Captain Barbell is a Filipino superhero created by the writer Mars Ravelo and artist Jim Fernandez.

Richard Gutierrez' Captain Barbell suit in the 2006 TV series was designed by Filipino artist Reno Maniquis and was made by Miles Teves, a renowned Filipino-American costume maker in Hollywood.

[9] The suit reportedly costs $50,000 excluding the charges for repairs in case of damages, making it the most expensive costume ever made for a single character in a Philippine film or TV series, for that matter.

Wilie Sotelo starred as Captain Barbell, Nancy Roman as Joni, and Carlos Padilla Jr. as Dario in the 1965 film produced by Cirio H. Santiago and directed by Ruben Rustia.

Dolphy plays as Ting-ting/Captain Barbell in the 1973 film produced by RVQ Productions and directed by Jose "Pepe" Wenceslao.

The cast included Lea Salonga as Rosemarie, Beth Bautista as Gagamba, and Tonton Gutierrez as Bampira.

[citation needed] The film version of Captain Barbell was released by Premiere Entertainment Productions in 2003 as part of the Metro Manila Film Festival where Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr. played the role of Captain Barbell with Ogie Alcasid played the role of Enteng.

The film also stars Sarah Geronimo as Enteng's sister, Rufa Mae Quinto as Freezy, Epy Quizon as Dagampatay, Bearwin Meily as Libo and Albert Martinez as Lagablab.

Dingdong Dantes and Cogie Domingo along with Richard Gutierrez were considered for the role of Captain Barbell.

Captain Barbell, directed by Mike Tuviera and Dominic Zapata, is GMA Network's 2006 project after Darna's successful run.

Snooky Serna was replaced by Angel Aquino since the former had caused delays in the taping and subsequently increasing the cost of production.

Ruffa Mae Quinto was a villain in the film version of Bong Revilla's Captain Barbell.

[13][14] Captain Barbell briefly appears in the 1994 fantasy comedy film Ang Pagbabalik ni Pedro Penduko, when Abraham (Chiquito), a collector, wields a barbell that transforms him into the superhero (played by Andrew E.) and helps the titular character fight the antagonists.

Enteng, a poor, wimpy and skinny but kindhearted boy always gets bullied by other people because he is undersized and easy to pick on.

Coincidentally, Ruffa Mae Quinto also had a role in this film as a supervillain named Freezy, an icy temptress with cold-based powers.

IMDb posted the same title, which would supposedly be led by Dingdong Dantes and Karylle sometime in late 2007, but did not materialize.

[16] In 2012, ABS-CBN acquired the rights to do a TV and movie remake of the works of Mars Ravelo including Darna, Captain Barbell and Dyesebel.