Captain Kremmen in Liverpool on Christmas Day in 1950, Kremmen grew up with an interest in becoming an astronaut like his idol, Dan Dare. In the animated version, he bears a striking resemblance to Kenny Everett, who was also born in Liverpool on Christmas Day (but in 1944). Graduating from the Space Academy, Kremmen went on to become the world's most fabulous man, as well as a captain for Star Corps. He also has bionic veins, and a bionic left foot with a detachable big toe that converts into a space cannon. According to a 'computer read-out' at the beginning of the
Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons Angus P. Allan wrote "Introducing Captain Scarlet" (which is set during the dénouement to "The Mysterons" with the inclusion of flashbacks to provide exposition), "Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons" and "Captain Scarlet of Spectrum", while "Captain Scarlet is Indestructible" and "Captain Scarlet versus Captain Black" were scripted by his assistant, Richard O'Neill. In the late 1960s, three tie-in novels were published under the pen name "John Theydon", a pseudonym for author John William Jennison, titled "Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons" (1967), "Captain Scarlet and the Silent Saboteur" (1967) and "The Angels and the Creeping Enemy" (1968). As implied by its