The Classic Captain Future
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The TWO Heroes with the SAME Name!
He started as a pulp hero, moved to comics where he was renamed, then an entirely different comic hero was given his name.
Decades later, the original version became an anime star.
Two decades after that, the second hero reemerged as a major player in a NEW universe of CLASSIC characters! But, will he be hero...or villain...or both?
NEW--The Classic Captain Future 12-Month Calendar!
And, not to put too fine a point on it...BUY Project SuperPowers!
Captain Future #1 (The original pulp)
Where it all began...
(and, yes, it's the basis for the poster in Sheldon and Leonard's apartment in The Big Bang Theory!)
Classic Captain Future 2012 12-Month Calendar
Featuring BOTH the Pulp & Comic Book characters!
From Exciting Comics and Startling Comics to his own pulp title, here are 12 pulp magazine AND comic covers featuring BOTH Captains Future!
Digitally-remastered and restored from scans of the original comics and pulps!
Click HERE or on the cover to have a look!
Exciting Comics #1
Curt Newton began a short run in this title, but as "Major Mars", NOT "Captain Future", even though his alter ego, supporting characters, and all story elements were exactly the same as the pulp version!
Startling Comics #1
The first appearance of the SECOND Captain Future, who was set in the then-present day of 1940!
(He's the one presently appearing in Alex Ross' Project SuperPowers as "Zeus"!)
Exciting Comics #3 Major Mars aka the pulp Captain Future!
CAPTAIN FUTURE Links
Info, pix, flix, and goodies
- Robert Weinberg's History of Captain Future
- Noted pulp / sci-fi historian Bob Weinberg's page about Captain Future!
- Le Site du Capitaine Flam - Captain Future
- It's in French, but it's THE Ultimate site about the various incarnations of Captain Future.
Lots of pix, clips, and other goodies! - Classic Captain Future Collectibles
- T-shirts, messenger bags, mugs, calendars and other kool kollectibles featuring digitally-restored and remastered artwork shot directly from the original comics featuring BOTH Captains Future!
More Pulp Captain Future!
Captain Future Around the World...
Here's several versions of the opening credits for the animated series from various countries (in alphabetical order)
American Opening Credits
French Opening Credits
German Opening Credits
Italian Opening Credits (w/English SubTitles)
Japanese Opening Credits
Startling Comics #6
Golden Age Comics Lenses
from Atomic Kommie Comics
Solo Golden Age Hero Lenses
from Atomic Kommie Comics
Startling Comics #8
Captain Future Collectibles
The stuff they never made in the 1940s is available NOW!
T-Shirts, mugs, messenger bags, and so much More!
Click HERE or on the shirt to have a look!
Exciting Comics #6 Comics adventures of the pulp Cap Future (Major Mars)
Captain Future on Amazon
Startling Comics #9
Captain Future on eBay
Even More Pulp Captain Future Action!
Atomic Kommie Comics
We have BOTH Captains Future...and a LOT more sci-fi / pop culture stuff!
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