Genius inventor Captain Midnight descends safely to the ground via his amazing gliderchute. Fawcett's premier aviator ruled the airways for close on six years, muscling aside competitors such as the Phantom Eagle and Spy Smasher. Airborne superheroes reached their peak during the fast and furious days of World War Two.

Like many early "mystery men", Captain Freedom originally fought to bring justice to the weak and helpless. But when America entered the war in 1941, the star-spangled hero focused his attention on Axis spies and saboteurs. Aided in his mission by the Young Defenders, Freedom employed his super-human abilities to combat the forces of evil wherever they appeared. Captain Freedom was one of many patriotically themed heroes which sprang up in the aftermath of Pearl Harbor, when national sentiment was running high. Many were based on better-known characters such as MLJ's The Shield or Quality's Uncle Sam.