Excalibur

Formed back in 1987 by X-Men scribe Chris Claremont and artist Alan Davis, Excalibur combined the already established Marvel UK characters Captain Britain and Meggan with American X-Men characters Shadowcat, Nightcrawler, and Rachel Summers. As a counterpart to the soap opera of Uncanny X-Men, Excalibur focused on a more light-hearted adventure with the team hopping dimensions and dealing more with outlandish, magical threats than mutant politics.

Excalibur helped revitalize Captain Britain and gave a couple of B- and C-listers a chance to shine in front of X-fans, even welcoming stranger characters and other X-vets as time passed. Following the House of X/Powers of X (opens in new tab) relaunch, a relaunched Excalibur series was one of the core titles of the X-Men line, though it recently ended to make way for Knights of X this spring.

Publisher: Marvel Comics
First Appearance: Excalibur Special Edition #1