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[Captain Wessex]

they did already reveal CB, in his red uniform, in a screenshot, along with Mighty Destroyer. Figures UJ is, since he appeared in Lego Marvel Super Heroes.

That video wasn't bad.

[The Sword is Drawn]

Belated Happy New Year, folks.

And remember, it's 40 years of Captain Britain in 2016!

I'm not saying hold your breath, but that's a big anniversary.

[Captain Wessex]

and 40 years of Union Jack! Okay, CB was our first UK hero from Marvel UK, but UJ was the first UK hero from the US Marvel which was a bit of a milestone itself.

[Loki]

and 40 years of Union Jack! Okay, CB was our first UK hero from Marvel UK, but UJ was the first UK hero from the US Marvel which was a bit of a milestone itself.

Erm...
Union Jack, July 1976
A milestone, yes. But first?

Blade, Tomb of Dracula #10, 1973
Ka-Zar (Plunder), X-Men #10, March 1965
Percy Pinkerton, Sgt Fury and His Howling Commados, July 1964
Citizen V, Daring Mystery Comics #8, March 1941 - who arguably holds the crown, unless you count:
Destroyer, Mystic Comics #6, August 1940 - but this one is debatable, as he was American, and only got retconned to being British or both a Brit and an American playing the part, after Union Jack's debut. Nevertheless, on a technicality, you could count him.

[Loki]

Oh, yes, nearly forgot.

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Marvel Fact Files #149, coming out on January 21st, is the series' second Marvel UK special, covering:

Spider-Man: Untold Tales
Classic Panini UK Spider-Man stories.

Mys-Tech Wars
The epic Marvel UK event limited series

The Road to Marvel UK
How it all began, from 1950s reprints to award-winning originated strips

Nocturne
Short-lived but cool successor to Night Raven, a UK-originated title published in the US.

Mastermind
Gatefold feature about the sentients super-computer, doubling as a handy history of Captain Britain. Written and illustrated (new art) by Alan Davis.

Timesmasher
Long gone but fondly remembered time travel tale by Paul Neary and Mick Austin

The Cherubim
Walkabout warpies; the mutant children of the Jaspers Warp from Captain Britain's universe.

Creator: Paul Neary
Biog of the other Marvel UK mastermind

Spider-Man: Tower of Power
UK-originated Spidey stories from the eponymous Eaglemoss title

Dai Thomas
From hero-hater to Knight of Pendragon

Avengers: Rampaging Heroes
Award-winning Panini UK Avengers, X-Men and Captain Britain stories

Lost Worlds of Marvel UK
Never before seen titles and characters from the cancelled 1993 Marvel UK explosion

MI:13
Paranormal investigation agency peopled with classic UK-originated characters

More details and page previews here
http://lewstringer.blogspot.co.uk/
and here
http://downthetubes.net/?p=27942

[Ken Ashcroft]

Erm...
Union Jack, July 1976
A milestone, yes. But first?

Blade, Tomb of Dracula #10, 1973
Ka-Zar (Plunder), X-Men #10, March 1965
Percy Pinkerton, Sgt Fury and His Howling Commados, July 1964
Citizen V, Daring Mystery Comics #8, March 1941 - who arguably holds the crown, unless you count:
Destroyer, Mystic Comics #6, August 1940 - but this one is debatable, as he was American, and only got retconned to being British or both a Brit and an American playing the part, after Union Jack's debut. Nevertheless, on a technicality, you could count him.

I forgot about Kazar and his roots but Blade is English?

[Loki]

I forgot about Kazar and his roots but Blade is English?

Yes, born in Soho, London.

[Ken Ashcroft]

I guess it's because I still think of Wesley Snipes when I think of Blade, that I don't think of him as being English.

[Captain Wessex]

Blade, Tomb of Dracula #10, 1973

pretty sure that's a retcon.

Ka-Zar (Plunder), X-Men #10, March 1965
Percy Pinkerton, Sgt Fury and His Howling Commados, July 1964

neither of these are costumed 'super' hero types

Citizen V, Daring Mystery Comics #8, March 1941 - who arguably holds the crown, unless you count:
Destroyer, Mystic Comics #6, August 1940 - but this one is debatable, as he was American, and only got retconned to being British or both a Brit and an American playing the part, after Union Jack's debut. Nevertheless, on a technicality, you could count him.

Mighty Destroyer was retconned and I forgot Citizen V. So, okay, I should say Union Jack is the first Marvel US British costumed superhero of the modern comics age.

[The Sword is Drawn]

pretty sure that's a retcon.

Not a retcon. But not generally referred to very much. Which is a shame.

Ken Ashcroft is probably right, though. Most people think of Snipes.

[Loki]

pretty sure that's a retcon.

Not a retcon, though admittedly the earliest depictions of his origin didn't make it explicit that he was British.

neither of these are costumed 'super' hero types

True, but you hadn't specified either costume or super. Plus, if Ka-Zar doesn't count on the super front, then neither does the WWI Union Jack, who had no powers either - both are just exceptionally, non-powered humans.

Mighty Destroyer was retconned and I forgot Citizen V. So, okay, I should say Union Jack is the first Marvel US British costumed superhero of the modern comics age.

Still not, I'm afraid:
Union Jack, July 1976
Modred the Mystic, October 1975. Marvel Chillers #1, published by Marvel US. Definitely a Brit from his first appearance onwards, costumed (if his outfit doesn't count, then you'd have to argue that Dr. Strange doesn't wear a costume either), superpowered, and a hero in his earliest appearances. He fell under the influence of Chthon later, but he was a good guy to begin with.
That's assuming you discount Dr. Druid, June 1961, and the Arthurian Black Knight, May 1955, both of whom were active in the modern comics age before UJ, but whose debuts pre-date FF #1.

[Captain Wessex]

you just want to discount Union Jack's importance.

[Loki]

you just want to discount Union Jack's importance.

Seriously? You think that's what I am trying to do? Sorry, but no. I love UJ, all three incarnations, and like I said above, his introduction in Invaders (followed swiftly by Spitfire and Baron Blood, both major British characters) did mark a milestone, a very important one, in terms of British characters at Marvel US. But he's simply not the first British hero that Marvel US introduced.

[IzzY World]

I remember seeing in the UK Mighty World of Marvel Annual 1979 a pin-up of Ka-Zar by Gene Colan and he pictured Ka-Zar in a suit with no shoes walking Zabu on a leash -- the thing that excited me was that it was set in the entrance of Hampton Court Palace - which was a few miles from where I lived

[Panic]

mff149.jpg

Love that cover.