Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available at the shop, or contact David to purchase the original.

In which Wolverine gets a wolverine; the Crazy Gang meets their match; Inferno is business as usual for Excalibur; Alan Davis covers are the best covers; David Wynne makes his on-air debut; Courtney Ross is more competent than you; Murderworld operates on a dubious economic model; Nightcrawler is the anti-Nice Guy™, and everything basically works out for the best.

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Wolverine's wolverine

A subtle but critical spelling difference

Excalibur #4-7

The greatest comic-book cover of all time

Dialogue on covers

Courtney Ross

Edwardian power suits

Arcade (again)

The dubious economics of Murderworld

The Looney Toones school of sexploitation

Search terms

Fashion in Excalibur

A mundane but useful superpower

The death of Courtney Ross

Perils of transatlantic flight

The Goblin Princess

A really excellent gargoyle

Several cinematic references

A very revealing outfit

Brigadier Alysande Stuart

Sinister fashion

Still more Limbo disambiguation

NEXT WEEK: Infero Post-Game, with Sam Humphries

Special thanks to David Wynne.

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