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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
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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