Created by:
Unknown
Real Name:
Captain Sprocket, "The Ace of Space"
Joined Mighty Crusaders:
Captain
Sprocket never joined the Mighty Crusaders. Fly-Man, The Comet, Black Hood & The
Shield (as the Mighty Crusaders) made a cameo appearance in a Captain Sprocket
story.
First Appearance:
Archie's Madhouse #25, April 1963
Origin:
There is no origin. In his first appearance it is
assumed The Captain has been on the job for awhile, as officials in
Washington DC are trying to get rid of a "...strange girl from outer
space (who) is up to some evil." Only one man can do the job -
Captain Sprocket! In Panel 1 of Page 3, he changes into a Jaguar
uniform, an unfortunate mix-up at the laundry. Two panels later, in
what is now considered so very politically-incorrect, a
Chinese-American laundryman delivers the right suit. After a couple
of pages of shtick and several failures to defeat the girl from
Venus, The Captain uses his ultimate weapon: the "Swiss Kiss".
Disgusted, she leaves in a hurry, vowing never to return to Earth.
Limburger cheese on The Captain's breath and kiss was the "frightful
weapon that scared her off."
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the Marines to serve his country.
History:
Captain Sprocket appeared throughout the run of Archie's Madhouse at
irregular intervals. A "Lady Sprocket" teamed up with him for one (mis)adventure
in Archie's Madhouse #41 (August 1965). It should be noted this
parody of the super-hero genre pre-dated the campy "Batman" TV
series by almost three years.
Powers & Weapons:
The Captain eventually developed into a blue-light-special Superman,
usually defeating his villians using brains...well, comedy...not
brawn. In his first story, however, he was billed as "The World's
Only Three-In-One Hero; Space Scientist, Space Adventurer, Space
Loverboy". That story introduced his personal space cruiser, rocket
jacket and bag filled with an arsenal of scientific weapons.
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