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Ben-Day Shots – Captain Britain #5

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Captain Britain #5

Week Ending Nov 10, 1976
Cover Price: 10 pence

Characters: Captain Britain / Brian Braddock, Courtney Ross, Hurricane, Jacko Tanner, Chief Inspector Dai Thomas, Sandy York

First Appearance: Dr. Neil MacKenzie, Detective Inspector Kate Fraser

Content Note: disasters, falling buildings, digging people out of rubble (no pictures), radiation

We start with one of those nice talky comic covers. I really do like Hurricane’s costume, although the wrist wind blasters do end up looking like they’re shooting water. Wind is hard to draw.

Cover of Captain Britain #5. Captain Bratain is bursting through a window while Hurricane shoots at him with his wrist wind blaster. Captain Britain: You defeated me last time Hurricane! Now it's my turn! Hurricane: Wrong, chum! This time I'll finish you off.

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Ben-Day Shots – Captain Britain #4

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Captain Britain #4

Week Ending Oct 27, 1976
Cover Price: 10 pence

Characters: Captain Britain / Brian Braddock, Jacko Tanner and his cronies (one is named Charley), Courtney Ross

First Appearance: Hurricane

Content Note: violence, bullying, head trauma, and as you might expect from the name of the villain, extreme weather

It’s Hurricane time! But first, Brian is screwing around in the gym at his university. (We’re also reminded that he’s a physics student, and I really would like to know how he has ANY time for superhero stuff). And as these come out weekly, and this is #4, and so he’s been doing this for a month – but apparently it’s so easy, it’s like he’s been doing it for years.

Buddy, you haven’t dealt with anything yet.

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