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  Captain Britain - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
During a significant period of the Excalibur series Captain Britain struggled with being an alcoholic; though that time period corresponds with a subtled curse placed on him by Roma to weaken him (revealed in Excalibur #50) to ensure that the team was not pulled apart by his strong personality.
Captain Britain was forced to come back to Earth to stop the House of M reality from coming into existence.
In Ultimate Marvel continuity, Captain Britain is a member of the European Defense Initiative (the EU equivalent of the Ultimates), with Captain Italy, Captain France and Captain Spain, all of whom have similar powers.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Captain_Britain   (1594 words)

  
 Fury (Marvel Comics) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Fury slew all of Earth-238's superheroes, with the exception of Captain UK, who fled to another world at the moment that the Fury killed her husband Rick.
After succeeding in its mission, the Fury was deactivated until Captain Britain and his elflike sidekick Jackdaw were sent to Earth-238 by the Captain's mythic mentor Merlyn.
There, the Fury killed several more of Captain Britain's allies, finally confronting Earth-616's counterpart of Mad Jim Jaspers, who was beginning to organize a program against his own world's superhumans.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fury_(Marvel_Comics)   (909 words)

  
 Slushfactory.com: Skiing on the slopes of pop culture love
Captain Britain, a Superman-like hero powered by a mystical amulet, is assisting Saturnyne, the leader of an interdimensional governing power, her Avant Guard bodyguards, and two sidekicks, Jackdaw and Dimples, in pushing a stagnant alternate Earth into blooming into a progressive one.
Captain Britain is asked to testify on her behalf, and initially refuses, remembering how Saturnyne abandoned him in that dimension.
Captain Britain bluntly voices his displeasure, and when he fails to control himself he is attacked by two alternate versions of himself, Captain England and Captain Albion.
www.slushfactory.com /reviews/articles/041602-captain.php   (1469 words)

  
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Months later, Captain Britain went on an alcoholic binge when he found out that his sister Betsy, the mutant hero Psylocke, had been killed in Dallas with her team, the X-men.
Captain Britain and Nightcrawler arrived in time to join a three-way fight between the Technet and the extra-dimensional bounty hunters the Warwolves, and they released Kitty and Meggan.
Captain Britain and Meggan joined with other allies (Psylocke, Captain UK, Crusader X, and the Black Knight V) to confront "Roma," and in the process Braddock pulled the sword Excalibur from its resting place in Otherworld.
www.sysabend.org /champions/gnborh/text/Meggan-mi.txt   (1285 words)

  
 MarvelDirectory.com
But Betsy was unprepared to serve as Captain Britain, and lost her eyes in a battle with Slaymaster.
Captain Britain possesses the normal human strength of a man of his age, height, and weight, who engages in regular exercise.
Captain Britain can fly at a maximum speed just under the speed of sound (770 miles per hour) for prolonged periods of time (until bodily fatigue requires him to rest).
www.marveldirectory.com /individuals/c/captainbritain.htm   (875 words)

  
 Captain Britain: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
Great britain is an island lying off the northwestern coast of europe, comprising the main territory of the united kingdom (uk)....
The british isles are a group of islands off the northwest coast of europe consisting of great britain, ireland and the many smaller adjacent islands....
In some of these alternate universes Captain Britain is the alternate version of Brian Braddock, EHandler: no quick summary.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/c/ca/captain_britain.htm   (1735 words)

  
 Kaptain Briton (Captain Britain Corps)
All powers on a similar level to the Captain Britain of Earth-616, which may mean he also had the enhanced senses that Captain Britain had, though there is no evidence of this.
He also carried a device that allowed him to stun Captain Britain when applied to his costume's helmet, and was able to instantly swap his costume with that of Captain Britain by touching a control device on his wrist.
We see Captain Britain first encounter the armoured hunters pursuing the Kaptain in Mighty World of Marvel#15 while he is having tea with the Scott family, and they also appear in Captain Britain Monthly#2, being told by Sat-Yr-Nin that the "kontract" for the Kaptain has been given to Gatecrasher's Technet.
www.marvunapp.com /Appendix/kapbriton.htm   (1317 words)

  
 Captain Britain
With his costume and powers transformed en route, Captain Britain and Jackdaw landed in a Britain run by a fascist regime, where all the heroes appeared to have been killed off by the government.
First Jackdaw, and then Captain Britain himself, died at the hand of the Fury, a cyboite designed by Jaspers to be the ultimate super-human killer.
During this time, his sister Betsy took on the mantle of Captain Britain, and was severely injured by Braddock's archenemy, Slaymaster.
www.internationalhero.co.uk /c/capbrit.htm   (1551 words)

  
 Special Relationship
Her origin parallels that of the first Captain Britain, Brian Braddock, in that she was rescued from death by otherworldly beings (in this case, the original Captain) and offered the chance to become a champion.
Captain America: Frail army reject whose love of country and desire to serve is so great that he allows mad scientists to test super-steroids on him.
Britain is far more than just England, and Captain Britain has several million more people to defend than Marvel Comics would have you believe.
www.ninthart.com /display.php?article=890   (2146 words)

  
 Captain U.K. (Captain Britain Corps)
Roma explains that it is Captain U.K.'s presence on this world that has prevented the rift caused by the Jaspers Warp from healing fully, and that if they are to stop more Warpies from being born and allow things to return to normal, she must depart with her for Otherworld immediately.
When Roma and Captain Britain have defeated Mastermind, and the latter has gained the ability to turn the Warpies back into normal humans, it is her attitude rather than Crusader X's which prevails.
Captain U.K. informs the [Captain Britain] Corps Court in Excalibur I#44 that she is assigned to Earth-839.
www.marvunapp.com /Appendix/captinuk.htm   (4121 words)

  
 Doctor Claw (Captain Britain foe)
Thinking quickly Captain Britain, uses a nearby tree to dig out a large hole for them all to hide in, while he projects a force field over the hole.
Defeating the mutation by hurling a poisonous lizard at it, Captain Britain continue on to the house where they are greeted by Doctor Claw and his henchman Fong.
Captain Britain is then distracted, as he goes to rescue his comrades from the now recovered Fong, and the Doctor makes good his escape.
www.marvunapp.com /Appendix/drclaw.htm   (1058 words)

  
 Highwayman (Captain Britain)
Captain Britain lay unconscious at the Highwayman's feet as the villain gloated and decided to deliver his helpless opponent to his boss.
Captain Britain, who had also snuck onboard and had been listening from the otherside of the bulkhead, swung the hatch open at this.
The first fight between Captain Britain and the Highwayman is said to have happened on the M20.
www.internationalhero.co.uk /h/highwaymanuk.htm   (1428 words)

  
 Don Markstein's Toonopedia: Captain Britain
Captain America has been both a cash cow and an icon for Marvel Comics through most of the company's existence.
Captain Britain was launched in his own weekly comic book, the first issue dated October 13, 1976.
Since joining Excalibur, Captain Britain has been subjected to the horrors that befall comic book characters that don't have much commercial value of their own — he's been jacked around from one bizarre, life-changing storyline to the next, leaving him virtually unrecognizable.
www.toonopedia.com /capnbrit.htm   (776 words)

  
 captainbritain2
Captain Britain, in the midst of a fight with angry townspeople determined (due to Dr. Synne's evil influence) to burn a young couple at the stake, thinks back on how he got into this mess.
Captain Britain saves last issue's young girl from being burned at the stake, but is dropped into the flames himself by Dr. Synne, who is revealed to be controlled by the sentient computer bank that will become known as Mastermind.
Captain Britain, dropped into flames by Dr. Synne, is saved when he discovers that his quarterstaff can produce a force field.
www.comicboards.com /marvelguide/captainbritain2.html   (1544 words)

  
 Avengers Forever - Profiles   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
Captain Britain's body has been mystically altered to grant her superhuman strength, agility, endurance, speed and reflexes.
The new Captain Britain returned to Earth, where she heiped the Avengers defeat Morgan and her cronies, proving herself to be far more ruthless in battle than her predecessor.
Captain Britain weilds the sword of Might, a mystic weapon that is invulnerable to all harm, capable of cleaving through any substance up to a foot thick steel.
www.avengersforever.org /characters/characters.asp?cID=88   (644 words)

  
 The Tales of House Braddock
The current Captain Britain, Betsy had been spending a good bit of time lately here in Otherworld, assisting Meggan with her pregnancy and counseling her brother Brian as best she could.
Captain Britain stepped through the rooms of her home, experiencing a strange sense of unreality.
Captain Britain launched herself into the air, landing with her psi-blade pointing downwards.
www.aric-dacia.com /pendragons/cap_britain03.htm   (3925 words)

  
 KMC Forums - Captain Britain VS. Big Barda Battle for Britain
Captain Britain subsequently believed that his superhuman powers were dependent on the costume, which he thought amplified his natural physical abilities and projected a mystical force field.
Captain Britain is also immune to the adverse atmospheric effects of flight at high speeds.
Captain Britain's superhuman powers and life force are mystically dependent on the lands of Britain.
www.killermovies.com /forums/f77/t328239.html   (1788 words)

  
 Did you Know...?: Marvel's First UK Excursion
Captain Britain launched as a weekly comic book in October 1976 and ran 39 issues, ending in July 1977.
Originally the Captain Britain sections in the front of the comic and the last story (Steranko Nick Fury reprints initially) at the end were in color, with the middle of the book comprised of fl and white reprints from Marvel's American titles.
The Captain Britain mask (which was included with #1), Captain Britain boomerang (with #2) and Captain Britain's Jet Plane (in #24) also made it difficult to find copies of those issue in near mint or better.
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 captainbritain3   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
Captains Britain and America then hail down and commandeer a lorry, telling the driver to call STRIKE and send reenforcements to the Skull's hideout but one of the drivers is secretly a Skull henchman, and as the Captains drive off, he burns the information given to them
Captain America tells Fury how he and Captain Britain escaped the explosion of Braddock Manor in issue #18, and the two exit the base quickly as STRIKE troops destroy it.
A sleepy Captain Britain journeys back to his flat, pondering the magical events which gave him his powers in the first place, and finds a letter from an old professor waiting for him.
www.comicboards.com /marvelguide/captainbritain3.html   (2138 words)

  
 Science-Fiction & Fantasy forums - Captain Britain
Captain Britain was originally developed by Marvel to become a flagship British superhero, for the UK division of the company to sell directly to the UK market.
And then, just when Captain Britain had become really interesting, the series finished and Captain Britain spent a while languishing in cameo land, until joining up with a couple of ex X-men (such as Nightcrawler) in the rather pulp and pointless "Excalibur" comic, a US-release Marvel series.
So his sister became a new "Captain Britain", only to have her eyes gouged out by the "super-villain" Slaymaster.
www.chronicles-network.com /forum/3530-captain-britain-print.html   (617 words)

  
 The religion of Captain Britain (Brian Braddock)
Betsy Braddock is a British-born superhero better known as "Captain Britain." Brian's sister Betsy Braddock is the superheroine "Psylocke," a member of the X-Men.
Captain Britain was a founding member of the British-based superhero Excalibur.
Captain Britain has never been portrayed as a particularly religious person, but he was born into an Anglican family and raised at least nominally in the Church of England, which is part of the Anglican Communion.
www.adherents.com /lit/comics/CaptainBritain.html   (205 words)

  
 Captain Britain (Timeslide)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
Captain Britain went on to faces menaces such as Morgane Le Fay, the Sentinels, Arcade and Mad Jim Jaspers.
All of England hailed Captain Britain as their new hero, regarding him as either King Arthur returned from the dead, or the living spirit of England's courage and bravery.
This Captain Britain's Mad Jim Jaspers is presumably a different entity from the Earth-238 or Earth-616 Jaspers.
www.marvunapp.com /Appendix3/capbritainslip.htm   (289 words)

  
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Originally released in the United Kingdom, the Captain Britain story was a part of a UK Spectacular Spider-Man Magazine and now it is finally reaching the US.
The story finds Captain Britain teaming up with Spider-Man to take on the Red Skull, who is in possession of the cosmic cube with destruction on his mind.
This story marked the first time in 13 years that Captain Britain appeared in an original British comic strip and now it is being presented for American audiences to enjoy.
www.silverbulletcomics.com /news/story.php?a=574   (328 words)

  
 Explore Antarctica | Human Discovery of the Continent   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
Throughout the age of exploration, the search for Antarctica was perhaps the greatest adventure of all.
During his voyage through the Pacific Captain Cook made the first circumnavigation of Antarctica and crossed the Antarctic Circle in three places.
Captain Weddell cruised around the South Orkneys and South Shetland islands and found a deep bay east of Palmer Peninsula now known as the Weddell Sea.
www.secretsoftheice.org /explore/discovery.html   (541 words)

  
 Camelot In Four Colors, Part 3
Captain Britain appeared in his own series from 1976 to 1977, then fell into obscurity when that series was cancelled.
Captain Britain embarked on a memorable series of adventures (written by Alan Moore and illustrated by Alan Davis) involving multiple universes, each of which had its own version of the Captain.
In choosing the sword, Kelsey was restored to life as the new Captain Britain, but her choice also meant that she could not reveal her return to her young children without causing their deaths.
www.camelot4colors.com /original.htm   (6145 words)

  
 Alan Davis Internet Junction: Old Message Board: How about a Captain Britain AD revival?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
Captain Britain saves the day and puts everything back the way it was when he left the series before.
From his tone of voice and his answer when I talked to him at the Chicago con he definetly had no interest in working with Captain Britain again, my impression was that it was something he did was proud of but didn't want that to be the only thing he was associated with.
Captain Britain is set to return to active duty in the Marvel Universe in a big way at the end of this year, and it`s all thanks to the determination of a former writer of Captain Britain`s last starring role, Excalibur.
www.thyte.com /alandavis/OldForum/Topic16.html   (2500 words)

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