Captain Brannigan: The Windbag Soldier

"Captain Brannigan: The Windbag Soldier" is the seventy-sixth comic issue, released on 2 September, 2015 in the US.

The Story
At last it can be told, the true story of 's greatest hero, ! We're talking about the "" super who kept the galaxy safe time and time again with his faithful friend and first officer  at his side... and not the buffoonish windbag who continues to fail upwards much to that same ill-fated first officer's frequent embarrassment.

Allusions

 * The issue's title is a reference to the 2014 film .
 * In "When Aliens Attack", Zapp is twice referred to as a windbag.
 * Bender has a collection of celebrity hair, including, and . He also intends to get 's hair.
 * Zapp is frozen in a manner similar to in Star Wars.
 * The Marveleers bear a striking resemblance to the lineup seen in the.
 * The 's counterpart, Bulk, is coloured Simpsons yellow.

Goofs

 * Based on Mom and 's hair styles, the presumably take place closer to 2927 ("The Tip of the Zoidberg") than 30 years before Bender's Game. However  didn't become president until 3000 in "A Head in the Polls". Also during this 2900s flashback, Zapp has designed and begun wearing he velour uniforms that were new in early 3000 during McNeal's presidency.
 * Glab and DOOP appear to report to the president.
 * Nixon and Glab manage to remain unaware of Brannigan's incompetence throughout the series, but are very aware here before the events of the series.
 * The statue of Zapp on Teslatron appears to be wearing his Marveleers uniform. He was already incompetent by the time he started wearing that uniform.
 * The uniform that Zapp wears on the cover art of the issue is never actually seen in the comic itself.

Special Features

 * The Bongo Beat - San Diego Comic Con 2015
 * Junk Mail
 * Bongo Bonus Stamp - Superking

Characters

 * Debut: Alltron
 * Glab
 * Headless body of Agnew
 * Debut: Marveleers
 * Debut: Bulk
 * Debut: Spandex Spider
 * Debut: Thjundorr
 * Mom
 * Sal
 * Debut: Bulk
 * Debut: Spandex Spider
 * Debut: Thjundorr
 * Mom
 * Sal
 * Sal
 * Sal

Comic Credits

 * Script
 * Eric Rogers
 * Pencils
 * Tone Rodriguez
 * Inks
 * Phyllis Novin
 * Colors
 * Robert Stanley
 * Letters
 * Karen Bates