Captain Gravity

    (Penny-Farthing, 1998-1999)
™ and ©1998 Penny-Farthing Press, Inc.

On location among the historic ruins of Chichen Itza, Mexico, a movie crew is attempting to shoot the debut of the newest serial sensation, Captain Gravity. Unfortunately, the film is just a front for a group of Nazis, who seek a legendary extraterrestrial artifact known only as Element 115.

Tricked into betraying his friends and the artifact to the Germans, young Joshua Jones seems to be the only one left to foil the Nazis’ evil scheme. Gambling everything on the unknown effects of his exposure to Element 115, Jones hopes the appearance of the supposedly fictional Captain Gravity will save the day.

This four-issue mini-series combines the campiness of Golden Age stories with the melodrama of B-grade movies, but also provides solid storytelling with realistic, 3-D characters. The story also confronts the issue of racism head on, comparing Hitler’s campaign against the Jews with America’s treatment of blacks and other minorities during the same time period.
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Captain Gravity #1

December, 1998
Cover Price: $2.75
8 copies available from $2.99 		Stephen VrattosKeith Martin
Captain Gravity #2

January, 1999
Cover Price: $2.75
1 copy available for $2.99 		Stephen VrattosKeith Martin
Captain Gravity #3

February, 1999
Cover Price: $2.75
2 copies available from $3.99 		Stephen VrattosKeith Martin
Captain Gravity #4


Cover Price: $2.75
1 copy available for $3.99 		Stephen VrattosKeith Martin
Captain Gravity Ashcan #1

July, 2003
Cover Price: $1.00
1 copy available for $5.00 		  
Captain Gravity Book #1

August, 1999
Cover Price: $19.95
1 copy available for $2.00 		  
Captain Gravity Collector's Preview #1

October, 1998
Cover Price: $0.00
2 copies available from $1.99 		Stephen VrattosKeith Martin