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Word: captains (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...days a reader might think the whole country had gone (POW! WOW! WHIZ!) comic crazy. Annie is S.R.O. on Broadway, Superman is the highest grossing movie, and prime-time TV looks like one vast kiddieland. The Incredible Hulk is breaking up the furniture, Wonder Woman is bouncing over buildings, Captain America is flexing his muscles, and Spider-Man is crawling up the wall...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: Marvels of The Mind | 2/5/1979 | See Source »

...night. Probably the most familiar of Lee's TV heroes is the Incredible Hulk, a pleasant enough physicist (Bill Bixby) who turns into a green monster (Lou Ferrigno) when he gets mad at some injustice or another, which happens predictably every Wednesday night. Another Lee creation is Captain America, who made his first appearance this month. Captain America's mission is to fight all enemies of the American way of life, whatever that is. Though he has no regular hour, Spider-Man also creeps on to CBS from time to time. He is really Peter Parker (Nicholas Hammond...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: Marvels of The Mind | 2/5/1979 | See Source »

Desaulniers will abandon the squash court in favor of the operating table on Monday, but not before he plays Princeton's Frank Brosens in today's crucial contest. Navy's Carlson defeated Tiger captain Brosens earlier this season...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Racquetmen Submarine Middies, 9-0 | 2/3/1979 | See Source »

...Harvard captain John Havens disposed of second-ranked midshipman John Wall 3-1 despite dropping the opening game of the battle. The Crimson's Mitch Reese also staged a comeback in the third spot, edging Dave Maceslin 3-2 after being down two games...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Racquetmen Submarine Middies, 9-0 | 2/3/1979 | See Source »

Harvard enters this meet at a disadvantage because of a relatively late final examination period. "We've had problems at practice because of exams," captain Geoff Stiles said yesterday. "It's understandable if we're not as prepared as the other teams," he added

Author: By Nell Scovell, | Title: Tracksters Out for Revenge at GBCs | 2/2/1979 | See Source »

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