Captain Airstrip-One

Captain Airstrip-One is a fictional character, from the Marvel Comics Multiverse. He is a member of the Captain Britain Corps which extends into the more mainstream Marvel Universe through ties to Captain Britain, but he resides on Earth-744.

Captain Air-Strip One was first mentioned in the Captain Britain strip written by Alan Moore with artwork by Alan Davis in The Daredevils #7, a Marvel UK title. His first full appearance was in The Mighty World Of Marvel vol. 2 #13.

Publication history
Alan Moore intended Captain Airstrip-One's Earth, also known as Earth-744, to be that of the novel Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell. The character, prior to his appearance in Excalibur, had one solo outing in 1985 in Mad Dog, a British small press comic.

Fictional character biography
Captain Airstrip One represents Earth 744, an alternative Earth in a parallel universe. He represents the fictional Britain as seen in George Orwell's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. He has mainly appeared as a supporting character in various Marvel titles, though he did have a one-off solo strip written by Moore for the small press title, Mad Dog in 1986.

In his Mad Dog appearance, he is seen punishing a couple for rising out of bed late and a young boy for watching an inappropriate video. A member of the Thought Police, in musing about power, states, "Imagine a boot stamping on a human face forever." Airstrip-One attempts to do just that.

Captain Airstrip-One plays an important role in the Captain Britain Corps. He appears as one of the multitude of jurors in the case against the Earth-616 Captain Britain.

UK published titles

 * The Daredevils #7
 * Mad Dog #10
 * The Mighty World of Marvel vol. 2 #13

US published titles

 * X-Men Archives featuring Captain Britain #4 - which contains a reprint of Daredevils #7
 * X-Men Archives featuring Captain Britain #7 - which contains a reprint of the Mighty World of Marvel #13
 * Excalibur vol. 1 #43-47
 * ''Excalibur': The Sword is Drawn' #1