Excalibur #8 [Newsstand]
(May 1989)

Marvel, 1988 Series
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Volume
1
Price
1.50 USD; 2.00 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics
Brand
Marvel [standalone or inside vertical box]
Barcode
071486027119 05
Editing
Terry Kavanagh (editor); Mike Rockwitz (assistant editor); Tom DeFalco (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

This issue is a variant of Excalibur (Marvel, 1988 series) #8 [Direct].

Mayhem in Manhattan! (Table of Contents)

Excalibur / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Ron Lim (signed as Ron Lim)
Inks
Joe Rubinstein (signed as Rubinstein)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Excalibur: Captain Britain [Brian Braddock]; Meggan; Nightcrawler [Kurt Wagner]; Phoenix [Rachel Summers] (Days of Future Past - Earth-811); Shadowcat [Kitty Pryde]
David Letterman
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Reprints
Cover Thumbnail for Excalibur (Marvel, 1988 series) #8 [Newsstand] Cover Thumbnail for Excalibur (1988 series) #8 [Direct]
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Excalibur's New York Adventure (Table of Contents: 1)

Excalibur / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Script
Chris Claremont (credited)
Pencils
Ron Lim (credited)
Inks
Joe Rubinstein (credited as Josef Rubinstein)
Colors
John Wilcox (credited as John A. Wilcox)
Letters
Tom Orzechowski (credited as Orzechowski); Agustin Más (credited as Más)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
The Plaza Hotel -- considered by many to be one of the finest in the city,
Genre
superhero
Characters
Excalibur: Captain Britain [Brian Braddock]; Meggan; Nightcrawler [Kurt Wagner]; Phoenix [Rachel Summers] (Days of Future Past - Earth-811); Shadowcat [Kitty Pryde]
New Mutants: Cannonball [Sam Guthrie]; Mirage [Dani Moonstar]; Sunspot [Roberto Da Costa]; Warlock; Wolfsbane [Rahne Sinclair]
Cypher [Doug Ramsey] (Mirage's mental image); Doctor Octopus [Otto Octavius]; Clark Kent (mainstream); Lois Lane (mainstream); Marvel Girl [Jean Grey]; Illyana Rasputina; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Nathan Christopher Charles Summers; Carmen; Shirlene; Monique; Rosalie; Felicia; Officer Barbi McAllister; Levon; Spin; Marty
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
While in New York--Kitty reunites with the New Mutants and finds Illyana has reverted back to childhood. Kurt steals the old X-Men's Blackbird for Excalibur's use. Meggan goes out on the town and Cap Britain tries to find her as his powers start to fail.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Excalibur / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Ron Lim (signed as Ron Lim)
Inks
Joe Rubinstein (signed as Rubinstein)
Colors
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Excalibur: Captain Britain [Brian Braddock]; Meggan; Nightcrawler [Kurt Wagner]; Phoenix [Rachel Summers] (Days of Future Past - Earth-811); Shadowcat [Kitty Pryde]
King Arthur
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
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Indexer Notes

Located on back cover.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Mayhem in Manhattan!
    Excalibur
  2. 1. Excalibur's New York Adventure
    Excalibur
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Excalibur
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