CAPTAIN AIRSTRIP-ONE
CAPTAIN AIRSTRIP-ONE
Real Name: George Smith
Identity/Class: Extradimensional (Earth-744) presumptive human
(possible Otherworld contribution to bloodline)
Occupation: Protector of Earth-744
Group Membership: [Captain Britain] Corps
Affiliations: Roma
Enemies: Unrevealed
Allies: Roma, Thought Police operative O'Brien
Known Relatives: None
Base of Operations: Earth-744
First Appearance: Daredevils#7 (July, 1983), reprinted in X-Men
Archives Featuring Captain Britain#4 (October, 1995) - mentioned only; The
Mighty World of Marvel#13 (June, 1984), reprinted in X-Men Archives Featuring
Captain Britain#7 (January, 1996)
Powers/Abilities: Captain Airstrip-One possesses heightened strength
proportionate to Brian Braddock, the Captain Britain of Earth-616. He also has
the power of flight, as well as heightened senses. History: (Mighty World of Marvel#13) - Following Merlin's apparent
death, Captain Airstrip-One (as well as the rest of the Corps) attended his
funeral. He congratulated Captain Britain of Earth-616 for his role in the
defeat of Mad Jim Jaspers, who posed a multiversal threat, bowing and greeting
him with "CapBrit! Doubleplusgood usmeet!" (Excalibur I#43-47) - Captain Airstrip-One (along with other members of the
Corps) acted as jury on the trail of Captain Britain, who had been perceived to
be in violation of the Corps' morality code. (Mad Dog#10, published by Oddmags) - Captain Airstrip-One began what appeared
to be a standard patrol for him, starting at 13 o'clock. He first punished a
married couple who were slow to rise out of bed, then administered electrical
aversion therapy to a teenage boy watching a salacious music video. He
eventually witnessed a parade in London's Victory Square (to honor an increase
in the video game ration), greeting Thought Police member O'Brien on his
arrival. O'Brien, in a philosophical mood, said to him, "The purpose of power is
power! How could it be otherwise? Imagine a boot stamping into a human face
forever!" Captain Airstrip-One interpreted this as a direct order, and commenced
imagining a boot stamping into a human face ... forever. It is unknown whether
this was effectively Captain Airstrip-One's final case. (Excalibur II#1 - BTS) - Presumably, Captain Airstrip-One was among the members of the Captain Britain Corps that were slaughtered by Mastermind and the Warpies. Comments:
Created by Alan Moore and Alan Davis.
Alan Moore intended Captain Airstrip-One's Earth to be similar to that of the novel
"1984", by George Orwell. Most of the dialog is in Newspeak, the degraded English
spoken by the proles in that book. O'Brien's philosophical meanderings are
paraphrased from Orwell's character O'Brien. The face of Big Brother in the Mad
Dog story is that of Henry Spencer, protagonist of the David Lynch film
"Eraserhead". Some of the propaganda posters surrounding the parade ground use
slogans from David Bowie's song "Big Brother", off the album Diamond Dogs,
released in 1974.
Thanks to Mike Berry for giving Captain Airstrip-One's correct
first appearance.
His real name was revealed in the Corps' profile in OHotMU A-Z HC#2.
Profile by Michael Midnight
CLARIFICATIONS: Appearances: First Posted: 01/03/2004 Any Additions/Corrections? please let me know.
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Captain
Airstrip-One should not be confused with:
Daredevils#7 (July, 1983) - Alan Moore (writer), Alan Davis (artist), Bernie Jaye (editor)
Mighty World of Marvel#13 (June, 1984) - Alan Moore (writer), Alan Davis (artist), Chris Gill (editor)
Excalibur I#43-44 (November, 1991) - Alan Davis (writer/pencils), Mark Farmer (inks), Terry Kavanagh (editor)
Excalibur I#45-47 (December, 1991 - February, 1992) - Alan Davis (writer/pencils), Mark Farmer (inks), Terry Kavanagh (editor)
Excalibur II#1 (February, 2001) - Ben Raab (writer), Pablo Raimondi (pencils), Walden Wong (inks)
Non-Marvel:
Mad Dog#10 (1985) - Alan Moore (writer)
Last updated: 12/09/2004
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