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Marvel Comics   ·   Released Jan 1st, 1978

Marvel Team-Up #65

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INTRODUCING, CAPTAIN BRITAIN

After getting a letter from the Dean of Students telling him to be in his office at 9:30 sharp, Peter Parker finds that his luck is just as bad as ever as he oversleeps and is forced to web-sling across the city just to make it on time. Despite his best efforts, Peter ends up showing up an hour late. When he arrives he's introduced to Brian Braddock, a student from Thames University in England who has come to New York on an student visit. The Dean explains that he has come to ask Peter to board Brian at his apartment since he signed the consent form that allows ESU to house foreign students to ESU attendees that have their own property. Boxed in and being offered $50 a week, Peter decides to accept it but is concerned that taking in Brian could possibly compromise his secret identity as Spider-Man. Peter then takes Brian out to meet his friends at the Coffee Bean.  Meanwhile, at London's Heathrow Airport, members of the British branch of the Maggia crime organization have sought the international assassin known as Arcade to carry out an order to kill Brian Braddock, who, along with a couple dozen others, is suspected to be Captain Britain. They're unaware that they are being spied on by a mysterious woman, who remarks that "the Braddock boy is on his own."  Back in America, it is nightfall, and Peter checks to see if Brian is asleep before changing into Spider-Man and going into action. However, Brian is restless and unable to sleep when he's called to the window by the sound of a speeding fire truck. It is then that he spots Spider-Man swinging out of Peter's bedroom window. Finding Peter's room empty and not sure if Spider-Man is a hero or a villain, he assumes that Peter may have been kidnapped by Spider-Man and changes into Captain Britain.  He then attacks Spider-Man, catching the Wall-Crawler completely off guard. A fight ensues as Spider-Man runs away from Captain Britain in order to get a measure of the man's abilities. Noticing that his powers are derived from his Star Scepter, Spider-Man tricks Captain Britain into following him into a construction site and manages to snare the Scepter with a web line. Spider-Man then saves Captain Britain before he falls to his death. Spider-Man explains that he "works with Peter Parker" by giving him exclusive photos for the Daily Bugle. This somewhat false story appeases Captain Britain, and they both chalk up the attack to Britain being a novice super-hero.  Captain Britain explains his origins to Spider-Man; he was sought after by a criminal known as the Reaver, and when trying to escape his men on motorcycle, he was forced to drive it off a cliff, ending up in a horrible crash. Surviving, he was drawn toward the mystical Siege Perilous and was confronted by Merlyn and the Lady of the Northern Skies. They explain that they have come to him as a test of faith and see if he is worthy of being a champion against villains such as the Reaver. They gave him the choice of choosing the Sword of Might or the Amulet of Right. Brian chose the amulet, and they would transform him into Captain Britain, the champion of the land. He had many adventures clashing with various super-villains before coming to America.  With the battle over, the two heroes decide to duck into hiding as a police dispatch led by Captain Jean DeWolff is speeding through the area after reports of the fight between Spider-Man and Captain Britain were called into the police. They are, however, ambushed by Arcade and his minions, who capture the two heroes in a specially rigged garbage truck. After blowing past DeWolff, he takes them off to assassinate them.

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Creators

Chris Claremont
Writer
Chris Claremont
John Byrne
Artist, Cover Artist
John Byrne
Letterer
Bruce Patterson
Archie Goodwin
Editor
Archie Goodwin

Characters

Arcade
Arcade
Earth-616
Captain Britain
Brian Braddock
Captain Britain
Earth-616
Courtney Ross
Courtney Ross
Earth-616
Highwayman
Ross Horton
Highwayman
Earth-616
Hurricane
Albert Potter
Hurricane
Earth-616
Jean DeWolff
Jean DeWolff
Earth-616
Merlyn
Merlyn
Otherworld
Miss Locke
Miss Locke
Earth-616
Mister Chambers
Earth-616
Nykonn
Earth-616
Reaver
Joshua Stragg
Reaver
Earth-616
Red Skull
Johann Schmidt
Red Skull
Earth-616
Roma
Roma
Otherworld
Spider-Man
Peter Parker
Spider-Man
Earth-616

Key Events

First Appearance
Arcade Earth-616
First Appearance
Miss Locke Earth-616
First Appearance
Mister Chambers Earth-616

Collected In

  • Captain Britain Volume 3: The Lion and the Spider TP
    Captain Britain Volume 3: The Lion and the Spider TP
    Captain Britain (2021)
  • Captain Britain Vol. 2: Siege of Camelot HC
    Captain Britain Vol. 2: Siege of Camelot HC
    Captain Britain
  • Captain Britain Omnibus HC
    Captain Britain Omnibus HC
    Captain Britain
  • Captain Britain and MI: 13 Vol. 1: Secret Invasion TP
    Captain Britain and MI: 13 Vol. 1: Secret Invasion TP
    Captain Britain and MI:13 (2008 - 2009)
  • Captain Britain: Legacy of Legend TP
    Captain Britain: Legacy of Legend TP
    Captain Britain: Legacy of Legend
  • Essential Marvel Team-Up Vol. 3 TP
    Essential Marvel Team-Up Vol. 3 TP
    Essential Marvel Team-up
  • Le Meilleur des Super-Héros Marvel 46 . Captain britain
    Le Meilleur des Super-Héros Marvel 46 . Captain britain
    Le Meilleur des Super-Héros Marvel (2016 - 2020)
  • Marvel Tales: Captain Britain #1
    Marvel Tales: Captain Britain #1
    Marvel Tales: Captain Britain (2020)
  • Spider-Man: Marvel Team-Up by Claremont and Byrne TP
    Spider-Man: Marvel Team-Up by Claremont and Byrne TP
    Marvel Team-Up Vol. 1 (1972 - 1985)
  • Super Spider-Man and Captain Britain #248
    Super Spider-Man and Captain Britain #248
    Super Spider-Man and Captain Britain (1977)
  • Super Spider-Man and Captain Britain #249
    Super Spider-Man and Captain Britain #249
    Super Spider-Man and Captain Britain (1977)
  • Super Spider-Man and Captain Britain #250
    Super Spider-Man and Captain Britain #250
    Super Spider-Man and Captain Britain (1977)
  • Spider-Man By John Byrne Omnibus HC
    Spider-Man By John Byrne Omnibus HC
    The Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 2 (1999 - 2013)
  • The Ultimate Graphic Novels Collection #Spider-Man: Marvel Team-Up
    The Ultimate Graphic Novels Collection #Spider-Man: Marvel Team-Up
    The Ultimate Graphic Novels Collection (2011)

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