This weekend’s light-hearted, escapist superhero post here at Balladeer’s Blog looks at the adventure in which Marvel’s Captain Britain explored the Otherworld, the mystic realm from which he gained his powers and weapons.
CAPTAIN BRITAIN Vol 1 #28 (April 20th, 1977)
Title: Night of the Hawk
Villain: Lord Hawk
NOTE: This was still when Captain Britain was published only in the United Kingdom.
Synopsis: Captain Britain nabs a pair of muggers and leaves them for the police. Next, he turns back into Brian Braddock and attends his classes as a grad student at Thames University, where he interacts with his friends and his girlfriend Courtney Ross.
A very eccentric old professor, Robert Willard Scott, has retired from the university and lives alone with his hawks. When those birds die, Brian Braddock uses his scientific genius to construct a large hawk-shaped remote-controlled android to keep Professor Scott company.
The older gentleman is actually insane, and upgrades the robo-hawk with high-tech weaponry and begins attacking British factories, even killing some of the employees in the attacks. Captain Britain faces the self-styled Lord Hawk and the weapons of his robo-hawk.
Comment: This silly villain is like something from the Adam West Batman show. Continue reading
THE COLLEGE OF DUPAGE CHAPARRALS VS THE ELLSWORTH COLLEGE PANTHERS – This NJCAA matchup last night kicked off the 2024 college football season in the divisions covered here at Balladeer’s Blog. On Saturday the NAIA joins the action as additional NJCAA games also kick off. 
1. HARDING UNIVERSITY BISON (Defending Champions) ### 2. PITTSBURG (KS) STATE GORILLAS ### 3. UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL MISSOURI MULES ### 4. FERRIS STATE BULLDOGS ### 
5. COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES OREDIGGERS ### 6. VALDOSTA STATE BLAZERS ### 7. GRAND VALLEY STATE LAKERS ### 8. KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY GOLDEN BEARS ### 
THE BIONIC BOY (1977) – This joint production of the Philippines and Hong Kong starred child martial arts champion Johnson Yap from Singapore. It was also released under alternate titles like Superboy, Trionic Warrior and others. 
Sonny wins the Jackpot on the game show because he’s as intelligent as he is skilled at martial arts. When Not Liberace brings on Sonny’s parents, some gangsters watching the show see that his father is really a former Interpol agent who brought down several of their colleagues and has been living in a Witness Protection Program ever since. (Pretty stupid to let your face get televised to millions then.)
THE CONQUEST OF THE MOON (1887) – Written by French author Paschal Grousset under the alias Andre Laurie. This work ranges from absurd to fascinating, with – for people looking for science fiction – WAY too much time devoted to the fighting in the Sudan during 1884 and 1885. 
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TONY ORLANDO AND DAWN – This musical variety series filled a real need for CBS after Sonny and Cher’s show went off the air in May of 1974 due to their divorce. The network couldn’t believe their luck when Tony Orlando and Dawn, riding near the top of the charts and possessing a non-threatening charm, were then available. 
Obviously, the trio’s singing act is still fairly well known, but I’m often surprised that many people have forgotten about their 56-episode television show. If you’ve never heard of this act, the name “Dawn” was originally the entire group name as a means for Tony Orlando to do a single outside of his current recording contract. 
1. NORTHWESTERN (IA) COLLEGE RED RAIDERS ### 2. KEISER UNIVERSITY SEAHAWKS (Defending Champions) ### 3. MORNINGSIDE COLLEGE MUSTANGS ### 4. GRAND VIEW UNIVERSITY VIKINGS (should be Zebras) ### 
5. MARIAN UNIVERSITY KNIGHTS ### 6. DORDT UNIVERSITY DEFENDERS ### 7. DICKINSON STATE UNIVERSITY BLUE HAWKS ### 8. SAINT XAVIER UNIVERSITY COUGARS ### 
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