| Characters |
Ken Astor; Alistair Rampson (butler); Mycroft (psychic detective, alias) [Miles Von Croft] (ex-Nazi U-Boat commander); Countess Caution (psychic detective); Rachel (psychic detective, Mycroft's ward); Angus MacGregor (groundskeeper); Black Hugh [Lord Hugh Ravenlock] (flashback cameo); Lord Gavin Ravenlock (deceased) |
| Synopsis |
Murder on the moors brings Nick to investigate the death of an old army friend. He finds mystery, a trio of psychic detectives, a huge dog, and more than meets the eyes... |
| Genre |
Spy; Detective; Occult |
| Script |
Jim Steranko |
| Pencils |
Jim Steranko |
| Inks |
Dan Adkins |
| Colors |
Jim Steranko |
| Letters |
Sam Rosen |
| Notes |
Tribute to Arthur Conan Doyle's "The Hound Of The Baskervilles", mixed with a bit of the John Lucarotti AVENGERS episode, "Castle De'ath". Parodied in NOT BRAND ECHH #11 (December 1968). Also pays tribute to Simon & Kirby's "The Phantom Hound Of Cardiff Moor" from CAPTAIN AMERICA #10 (January 1942), including the 2-page title spread. Mycroft based on Peter Cushing; Rampson based on Robert Urquhart; Angus based on Boris Karloff. |
| Reprinted |
in Captain Britain (Marvel UK, 1976 series) #24 (March 23, 1977) [pp. 1-6]; in Captain Britain (Marvel UK, 1976 series) #25 (March 30, 1977) [pp. 7-11]; in Captain Britain (Marvel UK, 1976 series) #26 (April 6, 1977) [pp. 12-16]; in Captain Britain (Marvel UK, 1976 series) #27 (April 13, 1977) [pp. 16-20]; in NICK FURY, AGENT OF SHIELD (Marvel, 1983 series) #2 (January 1984); in Nick Fury: Who Is Scorpio (Marvel, 2000 series) #nn (November 2000); in Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. Who Is Scorpio? (Marvel, 2001 series) #nn (September 2001); in Marvel Masterworks: Nick Fury, Agent Of S.H.I.E.L.D. (Marvel, 2007 series) #2 |