Hulk Comic 4: Black Knight (episode 3), page 1 - early Captain Britain appearance

Not only is the artwork incredible, but the writing does well to at least attempt a discourse before resorting to fisticuffs. Adult fare. 

It was definitely an attempt at a more adult approach to Dane Whitman, a characters US Marvel didn't seem to know what to do with then. It might even have been a bit too sophisticated for me at the time...

As a knight this approach works for him. 

Ever since I saw Stokes' art on Star Trek, I've been a fan. Beauty of a page!

Thanks, Rick. Stokes was great on Star Trek too. I think he employed a quite different style - more delicate touches - for his work on the faerie world of the Black Knight solo story, showing a lot of versatility. 

Strong stuff from Stokes, love the intricate detailing on the amulet and the staff. Great title page and with that vintage title stat still hanging on is for sure a nice added bonus to it's presentation! really nice, congrats! I didn't grow up in the UK but did have several Marvel UK reprint books/comics when I was a kid in the 90s and have found/added many more of them in the years since (Star Wars Weekly, Super Spider-Man, Planet of The Apes/Dracula Lives, etc.) - I find them pretty fun to flip through, and enjoy the original covers and additional content in them like you pointed out. 

Yes, those fine arewere a real hallmark of the strip, giving it a much older look and making objects seem like they belonged to another, magical realm. Glad to see your interest in collecting UK Marvel as well, Kavi! The UK Planet of the Apes in the run #23-30 are so interesting, as Killraven was referred to as Apeslayer and the Martians were redrawn as apes to fit in better with the title. So confusing.

Superb action sequence! I love that classic brit layouts!

Thanks, Toni! The layout seemed to suit the format of the comic - more magazine size - as I'm sure you're really familiar with!

Bringing sophistication, culture, and class!  This would outshine even the flashiest Marvel heroes in the reprints.  

You are so right about the dynamic poses!  This page sure packs a wallop!!

Wow - great artwork! What a terrific find.

Thanks Dewey. There don't seem to be that many pages up on CAF from this strip, but I know there are more out there. It was a very lucky eBay find.

Impressive page from John Stokes and a great take on one of my favourite characters as well! Graphically, a very interesting mix of US and UK influences and approaches!

Yes, a good point, Al. Stokes was used to working across audiences, I guess, particularly through his Star Trek work.

If there has to be a knight, I'm glad it's a Black Knight!

It would be worth more if it was a dark knight. Lol.

Ha ha! Yes, I guess that's true.

I mean you no harm says he after punching him in the face. Nuff said.

That is just pure class, isn't it? It's just like Namor asking the Hulk to see reason by knocking him into the ocean.

Classic Marvel trope. Misunderstanding, miscommunication, followed by a fight, followed by a team up to beat the real villain.

Nice to see these pages pop up. Did they ever reprint these stories?

Thanks, Miki. I have all the Hulk Comics, so never really looked for reprints. But I gather that the stories were gathered together in Panini UK Collections of Captain Britain, volumes 3 and 4 ("The Lion and the Spider" and "The Siege of Camelot"). I'm not sure how easy they are to get hold of, though. But I loved the stories.

As cool as this page is (and it's super cool) I love the letterer here. Very unique but still precise. Makes the page even better imo. 

Thanks, André! I hadn't paid enough attention to the lettering, but you're absolutely right. It is so neat.