- "Nice try, butcher -- but when you're facing Captain Britain -- one chance is all you get!"
- ―Captain Britain
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| Captain Britain | |
| Title: | "Captain Britain" |
| Volume: | 1 |
| Number: | 1 |
| Cover price: | .20 GBP |
| Cover date: | October 13th, 1976 |
| Publisher: | Marvel Comics/Marvel UK |
| Credits | |
| Writers: | Chris Claremont |
| Pencilers: | Herb Trimpe |
| Inkers: | Fred Kida |
| Cover artists: | Larry Lieber |
| Cover inker: | Frank Giacoia |
| Colorists: | Marie Severin |
| Letterers: | I. Watanabe |
| Editors: | Larry Lieber; Neil Tennant |
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"Captain Britain" is the untitled first story featured in the first Captain Britain illustrated magazine series published by Marvel Comics, under their Marvel UK line. The story was written by Chris Claremont with artwork by Herb Trimpe and inks by Fred Kida. It was colored by Marie Severin and lettered by Irv Watanabe. This issue shipped to retailers on October 13th, 1976 and carries a cover price of .10 GBP.
"Captain Britain"[]
Featured characters
Supporting characters
Villains
Minor characters
Organizations
Races
Locations
- Cheviot Hills
- Darkmoor
- Darkmoor Energy Research Centre
- Thames University (Referenced only)
Items
Vehicles
Powers
Miscellaneous
"One from Four Leaves Three!"[]
| "One from Four Leaves Three!" | |
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| Title: | "One from Four Leaves Three!" |
| Credits | |
| Writers: | Stan Lee |
| Pencilers: | John Buscema |
| Inkers: | Joe Sinnott |
| Letterers: | Mike Stevens |
| Editors: | Stan Lee |
Featured characters
- Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards
- Invisible Girl, Susan Richards
- Human Torch, Johnny Storm
- The Thing, Ben Grimm
Supporting characters
Villains
- Annihilus
- Nega-Man, Richard Janus (In flashback only)
Minor characters
Organizations
Races
Locations
Items
Vehicles
- Space ship (In flashback only)
Powers
- Elasticity
- Flight
- Force field generation
- Illusion generation
- Invisibility
- Pyrokinesis
- Sorcery
- Superhuman strength
- Transformation
- Winged flight
Miscellaneous
"Spy School"[]
| "Spy School" | |
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| Title: | "Spy School" |
| Credits | |
| Writers: | Jim Steranko |
| Pencilers: | Jim Steranko |
| Inkers: | Jim Steranko |
| Colorists: | Jim Steranko |
| Letterers: | Jerry Feldmann |
| Editors: | Stan Lee |
Featured characters
Supporting characters
- Captain America, Steve Rogers
- Gabe Jones
- Jasper Sitwell
- Sidney Levine (1st appearance)
- Laura Brown
- Timothy Dugan
- Valentina Allegra de la Fontaine (1st appearance)
Villains
Minor characters
- Jack Fury (Referenced only)
- Jacob Fury (In flashback only)
- Katherine Fury (In flashback only)
Organizations
- Hydra (Referenced only)
- S.H.I.E.L.D.
- U.N.I.T.
Races
Locations
- New York City
- Manhattan
- Lower East Side
- Hell's Kitchen
- S.H.I.E.L.D. barber shop headquarters
- Yancy Street (In flashback only)
Items
- Captain America's shield
- Daily Bugle newspaper
- Exploding cigar
- Satan Claw
- Shield
Vehicles
- Nick Fury's Porsche 904 (In flashback only)
- Subway
Powers
Miscellaneous
Notes & Trivia[]
"Hey, kids! Smilin' Stan here! We got a MARVELOUS collection of images related to Captain Britain 1! Excelsior!"
- This issue included a Captain Britain mask.
- This issue includes a Captain Britain pin-up illustration by Herb Trimpe and Fred Kida.
- This issue includes a Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. pin-up by Jim Steranko.
- "One from Four Leaves Three" was originally printed in Fantastic Four #110.
- "Spy School" was originally printed in Strange Tales #159.
Recommended Reading[]
- Marvel Team-Up 65 - Captain Britain's 1st U.S. appearance.