956 by the writer Víctor Mora and illustrated mainly by Miguel Ambrosio Zaragoza (Ambrós). The comics were published continuously between 1956 and 1968, with Trueno eventually becoming the most popular Spanish hero comic of all time: at its height it sold more than 170,000 copies every week. The series was inspired by Hal Foster's Prince Valiant. The character is depicted as a 12th-century knight-errant. His love interest is a Viking princess from Thule.
Adaptations (1)
Capitán Trueno was adapted into a 2011 film.
Captain Thunder2011 · film · 108 min · dir. Antonio Hernández · IMDb ↗IMDb3.1A 12th-century knight-errant wanders the world fighting injustice and is accompanied by his faithful friends Crispin and Goliath.
