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Excalibur #1

Marvel · Series began 1988 · October 1988

first appearance of Nigel Frobisher

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WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT

Nigel Frobisher (Marvel) — first appearance
Yeoman UK (Brion Burdack) — first appearance

Dates

Cover date: October 1988
On sale: June 7, 1988
Pages: 36

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Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #1 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Direct edition

Direct

No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.
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Newsstand edition

Newsstand

A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

Barcode 07148602711910
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Creators

pencils: Alan Davisinks: Paul Nearyletters: Ken Lopez, Tom Orzechowskiscript: Chris Claremontcolors: Glynis Oliver

Stories

Warwolves of London! · 22 pages
The Warwolves return and begin taking bodies to use in their quest to capture Rachel. Excalibur moves into Captain Britain's lighthouse to use as a base. Kitty disguises herself as Rachel to draw out the Warwolves and ends up being captured by them.

Publisher’s description

The world believes the X-Men have fallen, but this is only the beginning! Kitty Pryde, Rachel Summers, and Nightcrawler form Excalibur, premiere super hero team of the United Kingdom! Captain Britain leads the pack with shape-shifting lover Meggan. Will the team survive the coming days of terror?

Characters

LoganWolverineOroro MunroeStormPiotr RasputinColossusKurt WagnerNightcrawlerRogueAnna MarieKitty PrydeBetsy BraddockAlex SummersHavokBrian BraddockShadowcatCaptain BritainPsylockeAlison BlaireDazzlerRachel SummersDoug RamseySebastian ShawLongshotMeggan BraddockSagePhoenixBlack KingLilandra NeramaniTeresia Karisik

Reprinted in

Excalibur No. 1 [Marvel Legends Reprint] (2005), Excalibur Epic Collection (2017), Excalibur Omnibus (2020)