Captain Airstrip-One
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Captain Air-Strip One is a fictional character, from the Marvel Comics Multiverse. He is a member of the Captain Britain Corps which extends into the more mainstream Marvel Universe through ties to Captain Britain but he resides on Earth-744.
Captain Air-Strip One was first mentioned in the Captain Britain strip written by Alan Moore with artwork by Alan Davis in The Daredevils #7, a Marvel UK title. His first full appearance was in The Mighty World Of Marvel vol. 2 #13.
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[edit] Publication history
Alan Moore intended Captain Airstrip-One's Earth, also known as Earth-744, to be that of the novel Nineteen Eighty-Four, by George Orwell. The character, prior to his appearance in Excalibur, had one solo outing in 1985 in Mad Dog, a British small press comic.
[edit] Fictional character biography
Captain Airstrip One represents Earth 744, an alternative Earth in a parallel universe. He represents the fictional Britain as seen in George Orwell's novel, Nineteen Eighty-Four. He has mainly appeared as a supporting character in various Marvel titles, though he did have a one-off solo strip written by Moore for the small press title, Mad Dog in 1986.
Captain Airstrip One plays an important role in the Captain Britain Corps.
[edit] List of titles
[edit] UK published titles
- The Daredevils #7
- Mad Dog #10
- The Mighty World of Marvel vol. 2 #13
[edit] US published titles
- X-Men Archives featuring Captain Britain #4 - which contains a reprint of Daredevils #7
- X-Men Archives featuring Captain Britain #7 - which contains a reprint of the Mighty World of Marvel #13
- Excalibur vol. 1 #43-47
- Excalibur': The Sword is Drawn' #1