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). Textless variant cover of Excalibur (vol.
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