Sales were moribund, and Captain Britain went to black-and-white from #24 to cut costs, attempting to soften the blow with another free gift - Captain Britain's lesser-spotted 'Superjet'. His replacement was Gary Friedrich, best known for his role in the creation of Ghost Rider. However, Claremont left the title after the tenth issue. Captain Britain #8 would introduce Brian's twin sister, model Elizabeth "Betsy" Braddock, who was revealed to have psychic powers, with the following issue debuting Jamie Braddock, their playboy racing-car-driving older brother. The Captain Britain title launched with some fanfare, even garnering reviews (albeit negative ones) in The Financial Times and The Daily Record. The designer of the character's patriotic costume, complete with Heraldic lion rampant, is unknown Trimpe has speculated it was John Romita. Art duties went to experienced Incredible Hulk artist Herb Trimpe, who lived in Cornwall at the time and would recall the 8-page strips typically only took him a couple of days to draw. He came up with the name, origin and cast for the new title, Captain Britain. London-born Chris Claremont - at the time a rising star in the company following his successful work on the revival of X-Men - was one of the few Anglophiles on staff, and was assigned to the title. As Marvel UK itself was effectively a packaging operation at the time with no experienced creative staff the character was devised at Marvel's American headquarters. In response, Marvel decided the line needed a British character as a flagship title. However, these failed to make a major impression on the market, which was dominated by titles of original British material from Fleetway Publications and DC Thomson. In order to fit in with the style of British weeklies, titles such as The Mighty World of Marvel consisted of reprinted Marvel material in an anthology magazine format, with much of the colour removed. Marvel UK, the British wing of Marvel Comics, had been established in 1972. The strip also established the multiversal Captain Britain Corps, members of which act as the champions of their own respective versions of the British Isles, which act as a nexus point between dimensions via Otherworld. The designation of the publisher's primary continuity as Earth-616 originated in Dave Thorpe, Alan Davis and Alan Moore's Marvel UK Captain Britain stories. The moniker was first used in publication by Brian Braddock in Captain Britain #1 by writer Chris Claremont and artist Herb Trimpe, and is currently held by Brian's twin sister, Betsy Braddock. 2) #13 (January 1986)Ĭaptain Britain is a title used by various superheroes in comic books published by Marvel Comics, commonly in association with Excalibur. 4) #14, depicting Brian Braddock as Captain Avalon (left) and Betsy Braddock as Captain Britain (right). This type of set up would also mean that Brian could actually be introduced in the present day, instead of Marvel Studios doing another period piece origin film for one of their Captains.Textless variant cover of Excalibur (vol. His scientific genius could make him a recruit to S.H.I.E.L.D. back in the day, and since he was a prior version of Captain Britain, he could serve this role in the 1970s until his son takes over in the future of 2023. That said, it is also possible that this tease is setting up Brian on a smaller scale, as the lack of a first name mentioned could mean Peggy is referring to his father, James Braddock. find Braddock and help turn him into a hero, or could he have disappeared entirely from the 1970s only to reappear in the present day? We don't know what happens after this though, leaving room for speculation regarding Brian Braddock's potential MCU future. Does S.H.I.E.L.D. If this tease from Peggy is referring to Brian, then we could even be hearing about his origin his unresponsiveness could be a result of his injured state, while a line about something similar to lightning could possibly be Merlin giving him his powers. Braddock has never been teased before in the MCU, but Avengers: Endgame looks to be changing that.
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