[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/captain_75.jpg]]

''Captain Alcohol'' is an obscure Canadian superhero comic. It was created by the Canadian government to discourage alcohol use in the North West Territory, and [[ShortRunners it lasted four issues]]. In the actual story, Captain Alcohol is an alien from the planet Barkelda. However when piloting a space ship, he crashed on Earth (specifically the North West Territory). He decided to become a superhero, but finds his alcoholism is interfering with his heroic acts.

!!Provides examples of:
* AddictionPowered: Averted. Getting drunk hinders his abilities.
* TheAlcoholic: Captain Alcohol[[spoiler:, Al's dad and Billy Vermin]]
* AmazingTechnicolorPopulation: Flush Fantom has greenish skin, which is never commented on.
* BlatantLies: Captain Alcohol claimed to be a teetotaller despite [[TheAlcoholic using every possible opportunity to get drunk]].
* CaptainErsatz: Lois Alley is blatantly based on ComicBook/LoisLane.
* DamselInDistress: Lois Alley becomes this when Billy Vermin kidnapped her.
* DeathByOriginStory: Al accidentally killed his family [[spoiler: minus his dad]] by starting a fire. He becomes an astronaut to distract him from his guilt.
* ForgotAboutHisPowers: The first issue explains Al has SuperStrength due to Earth's lighter gravity. Aside from one use in the first issue, this powers is never used or mentioned again.
* GangOfHats: The Ravenmen seem to this. They all wear identical bird-themed costumes.
* GenericDoomsdayVillain: All of the villains have little to no personality.
* [[spoiler: JekyllAndHyde: Somehow Al's dad's alcoholism transforms him into the villainous Firey Fritz.]]
* [[spoiler: LukeIAmYourFather: Firey Fritz is actually Al's dad that broke into a space ship and ended up on Earth.]]
* MyNaymeIs: Firey Fritz' name always spells "Fiery" as "Firey". Similarly, Flush Fantom spells "Phantom" as "Fantom".
* NoNameGiven: Al's father is never referred to by his actual name.
* PetTheDog: Billy saving Al in the first issue.
* PlanetOfHats: All we know about Barkelda is that there are no laws to control alcohol use.
* PoliceAreUseless: [[spoiler: Averted as the Mounties stop Billy Vermin not Captain Alcohol]]
* PyroManiac: Firey Fritz is seen burning down a building for seemly no reason.
* StevenUlyssesPerhero: Captain Alcohol's real name is Al Cohol.
* ThematicRoguesGallery: With the exception of the Ravenmen, all of his villains are alcohol-related. For example, Billy Vermin is addicted to alcohol and [[spoiler: the Captain's dad turns into Firey Fritz when he cannot fight the urge to drink.]]
* RoguesGallery: Billy Vermin, [[PyroManiac Firey Fritz]] and Ravenmen