Captain Sternn
Captain Lincoln F. Sternn is a comic book character created by Bernie Wrightson.
The character appeared in the animated film Heavy Metal voiced by Eugene Levy.
Personality and appearance
Captain Sternn is considered "part Han Solo, part James Garner from The Great Escape". The character, as written by Wrightson, is an amoral space captain whose adventures are set in the future. Sternn is sometimes considered a criminal with charges ranging from rape to piracy.
He is associated with supporting characters Hanover Fiste and Justine Tyme.
He is drawn as a caricature of Superman, although his clothing is different; he wears a pseudo-military uniform. He is always accompanied by a small, levitating one-eyed robot, named Beezer, that is his most faithful companion.
Creation
First conceptualized in the late 1970s, Captain Sternn was developed by artist Bernie Wrightson during his time at The Studio. The character's first published adventure was developed for Tyrannosaurus Press in 1977, and it was eventually published in 1980 in Heavy Metal magazine.
Publication history
Heavy Metal Vol.4, #3 - "Captain Sternn" Dreadstar #6 Amazing Heroes #194 Captain Sternn: Running Out of Time #1-5, initially intended to be published through Tundra Publishing prior to its closure. Eventually published by Kitchen Sink PressHeavy Metal: The Movie - "Captain Sternn"
Film adaptation
Captain Sternn's original story was adapted as the segment "Captain Sternn" of the cult classic film Heavy Metal. He was voiced by Eugene Levy, with the rest of the cast in that segment consisting of Rodger Bumpass as Hanover Fiste, Joe Flaherty as Sternn's lawyer Charlie, John Vernon as the prosecutor, and Douglas Kenney as the bailiff Regolian. Hanover Fiste's transformation was caused by the Loc-Nar that came before him after the Den segment. Unlike the original story, there is an additional scene where Sternn opens a trap door under Hanover Fiste, ejecting him into space as the Loc-Nar that Hanover had disappears into the film's next segment.