The HORNET no.475,14th October,1972, saw the first appearance of ‘CAPTAIN HORNET’ in his rugby-style shirt,flying helmet and goggles,riding boots and jodpers.
When the good Captain wasn’t looking for trouble while patrolling in his Hoverer, he was in his secret mobile HQ -a lab disguised as a van of "Hornet Removals"!
The Captain carried a side-arm [a stun-gun] and the Hoverer was also equipped various wonderful pieces of gear to catch crooks with.
Although the strip’s artist is credited as being Ortiz,1974 strips had a far more British feel to them. Apart from annuals the character made around 146 appearances in the title and was a cover star of the 1970s!
Whether a bank raid or hijack of a bullion van, masked raiders or even a Frankenstein monster jewel thief you can bet Captain Hornet was on the case. For New Hornet we saw the Captain's Hoverer blown up by crooks and he was far from happy. Sadly, Thomson cancelled the idea and so the first strip, drawn by the incredible John Erasmus, has never seen print.
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