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* CrusadingWidower: Dai Thomas, who lost his wife in a New York superhero battle and [[InspectorJavert hates the sudden appearance of costumed superhumans]] in the UK.
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* CrusadingWidower: CrusadingWidow: Dai Thomas, who lost his wife in a New York superhero battle and [[InspectorJavert hates the sudden appearance of costumed superhumans]] in the UK.
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* InspectorJavert: Dai Thomas, whose [[CrusadingWidower wife was killed in a New York superhero battle]]. Not only is he determined to arrest Captain Britain, but he even tries to hold a visiting Captain America at gunpoint. Which does not work out well for Dai.
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* InspectorJavert: Dai Thomas, whose [[CrusadingWidower [[CrusadingWidow wife was killed in a New York superhero battle]]. Not only is he determined to arrest Captain Britain, but he even tries to hold a visiting Captain America at gunpoint. Which does not work out well for Dai.
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** UsefulNotes/HMTheQueen appears in the Manipulator arc. First a BrainwashedAndCrazy Captain Britain tries to attack her, then she's brainwashed into sending the British navy to support Crushstone's conquest of Umbazi.
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** UsefulNotes/HMTheQueen UsefulNotes/ElizabethII appears in the Manipulator arc. First a BrainwashedAndCrazy Captain Britain tries to attack her, then she's brainwashed into sending the British navy to support Crushstone's conquest of Umbazi.
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* JerkJock: Jacko Tanner plays the part well, harassing and insulting the "wimp" Brian Braddock.
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* JerkJock: Jacko Tanner plays the part well, harassing and insulting the "wimp" Brian Braddock. He goes full-on {{Jerkass}} when he grabs the controller that supervillain Lord Hawk uses to command his robot hawk and ''uses it to keep attacking Captain Britain''. Dai Thomas, no fan of the Captain himself, almost arrests him for that one.
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* HistoricalDomainCharacter: Prime Minister [[UsefulNotes/JamesCallaghan Jim Callaghan]] is kidnapped by the Red Skull in one story arc.
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* HistoricalDomainCharacter: HistoricalDomainCharacter:
** Prime Minister [[UsefulNotes/JamesCallaghan Jim Callaghan]] is kidnapped by the Red Skull in one storyarc.arc.
** UsefulNotes/HMTheQueen appears in the Manipulator arc. First a BrainwashedAndCrazy Captain Britain tries to attack her, then she's brainwashed into sending the British navy to support Crushstone's conquest of Umbazi.
** Prime Minister [[UsefulNotes/JamesCallaghan Jim Callaghan]] is kidnapped by the Red Skull in one story
** UsefulNotes/HMTheQueen appears in the Manipulator arc. First a BrainwashedAndCrazy Captain Britain tries to attack her, then she's brainwashed into sending the British navy to support Crushstone's conquest of Umbazi.
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* CreateYourOwnVillain: Downplayed, as Stragg’s already a villain and already using the Reaver name. But if he hadn’t followed Brian into the circle that created Captain Britain, he wouldn’t have been able to grab the sword and been empowered himself.
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* CreateYourOwnVillain: Downplayed, as Stragg’s CreateYourOwnVillain:
** Downplayed with Stragg, who's already a villain and already using the Reaver name. But if he hadn’t followed Brian into the circle that created Captain Britain, he wouldn’t have been able to grab the sword and been empoweredhimself.himself.
** Played straight with Lord Hawk, as Brian built the mechanical falcon and gifted it to him, not realising he was becoming a bitter villain.
** Downplayed with Stragg, who's already a villain and already using the Reaver name. But if he hadn’t followed Brian into the circle that created Captain Britain, he wouldn’t have been able to grab the sword and been empowered
** Played straight with Lord Hawk, as Brian built the mechanical falcon and gifted it to him, not realising he was becoming a bitter villain.
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* {{Bulungi}}: Umbazi, the former British colony once ruled by Basil Crushstone.
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* EarlyInstalmentWeirdness: Brian is smoking a pipe in the first issue. Creator/ChrisClaremont is on record as saying that they had to rework the some of the art for other reasons, and he wishes they'd edited that out.
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''Captain Britain Weekly'' (sometimes just referred to as ''Captain Britain'') is a comic published by the Creator/MarvelUK imprint of Creator/MarvelComics. As well as reprints of older Marvel comics, it included their first new superhero series for the British market, the titular ComicBook/CaptainBritain.
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''Captain Britain Weekly'' (sometimes just referred to as ''Captain Britain'') is a comic an AnthologyComic published by the Creator/MarvelUK imprint of Creator/MarvelComics. As well as reprints of older Marvel comics, it included their first new superhero series for the British market, the titular ComicBook/CaptainBritain.
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* TheGhost: Vixen. Her gang turns up more than once in early stories, but Vixen herself remains offstage (she does eventually appear in the comics, but much later, in the ComicBook/ACrookedWorld arc after the ''Captain Britain Weekly'' series had ended).
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* TheGhost: Vixen. Her gang turns up more than once in early stories, but Vixen herself remains offstage (she does eventually appear in the comics, but much later, in the ComicBook/ACrookedWorld [[ComicBook/CaptainBritainACrookedWorld A Crooked World]] arc after the ''Captain Britain Weekly'' series had ended).
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The first issue was released October 1976.
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The first issue was released in October 1976.
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* BadassCape: Dr Synne wears one.
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* BadassCape: Dr Dr. Synne wears one.
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** Some of Dr Synne’s victims, including an AxCrazy Betsy.
** [[spoiler:Dr Synne himself, an innocent man who’s under the control of the Mastermind computer]].
** [[spoiler:Dr Synne himself, an innocent man who’s under the control of the Mastermind computer]].
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** Some of Dr Dr. Synne’s victims, including an AxCrazy Betsy.
**[[spoiler:Dr [[spoiler:Dr. Synne himself, an innocent man who’s under the control of the Mastermind computer]].
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* CutTheJuice: The anticlimactic version. Emma, the Braddock manor housekeeper, unplugs the Mastermind computer for safety while mopping the floor. [[spoiler: Which immediately cuts off Mastermind’s control of its puppet supervillain ”Dr Synne”]].
* DeathByOriginStory: Downplayed. Brian’s parents aren't mentioned for the first few issues, but then it's revealed that they were [[MakeItLookLikeAnAccident electrocuted in a lab accident]] while he was out on a date, before he gained his powers, and the guilt for not being there has followed him and significantly changed his view on life.
* DeathByOriginStory: Downplayed. Brian’s parents aren't mentioned for the first few issues, but then it's revealed that they were [[MakeItLookLikeAnAccident electrocuted in a lab accident]] while he was out on a date, before he gained his powers, and the guilt for not being there has followed him and significantly changed his view on life.
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* CutTheJuice: The anticlimactic version. Emma, the Braddock manor housekeeper, unplugs the Mastermind computer for safety while mopping the floor. [[spoiler: Which immediately cuts off Mastermind’s control of its puppet supervillain ”Dr ”Dr. Synne”]].
* DeathByOriginStory: Downplayed. Brian’s parents aren't mentioned for the first few issues, but then it's revealed that they were [[MakeItLookLikeAnAccident electrocuted in a lab accident]] while he was out on adate, date before he gained his powers, and the guilt for not being there has followed him and significantly changed his view on life.
* DeathByOriginStory: Downplayed. Brian’s parents aren't mentioned for the first few issues, but then it's revealed that they were [[MakeItLookLikeAnAccident electrocuted in a lab accident]] while he was out on a
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* MasterOfIllusion: Dr. Synne specialises in this. Betsy crashes a plane while overwhelmed by illusionary monsters, Captain Britain finds himself falling into an illusionary hell.
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* MasterOfIllusion: Dr. Synne specialises specializes in this. Betsy crashes a plane while overwhelmed by illusionary monsters, Captain Britain finds himself falling into an illusionary hell.
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** DI Kate Fraser only appears in the Chris Claremont issues; Dai Thomas appears without her later in the run.
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** DI Kate Fraser only appears in the Chris Claremont issues; Dai Thomas appears without her later in the run.run.
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* AlliterativeName: Brian Braddock. And Betsy Braddock as well, for that matter.
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* DeathByOriginStory: Downplayed. Brian’s parents aren't mentioned for the first few issues, but then it's revealed that they were [[MakeItLookLikeAnAccident electrocuted in a lab accident]] while he was out on a date, before he gained his powers, and the guilt for not being there has followed him and significantly changed his view on life.
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* DeathByOriginStory: Downplayed. Brian’s parents aren't mentioned for the first few issues, but then it's revealed that they were [[MakeItLookLikeAnAccident electrocuted in a lab accident]] while he was out on a date, and the guilt for not being there has followed him and significantly changed his view on life.
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* MakeItLookLikeAnAccident: The Reaver’s plan for Darkmoor Research Centre. Nobody will be looking for the kidnapped nuclear scientists if they think a reactor accident has destroyed the whole site.
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* MakeItLookLikeAnAccident: MakeItLookLikeAnAccident:
** The Reaver’s plan for Darkmoor Research Centre. Nobody will be looking for the kidnapped nuclear scientists if they think a reactor accident has destroyed the wholesite.site.
** The deaths of [[spoiler: Brian’s parents. Supposedly electrocuted by a lab accident, they were actually murdered by Mastermind]]
** The Reaver’s plan for Darkmoor Research Centre. Nobody will be looking for the kidnapped nuclear scientists if they think a reactor accident has destroyed the whole
** The deaths of [[spoiler: Brian’s parents. Supposedly electrocuted by a lab accident, they were actually murdered by Mastermind]]
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* ChestInsignia: Captain Britain’s costume includes a golden lion rampant on his chest. Not normally associated with Britain as a whole, but it is the Royal Banner of UsefulNotes/{{Scotland}}.
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* CaptainSuperhero: Captain Britain definitely qualifies. Although he doesn’t choose the name himself.
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* HenshinHero: Brian’s powers only exist when he’s Captain Britain. He has to hold the amulet and think of Dartmoor to transform.
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* HenshinHero: Brian’s powers only exist when he’s Captain Britain. He has to hold the amulet and think of Dartmoor Darkmoor to transform.
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* TaintedTobacco: Nick Fury has a very special cigar. It’s poisoned, but in the form of a one-shot poison dart.
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* TaintedTobacco: Nick Fury has a very special cigar. It’s poisoned, but in the form of a one-shot poison dart.dart.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse:
** Brian’s friend Sandy York doesn’t reappear after the first few issues
** DI Kate Fraser only appears in the Chris Claremont issues; Dai Thomas appears without her later in the run.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse:
** Brian’s friend Sandy York doesn’t reappear after the first few issues
** DI Kate Fraser only appears in the Chris Claremont issues; Dai Thomas appears without her later in the run.
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%% NOTE - covers and other references are sometimes inconsistent about the comic's name, and it's sometimes listed written as "Captain Britain volume 1" in Marvel’s modern listings. However, the copyright statements always call it "Captain Britain Weekly", with "Weekly" as part of its title, so that's what's been used here.
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%% NOTE - covers and other references are sometimes inconsistent about the comic's name, and it's sometimes listed as "Captain Britain volume 1". However, the copyright statements always call it "Captain Britain Weekly", with "Weekly" as part of its title, so that's what's been used here.
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%% NOTE - covers and other references are sometimes inconsistent about the comic's name, and it's sometimes listed as "Captain Britain volume 1".1" in Marvel’s modern listings. However, the copyright statements always call it "Captain Britain Weekly", with "Weekly" as part of its title, so that's what's been used here.
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* ContrivedCoincidence: Brian’s a perfectly normal physics student who just happens to be in the wrong place at the wrong time, so is transformed into Captain Britain. But his deceased father also built a supercomputer [=AI=], which just happens to be central to the Red Skull’s plans. [[spoiler: Later comics subvert this by explaining how Brian and his family are linked to [[TheChessmaster Merlyn and Roma]], but it’s played straight in this initial series]].
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* ConvenientlyAnOrphan: Both of Brian’s parents were electrocuted while their children were away.
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* LastRequest: When Nick Fury’s about to be killed by one of the Red Skull’s agents he asks for a [[TaintedTobacco final cigar]]. Predictably, this goes badly for the Skull’s agent and it’s not Fury who dies.
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* StarterVillain: The Reaver. He’s empowered by the same items as Brian, and Brian’s commentary states that they’re equally powerful. But despite that set-up, he doesn’t go on to become a recurring supervillain - he’s knocked out when Captain Britain triumphs in the second issue, and that’s the last we see of him.
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* StarterVillain: The Reaver. He’s empowered by the same items as Brian, and Brian’s commentary states that they’re equally powerful. But despite that set-up, he doesn’t go on to become a recurring supervillain - he’s knocked out when Captain Britain triumphs in the second issue, and that’s the last we see of him.him.
* TaintedTobacco: Nick Fury has a very special cigar. It’s poisoned, but in the form of a one-shot poison dart.
* TaintedTobacco: Nick Fury has a very special cigar. It’s poisoned, but in the form of a one-shot poison dart.
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* TheBusCameBack: DI Kate Fraser, who previously appeared in some 1970s ''ComicBook/TheTombOfDracula'' stories, is now part of Dai Thomas’s team.
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* MoleInCharge: Tod Radcliffe, deputy director of [=S.T.R.I.K.E.=], is a traitor working for the Red Skull.
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* DyingAsYourself: [[Dr. Synne, whose heart fails once Mastermind’s control is broken]]. His last words are a warning to Brian.
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* DyingAsYourself: [[Dr. Synne, whose heart fails once Mastermind’s control is broken]]. His last words are a warning to Brian.
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* CutTheJuice: The anticlimactic version. Emma, the Braddock manor housekeeper, unplugs the Mastermind computer for safety while mopping the floor. [[spoiler: Which immediately cuts off Mastermind’s control of its puppet supervillain ”Dr Synne”]].