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{{Marvel Database:Character Template |
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| Image = George Smith (Earth-744).jpg |
| Image = George Smith (Earth-744).jpg |
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| − | | RealName = George Smith |
+ | | RealName = [[George Smith]]{{r|Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A-Z Vol 1 2}} |
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| − | | RealName2 = <ref>Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A-Z hardcover Vol. 2</ref> |
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| Aliases = |
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| Identity = Secret |
| Identity = Secret |
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| + | | Affiliation = [[Captain Britain Corps (Multiverse)|Captain Britain Corps]][[Category:Captain Britain Corps members (Multiverse)]] |
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| − | | Affiliation = [[Captain Britain Corps]] |
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| Relatives = |
| Relatives = |
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| Universe = Earth-744 |
| Universe = Earth-744 |
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| UnusualFeatures = |
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| − | | Citizenship = |
+ | | Citizenship = British |
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| Occupation = Adventurer |
| Occupation = Adventurer |
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| Creators = Alan Moore; Alan Davis |
| Creators = Alan Moore; Alan Davis |
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| First = Mighty World of Marvel Vol 2 13 |
| First = Mighty World of Marvel Vol 2 13 |
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| − | | HistoryText = |
+ | | HistoryText = Captain Airstrip-One attended the funeral of [[Merlyn (Otherworld)|Merlyn]] on [[Otherworld]]. |
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| + | He was accidentally rendered into a catatonic state on a visit back to his home world. While attending a parade for the ruling party, an official -- feeling philosophical -- was espousing upon the nature of power when he told Captain Airstrip-One to imagine a boot stamping on a man's face forever. Interpreting this as an order, the Captain began visualizing exactly that and became oblivious to all else happening around him. |
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| Notes = |
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| − | | Trivia = *Named after [ |
+ | | Trivia = * Named after [[Eric Blair (Earth-616)|George Orwell]] (the author of the novel ''[[wikipedia:Nineteen_Eighty-Four|Nineteen Eighty-Four]]''), and Winston Smith (the protagonist of the same novel). |
| − | **His alias, "Airstrip-One", is a reference to the area of the same name in |
+ | ** His alias, "Airstrip-One", is a reference to the area of the same name in ''Nineteen Eighty-Four'', which used to be the area of England, Britain, located in the state of Oceania. |
| + | * Aside from sharing the same unremarkable name, there is no indication that Captain Airstrip-One is Earth-744's counterpart to Earth-616's [[George Smith (Earth-616)|Stunt-Master]]. |
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| Links = * http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/airstrip1cp.htm |
| Links = * http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/airstrip1cp.htm |
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+ | [[Category:Marvel UK Characters]] |
Revision as of 17:43, 30 November 2019
History
Captain Airstrip-One attended the funeral of Merlyn on Otherworld.
He was accidentally rendered into a catatonic state on a visit back to his home world. While attending a parade for the ruling party, an official -- feeling philosophical -- was espousing upon the nature of power when he told Captain Airstrip-One to imagine a boot stamping on a man's face forever. Interpreting this as an order, the Captain began visualizing exactly that and became oblivious to all else happening around him.Trivia
- Named after George Orwell (the author of the novel Nineteen Eighty-Four), and Winston Smith (the protagonist of the same novel).
- His alias, "Airstrip-One", is a reference to the area of the same name in Nineteen Eighty-Four, which used to be the area of England, Britain, located in the state of Oceania.
- Aside from sharing the same unremarkable name, there is no indication that Captain Airstrip-One is Earth-744's counterpart to Earth-616's Stunt-Master.
See Also
- 4 appearance(s) of George Smith (Earth-744)
- 1 mention(s) of George Smith (Earth-744)
- 1 mention(s) in handbook(s) of George Smith (Earth-744)
- 1 image(s) of George Smith (Earth-744)