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In which we venture out of our wheelhouse; Contest of Champions is ridiculous in any medium; Captain Britain would like you to unhand that elf; the Fury is legitimately terrifying; the Special Executive is the best at heists; Brian Braddock knows exactly what he’s getting into; Merlyn is the multiversal Charles Xavier; and this is really just the tip of the iceberg.

X-PLAINED:

• Various Contests of Champions
• ISO-8
• Marvel UK
• Marvel Superheroes 377-388
• Daredevils 1-11
• Mighty World of Marvel 7-13
• Captain Britain (Brian Braddock)
• Jackdaw
• Earth-238
• Mad Jim Jaspers
• The Crazy Gang
• Algernon the Rat
• Omniversal Majestrix Opal Luna Saturnyne
• Life-Enhancing Fluid
• The Fury
• Alan Moore juvenilia
• The (first) death and rebirth of Captain Britain
• How to make a retcon work
• Mastermind (but not that Mastermind)
• Emma Collins
• Pre-Psylocke Betsy Braddock
• S.T.R.I.K.E.
• Vixen
• Slaymaster
• The Trial of Saturnyne
• The Special Executive
• Mandragon
• The Captain Britain Corps
• Captain U.K. (Linda McQuillan)
• Marvelman vs. Miracleman
• Future Traumatic Stress Disorder

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