№ 5

Excalibur

February 1989 36 pages 1.50 USD; 2.00 CAD; 0.50 GBP

Synopsis

Excalibur races through Murderworld to survive, rescue Courtney, and restore their bodies while Kitty pulls Arcade into his own trap. Saturnyne arrives to replace Courtney after everything returns to normal.

Credits

Writer

Chris Claremont

Penciller

Alan Davis

Inker

Paul Neary

Colorist

Glynis Oliver

Letterer

Tom Orzechowski

Characters

Collected In

Excalibur Epic Collection #1 Epic Collection

Collects Excalibur Special Edition, Excalibur #1-11 and Excalibur: Mojo Mayhem #1. The first year of Excalibur - Captain Britain, Nightcrawler, Kitty, and Rachel form the UK team.

Excalibur Omnibus #1 Omnibus

Collects Excalibur Special Edition and #1-34. Chris Claremont and Alan Davis launch Britains mutant team with Captain Britain and the Cross-Time Caper.

In Reading Orders

Chris Claremont's X-Men

Excalibur Begins (1988)

Nightcrawler, Kitty, Rachel, Captain Britain, Meggan form Excalibur

Excalibur by Claremont & Davis

Warwolves of London (#1-5)

The team assembles and hunts the Warwolves through London. Claremont establishes Excalibur's lighter tone — superheroics mixed with British comedy and interdimensional weirdness