Wednesday 30 May 2012

1976-77: CAPTAIN BRITAIN - PART TWO

The second and final part of our romp through Captain Britain's short-lived UK weekly sees the Red Skull and his Nazi-loving fascist followers continue to threaten the UK (but, don't worry, Captain America will bail us out.  Hmmm), the end of colour interiors and - errr - cancellation.

ISSUE 20
23 February 1977

ISSUE 21
2 March 1977

ISSUE 22
9 March 1977

ISSUE 23
15 March 1977

Last colour format issue.

ISSUE 24
23 March 1977

First new-look (black and white with glossy cover) edition.
Free cardboard plane.
MARVEL TEAM-UP reprints added.
The Fantastic Four: "as seen on TV" cover splash refers to the FF animated series, which was being repeated on ITV in the UK.

ISSUE 25
30 March 1977

ISSUE 26
6 April 1977

ISSUE 27
13 April 1977

ISSUE 28
20 April 1977

ISSUE 29
27 April 1977

ISSUE 30
5 May 1977

ISSUE 31
11 May 1977

ISSUE 32
18 may 1977

ISSUE 33
25 May 1977

ISSUE 34
1 June 1977

ISSUE 35
8 June 1977

ISSUE 36
15 June 1977

ISSUE 37
22 June 1977

ISSUE 38
29 June 1977

ISSUE 39
6 July 1977

Final issue.  Captain Britain continues in SUPER SPIDER-MAN AND CAPTAIN BRITAIN the following week.

SUPER SPIDER-MAN AND CAPTAIN BRITAIN
ISSUE 231

Title changes (to issue 253) to reflect the merger.  

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