(January 1996)

Marvel, 1995 Series
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Volume
1
Price
2.95 USD; 4.15 CAD
Pages
52
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Marvel Comics
Brand
Marvel Comics
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Editing
Gary Russell (reprint editor); Tim Hampson (original editor); Chris Gill (original editor)

Issue Notes

Parts of this issue are reprinted:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Captain Britain / cover / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils
Alan Davis
Inks
Alan Davis
Colors
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Britain [Brian Braddock]; Captain U.K. [Linda McQuillan] (Crooked World - Earth-238); The Fury (Crooked World - Earth-238); Opal Luna Saturnyne (Earth-9)
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Wraparound cover.

Foolsmate (Table of Contents: 1)

Captain Britain / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Alan Moore
Pencils
Alan Davis
Inks
Alan Davis
Colors
Andy Seddon
Letters
Steve Craddock

First Line of Dialogue or Text
There is nothing graceful in the way it moves.
Genre
superhero
Characters
Crazy Gang (mainstream): Executioner (mainstream) (cameo, villain); Jester (mainstream) (cameo, villain); Knave (mainstream) (cameo, villain); Red Queen (mainstream) (cameo, villain); Tweedledope (mainstream) (cameo, villain)
Captain Britain [Brian Braddock] (mainstream); Captain U.K. [Linda McQuillan] (Crooked World - Earth-238) (guest); The Fury (Crooked World - Earth-238) (villain); Mad Jim Jaspers (mainstream) (villain); Merlyn (Otherworld) (guest, death); Roma (Otherworld) (guest); Opal Luna Saturnyne (Earth-9) (guest)
Universe
Marvel : mainstream; Marvel : Otherworld
Synopsis
The Fury arrives to take part in the battle between Captain Britain and James Jaspers. Unhappy that an extraordinarily powerful villain exists to challenge his supremacy, Mad Jim begins an all out battle with the Fury. Roma asks her father about the status of the game only to discover that Merlyn has died.
Reprints

Cover Gallery (Table of Contents: 2)

Captain Britain / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Alan Davis
Inks
Alan Davis
Colors
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Britain [Brian Braddock]; Captain U.K. [Linda McQuillan] (Crooked World - Earth-238); The Fury (Crooked World - Earth-238)
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Reprints

Endgame (Table of Contents: 3)

Captain Britain / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

Script
Alan Moore
Pencils
Alan Davis
Inks
Alan Davis
Colors
Andy Seddon
Letters
Steve Craddock

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Amidst the fused and shifting ruins of the world, the monsters battle.
Genre
superhero
Characters
Crazy Gang (mainstream): Executioner (mainstream) (villain); Jester (mainstream) (villain); Knave (mainstream) (villain); Red Queen (mainstream) (villain); Tweedledope (mainstream) (villain)
Captain Britain [Brian Braddock] (mainstream); Captain U.K. [Linda McQuillan] (Crooked World - Earth-238) (guest); The Fury (Crooked World - Earth-238) (villain, death); Mad Jim Jaspers (mainstream) (villain, death); Merlyn (Otherworld) (guest, corpse); Roma (Otherworld) (guest, cameo); Opal Luna Saturnyne (Earth-9) (guest)
Universe
Marvel : mainstream; Marvel : Otherworld
Synopsis
Jaspers and the Fury continue their cosmic battle for supremacy which the Fury ultimately wins. When he returns to reality, the Executioner tries to chop his head off but is electrocuted for his trouble. Battered and bruised, Captain Britain has a final showdown with the Fury but it is Captain U.K. that is finally able to finish him off. Roma teleports the victors to Otherworld.
Reprints

Cover Gallery (Table of Contents: 4)

Captain Britain / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Steve Dillon; Butch Guice
Inks
Steve Dillon; Bob Wiacek
Colors
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Micronauts: Acroyear (inset); Bug (inset); Huntarr (inset); Marionette (inset); Arcturus Rann (inset)
X-Men: Ariel [Kitty Pryde] (inset); Colossus [Piotr Rasputin] (inset); Nightcrawler [Kurt Wagner] (inset); Storm [Ororo Munroe] (inset); Wolverine [Logan] (inset)
Captain Britain [Brian Braddock]; The Entity (inset); Baron Karza (inset)
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Reprints

A Funeral on Otherworld (Table of Contents: 5)

Captain Britain / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Alan Moore
Pencils
Alan Davis
Inks
Alan Davis
Colors
Clara Mulvaney
Letters
Steve Craddock

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Gathered Eminences... you know why you have been called here...
Genre
superhero
Characters
King Arthur (mainstream) (guest); Victoria Bentley (mainstream) (cameo); The Black Knight [Dane Whitman] (mainstream) (guest); Betsy Braddock (mainstream) (cameo); Captain Albion (Earth-523) (guest); Captain Britain [Brian Braddock] (mainstream); Captain Empire (Earth-741) (guest); Captain England (Earth-522) (guest); Captain U.K. [Linda McQuillan] (Crooked World - Earth-238) (guest); Kommandant Englander (Earth-846) (guest); Lord Mandragon (guest); Meggan (mainstream) (cameo); Merlyn (Otherworld) (cameo, corpse); Roma (Otherworld) (guest); Opal Luna Saturnyne (Earth-9) (guest); Captain Airstrip One (introduction, guest); Captain Commonwealth (introduction, guest); Captain Angleterre (introduction, guest); Many Captain Britain Corps Members (cameo)
Universe
Marvel : mainstream; Marvel : Otherworld
Synopsis
Brian, Linda and Opal are brought to Otherworld to join the rest of the Captain Britain Corps in attending the funeral of Merlyn. Roma explains a little of the experiences that Captain Britain has recently endured and gives him some hope for the future. Luna is returned home and has her revenge on Mandragon. Brian and Linda are returned to earth to continue their lives.
Reprints

In Retrospect, Boy Was I Lucky! (Table of Contents: 6)

Captain Britain / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Alan Davis
Pencils
Alan Davis
Inks
Alan Davis
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Alan Davis gives a retrospective on his experiences of starting his career with Captain Britain.

Marvel UK Captain Britain Stripology (Table of Contents: 7)

Captain Britain / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero

Indexer Notes

Lists the comic titles and issue numbers of all British Captain Britain stories in chronological order.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Captain Britain
  2. 1. Foolsmate
    Captain Britain
  3. 2. Cover Gallery
    Captain Britain
  4. 3. Endgame
    Captain Britain
  5. 4. Cover Gallery
    Captain Britain
  6. 5. A Funeral on Otherworld
    Captain Britain
  7. 6. In Retrospect, Boy Was I Lucky!
    Captain Britain
  8. 7. Marvel UK Captain Britain Stripology
    Captain Britain
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