Captain Britain #1

(October 13, 1976)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

Captain Britain / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Chris Claremont (credited)

Pencils

Herb Trimpe (credited)

Inks

Fred Kida (credited)

Colors

Marie Severin (credited)

Letters

Irv Watanabe (credited as I. Watanabe)

Editing

Larry Lieber (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

All right, gentlemen-- if you want me so badly--

Genre

superhero

Characters

Captain Britain [Brian Braddock] (first appearance, partial origin in flashback); Lady of the Northern Skies (Otherworld) (first appearance, flashback, named in #35, Merlyn's daughter); Merlyn (Otherworld) (flashback, named in future issue); The Reaver [Joshua Stagg] (flashback, villain); Dr. Travis (flashback)

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Synopsis

Brian arrives at the Darkmoor Research Centre to report for work just as the complex is being attacked by Stragg who plans on capturing the nuclear scientists to use in his own business ventures. Brian escapes on a motorcycle but falls off a cliff when he is blinded by Stragg's airship.

Reprints

• in Captain Britain Annual (World Distributors, 1977 series) #1978 (1977) [One page cut]
• in Captain Britain (Arédit-Artima, 1980 series) (1er trimestre 1980)
• in Marvel Tales (Marvel, 1966 series) #131 (September 1981)
which is reprinted
• in Star Magazine (Edizioni Star Comics, 1990 series) #24 (Settembre 1992)
• in Captain Britain Omnibus (Marvel, 2021 series) (2021)
• in Captain Britain (Marvel, 2011 series) #1 - Birth of a Legend ([June 15] 2011)
• in The Ultimate Graphic Novels Collection - Classic (Hachette Partworks, 2014 series) #18 - Marvel Origins: The 70s (March 2016)
• in Excalibur Epic Collection (Marvel, 2017 series) #1 - The Sword Is Drawn (2017)
• in Marvel. Официальная коллекция комиксов (Ашет Коллекция [Hachette], 2014 series) #116 - Классика Marvel: 70-е Годы
• in Captain Britain Omnibus (Marvel, 2021 series) (2021)

It Had to Happen! (Table of Contents: 2)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (signed as Stan Lee)

Pencils

Herb Trimpe; Marie Severin (illustrations)

Inks

Fred Kida; Marie Severin (illustrations)

Letters

typeset

Characters

Captain Britain [Brian Braddock]; Stan Lee

Reprints

• in Captain Britain (Marvel, 2011 series) #1 - Birth of a Legend ([June 15] 2011)
• in Captain Britain Omnibus (Marvel, 2021 series) (2021)

Indexer Notes

Editorial page, where Stan Lee introduces the new comic title.

One from Four Leaves Three! (Table of Contents: 3)

Fantastic Four / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (credited)

Pencils

John Buscema (credited as J. Buscema)

Inks

Joe Sinnott (credited as J. Sinnott)

Letters

Mike Stevens (credited as M. Stevens)

Editing

Stan Lee (original editor)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Without my gyro device, I can never again return to earth...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Fantastic Four: Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Invisible Girl [Susan Storm Richards]; Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Thing [Ben Grimm] (also as Ben Grimm)
Annihilus; Agatha Harkness; Richard Janus (flashback, death); Franklin Richards

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Reprints

• from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #110 (May 1971) [pg. 1-10, black and white. Some minor re-writing of captions.]

Get These 4 Great Mags Everyweek! (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Captain Britain's Fun Page / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script

Owen McCarron (signed)

Pencils

Owen McCarron (signed)

Inks

Owen McCarron (signed)

Letters

Owen McCarron ? (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

As everyone can plainly see... Mr. Fantastic has a problem!

Genre

superhero

Characters

Mister Fantastic; The Thing

Indexer Notes

Puzzle page.

Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. (Table of Contents: 6)

Nick Fury / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jim Steranko (illustration)

Inks

Jim Steranko (illustration)

Colors

?

Letters

Artie Simek

Genre

spy; superhero

Characters

Valentina Allegra de Fontaine; Dum Dum Dugan; Nick Fury; Gabe Jones; Sydney "Gaff" Levine; Clay Quartermain

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Reprints

• from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #167 (April 1968) [Reprinted as a pin-up page with the original cover copy and trade dress removed.]

Indexer Notes

A Marvel Masterwork Pin-up.

From Hell -- Fury! (Table of Contents: 7)

Nick Fury / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Jim Steranko (credited)

Pencils

Jim Steranko (credited)

Inks

Jim Steranko (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Jerry Feldmann (credited)

Editing

Stan Lee (credited) (original editor)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

How's it feel to be back in civilization, again, Gabe?

Genre

spy; superhero

Characters

S.H.I.E.L.D.: Dum Dum Dugan; Colonel Nick Fury; Gabe Jones; Jasper Sitwell
Laura Brown; Mamma Fury (cameo flashback)

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Reprints

• from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #159 (August 1967) [pp. 1-5]

Indexer Notes

The original title was "Spy School".

Captain Britain! (Table of Contents: 8)

Captain Britain / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Herb Trimpe (illustration)

Inks

Fred Kida (illustration)

Colors

?

Letters

Irv Watanabe

Genre

superhero

Characters

Captain Britain [Brian Braddock]

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Reprints

• in Comic Reader (Street Enterprises, 1973 series) #136 (October 1976) [black & white copy. "A Marvel Masterwork Pin-up Captain Britain" replaced by "The Coming of Captain Britain" across the top of the image]
• in Captain Britain (Arédit-Artima, 1980 series) (1er trimestre 1980), (1er trimestre 1980) [partially]
• in Captain Britain Omnibus (Marvel, 2021 series) (2021)

Indexer Notes

A Marvel Masterwork Pin-up.

[Captain Britain Mask] (Table of Contents: 9)

Captain Britain / insert or dust jacket / 0 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Reprints

• in Captain Britain Omnibus (Marvel, 2021 series) (2021)

Indexer Notes

Captain Britain mask insert.