Captain Vigour #1
Captain Vigour #1 (1952) introduces a thrilling adventure featuring the esteemed athlete Captain Vigour, now part of the Central Committee of the Olympics, as he journeys to West Africa to recruit a gifted young runner named Lahai. When he discovers the boy is trapped by the mysterious influence of witch doctor Levuma, Vigour and his team must overcome dangerous obstacles in a race against time. With bold storytelling and dynamic artwork by Philip Mendoza, and a striking cover by Jim Holdaway, this early British superhero tale blends global adventure with a compelling moral challenge.
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Esteemed athlete Captain Vigour, now a member of the Central Committee of Olympics, learns of Lahai, a young boy living in West Africa with exceptional performance as a runner. Vigour sets out to visit the boy and recruit him for the Olympics but soon learns that the boy cannot move, and has fallen under the spell of Levuma, a witch doctor who is trying to prevent the boy from leaving. Vigour and his team encounter a number of obstacles as they try to rescue the boy from Levuma.
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