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Marvel Superheroes [Marvel Super-Heroes] #379

Marvel UK · Series began 1979 · November 1981

first appearance of Algernon

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Algernon (Marvel, Earth-238) — first appearance

Dates

Cover date: November 1981
Pages: 52

Editions and covers

Original edition
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Creators

pencils: John Buscema, Alan Davis, John Byrneinks: George Roussos, Alan Davisletters: Sam Rosen, Jenny O'Connor, Diana Albers, Artie Simekscript: Dave Thorpe, David Michelinie, Roy Thomas

Stories

The Junkheap That Walked Like a Man! · 5 pages
Captain Britain battles a giant trash creature with an impressive arsenal. After the monster is incapacitated, Cap leads it back to the junkyard where it was created to find the source of its power. He travels down a long pipe dripping a strange fluid and encounters a large talking rodent.
Death on the Hudson · 16 pages
The Plan and the Power · 18 pages

Characters

Clint BartonWanda MaximoffScarlet WitchHawkeyeHank PymPietro MaximoffQuicksilverHerculesBrian BraddockCaptain BritainGoliathAlgernon

Reprinted in

X-Men Archives Featuring Captain Britain (1995), Captain Britain by Alan Moore & Alan Davis Omnibus (2009), Captain Britain: Legacy of a Legend (2016)