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Captain America
Comics #1 (March 1941). |
One of the main icons of Marvel is Captain
America but, did you know there was also a Captain Britain?
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Captain Britain
(vol. 1) #36 (1977). |
Captain
Britain (Brian
Braddock), briefly known as Britannic,
is a fictional character, a superhero appearing in the comic books published by
Marvel Comics. Created by Chris Claremont and Herb Trimpe, he first appeared in
Captain Britain Weekly, #1 (October 13, 1976). The character has been
used in stories through the years by many people, most notably Chris Claremont,
Alan Davis, and Alan Moore.
The character was initially intended to be
a British equivalent of Captain America. Endowed with extraordinary powers by
the legendary magician Merlyn and his daughter Roma, Captain Britain was
assigned to uphold the laws of Britain.
