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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.

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Various Contests of Champions

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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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