Captain Hercules Hurricane

Captain Hercules Hurricane is a larger-than-life British comics character who debuted in IPC's Knockout in 1962, illustrated by Argentine artist Francisco Solano López. The bombastically named hero featured across several beloved British weekly comics including Valiant and Valiant and Smash!

A Silver Age creation with a name that announces itself like a thunderclap, Captain Hercules Hurricane burst onto the British comics scene in 1962, brought to life by the talented Argentine artist Francisco Solano López in the pages of IPC's Knockout. This larger-than-life character carved out his corner of the UK comics world across a run stretching into the early 1970s, popping up in beloved British weeklies like Valiant and Valiant and Smash! alongside a wonderfully colourful cast including Nora Nutt, "Maggot" Malone, and Mr. Quelch. A fixture of that golden era of British comics anthology culture, Captain Hercules Hurricane is a rewarding discovery for any collector with a taste for the distinctive humour and bravado that made IPC's titles such a cherished part of a generation's childhood.