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Executioner

Executioner

10 appearances Β· Bronze Age Β· 1981–2021
Who is Executioner?

A villain operating in Marvel UK's Bronze Age, Executioner inhabits the distinctly British corner of the Marvel Universe, crossing paths with Captain Britain and the reality-warping Mad Jim Jaspers in stories that helped define that era's unique identity.

Born in the fertile creative period of Marvel UK's Bronze Age, Executioner made a striking debut in 1981's Marvel Super-Heroes #377, brought to life by the legendary trio of Dave Thorpe, Paul Neary, and Alan Davis β€” the same visionary team that helped define Captain Britain's most celebrated era. This character haunts the distinctly British corner of the Marvel Universe, sharing pages with the likes of Captain Britain, Brian Braddock, the gloriously unhinged Mad Jim Jaspers, and the cosmic presence of Merlyn himself. Appearing across titles like Captain Britain, X-Men Archives Featuring Captain Britain, and Excalibur, Executioner is a figure woven into one of comics' most imaginatively strange and beloved pockets of continuity, with a publication history stretching across four decades. For collectors who prize the weird, wonderful, and wonderfully British side of Marvel, this is exactly the kind of character worth seeking out.

Marvel Superheroes [Marvel Super-Heroes]
#377
β˜… First appearance
Marvel Superheroes [Marvel Super-Heroes] #377
Sep 1981

Top series

Covers through the years β€” 1988–2021

Captain Britain #[nn] 1988
Captain Britain #[nn]
Excalibur #52 1992
Excalibur #52
X-Men: Days of Future Past #[nn] 2014
X-Men: Days of Future Past #[nn]
Captain Britain Omnibus #[nn] 2021
Captain Britain Omnibus #[nn]

Appearances

Marvel Superheroes [Marvel Super-Heroes] (1979)
The Daredevils (1982)
#1
Captain Britain (1985)
Excalibur (1988)
#52
X-Men Archives Featuring Captain Britain (1995)
X-Men: Phoenix Force Handbook (2010)
X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
Captain Britain Omnibus (2021)