Chris Claremont brings Captain Britain across the pond in his first Marvel Universe appearance–and he gets title billing in two issues of MTU. His previous books, released in England first and then compiled in the U.S., were technically in continuity but didn’t really touch the main Marvel Universe.
Here’s his origin, at Stonhenge…
But more importantly, it’s the first appearance of Arcade!
From here, he’ll become a regular X-foe.
The first time Spider-Man and Captain Britain meet, it’s as their secret identities.
I thought this might mean that there wouldn’t be the obligatory, “Hello, nice to meet you, let’s fight” battle. But there was
It’s a great issue–full of giant pinball machines and arcade claws–everything you’d expect.
Murderworld gets broke in the end, and Arcade swears revenge–but seems to enjoy it.
