History ComicBook / CaptainBritainWeekly

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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.

* 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.

** 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.

* JerkJock: Jacko Tanner plays the part well, harassing and insulting the "wimp" Brian Braddock.

* HistoricalDomainCharacter: Prime Minister [[UsefulNotes/JamesCallaghan Jim Callaghan]] is kidnapped by the Red Skull in one story arc.

* 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.

''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.

* 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).

The first issue was released October 1976.

* BadassCape: Dr Synne wears one.

** 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]].

* 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.

* MasterOfIllusion: Dr. Synne specialises in this. Betsy crashes a plane while overwhelmed by illusionary monsters, Captain Britain finds himself falling into an illusionary hell.

** DI Kate Fraser only appears in the Chris Claremont issues; Dai Thomas appears without her later in the run.

* 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.

* 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.

* HenshinHero: Brian’s powers only exist when he’s Captain Britain. He has to hold the amulet and think of Dartmoor to transform.

* TaintedTobacco: Nick Fury has a very special cigar. It’s poisoned, but in the form of a one-shot poison dart.

%% NOTE - covers and other references are sometimes inconsistent about the comic's name, and it's sometimes listed 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.

%% 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.

* 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.

* DyingAsYourself: [[Dr. Synne, whose heart fails once Mastermind’s control is broken]]. His last words are a warning to Brian.