CAPTAIN BABYLON
Real Name: Arthur Moldsley
Identity/Class: Extradimensional presumptive human (possible Otherworld contribution to bloodline)
Occupation: Protector of Earth-451
Group Membership: Captain (Britain) Corps
Affiliations: Captain Ethnic Stereotype, Captain Wales, Merlin, Roma
Enemies: Fury, Mr. Overweight
Known Relatives: None
Aliases: None
Base of Operations: Earth-451
First Appearance: Scan#39 (1985)
Powers/Abilities: Captain Babylon possesses the power of flight and heightened strength proportionate to Brian Braddock, the Captain Britain of Earth-616. He presumably possesses some heightened sensory abilities, as displayed by most other members of the Corps, but they have not been documented.
History: (Scan#39)- Moldsley was asked on a street corner whether he
wanted to buy a tape deck, "a big deal from Pier 27." Suspecting a
heist, he transformed into Captain Babylon to investigate. He easily
defeated a trio of henchmen, who directed him to Mr. Overweight at
the Green Reefer bar on Mandala Street. (Scan#39)- Captain Babylon confronted Mr. Overweight, who turned out
to be anemically thin (overweight "by two pounds at the moment," as
he put it). When Captain Babylon demanded the villain surrender the
stolen ghetto blasters, Mr. Overweight replied "Alright - after all,
in this city, we need each other like pips in an apple - we're two
sides of the same coin, we co-exist in our mutual respect for the
sanctity of each other's morals ... " his monologue ended prematurely
by a blow from Captain Babylon, offended by the narrative excess. (Scan#39)- A pair of policemen entered, and arrested Captain Babylon
for copyright infringement. (Scan#41)- Captain Babylon received an invitation from The Captains
Reunion Committee to their 12th Annual Reunion Dinner to be held at
the Nexus of the Omniverse, Dawlish. After some initial reluctance,
he decided to attend, particularly hoping to reunite with Captain
Ethnic Stereotype and Captain Wales. (Scan#41)- After mingling for some time, and unsuccessfully
inquiring after Captain Wales, Captain Babylon and many others were
discomfited by the appearance of an extremely inebriated Captain
Whales, who fell on many Corps members, crushing them. (Unpublished) - Captain Babylon and several other members of the Corps
traveled to Earth-4191 to investigate the death of Captain
Commissar. The Corpsmen discovered the planet had been taken over by
this dimension's equivalent of Arcade; all fell prey to Arcade's
deathtraps, save for Captain Babylon himself, who managed to escape
and, with the assistance of a counterpart to Earth-616's Mastermind
artificial intelligence, reprogrammed Arcade's attack and defense
systems to trap the villain in a personal hell. Comments: Created by John Freeman and Matthew Bingham. A popular television series on Earth-451 is GANGA STREET. The character appeared in two issues of a fanzine published by John
Freemen entitled Scan, apparently with Alan Moore's blessing. John Freeman provided an origin for the character as follows: Arthur
Moldsley, residing at 7, The Braddocks, North Croydon, was a hack
comics writer for the International Publishing Conglomerate, who
gained his powers when he cut his finger on a staple from an
irradiated Jamaican holiday magazine -- and became the hip man of
power, Captain Babylon. Fighting street crime, Captain Babylon rarely
came across any major menace. This origin notably makes no mention of Merlin; presumably, he was
arranging things behind the scenes. Scan#39 presented an alternate possible conclusion to the story, in
which Captain Babylon entered the Green Reefer bar only to encounter
the Fury, passing through Earth-451 on its journey through the
multiverse (presumably in its search for Captain UK, late of Earth-
238, then in hiding on Earth-616). Realising on the Captain's
entrance that it was in the wrong universe, the Fury gave up. Profile by Mikel Midnight. CLARIFICATIONS: Appearances: First Posted: 01/29/2006 Any Additions/Corrections? please let me know. Non-Marvel Copyright info Special Thanks to www.g-mart.com for hosting the Appendix, Master List, etc.!
Captain Babylon should not be confused with:
Scan#39, 41 (1985) - by John Freeman (script and editor), Matthew Bingham (art), R. Starkings (letters)
Unpublished - John Freeman and Michael Norwitz (script and editors)
Last updated: 01/29/2006
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