Briefcase of doom: The gadgets of 'Agent Carter' (pictures)
"Marvel's Agent Carter" keeps up the comic book tradition of fun futuristic science, '40s-style. If you're Peggy Carter, you're going to need the following...
A holdout gun for your purse
You need this, obviously. (And the jewelry box of useful-looking other stuff.)
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A knockout lipstick
Does it apply a polymer that protects you from the dose that sedates your victim? Unknown.
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A twist-off watch
Hopefully it tells time as well as being...
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A safe-cracking watch
Handy!
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An atomizer
Mostly holds perfume; can be pressed into use as a fire extinguisher.
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A VitaRay Detector from Project Rebirth
Has both sentimental and investigative value. Can be used on grocery trucks, watches and armpits.
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A light gun and protective glasses
Ow, ow, ow. It doesn't seem to erase memory a la "Men in Black," it just painfully blinds and disorients your target.
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A butler/chauffeur with a walkie-talkie
Jarvis' walkie-talkie is actually smaller than some '80s phones.
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A back massager gone horribly wrong
This was one of Howard Stark's too-dangerous-to-use inventions, not standard Peggy kit.
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A lockpicking brooch that you wear to work
Even handier!
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Meanwhile, the bad guys have:
A typewriter communicator receiving via a talcum powder-razor antenna.
Yeah, not sure what's going on there.
It's pretty cool, but they're still not Peggy.
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Another angle on the typewritercom
Better lighting, still mysterious.
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A gas-trapped briefcase
Not sure who supplied the gizmo, but Jarvis bluffed through it beautifully.
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A camera pen
Howard Stark's camera pen doesn't excite Peggy the way he expects it to, but she does use it.
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A fingerprint kit
Simply classic.
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A dangerously toylike automatic pistol
As the lady says, "I want that!"
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