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Jamie Braddock

52 appearances · Bronze Age · 1976–2023 · 2 key issues
Who is Jamie Braddock?

The eldest of the three Braddock siblings, Jamie is an Omega-level mutant who perceives all of reality as a web of manipulable quantum strings, allowing him to reshape matter, warp reality, and control minds at will. His extraordinary—and dangerously unstable—power makes him one of Marvel's most formidable reality-warpers.

Few characters in Marvel's Bronze Age landscape have proven as enduringly unsettling as Jamie Braddock, who first materialized in the pages of Captain Britain #9 in 1976, brought to life by the legendary team of Chris Claremont and Herb Trimpe. Born from Marvel UK's ambitious British superhero experiment, Jamie has woven himself through nearly five decades of comics history — from Captain Britain to The Uncanny X-Men to Excalibur — sharing the page with heavy-hitters like Brian Braddock, Betsy Braddock, Psylocke, Wolverine, and Meggan along the way. His journey has taken him all the way to team affiliations with the X-Men, the Marauders, and the Sentinels, a remarkable and eclectic range that speaks to just how unpredictably his story has evolved across 47 years. With two key collector issues to his name and 52 catalog appearances spanning from the Bronze Age to 2023, Jamie Braddock is a rewarding deep-dive for any fan who loves characters with real history and genuine complexity baked into their bones.

Identity

Real name. James "Jamie" Braddock Jr.

Powers. Omega-level mutant reality-warper; abilities include reality/matter manipulation, transmutation, mind control, power manipulation, healing, geokinesis, and teleportation. Perceives reality as manipulable "strings."

Teams & affiliations
X-MenExcaliburMaraudersSentinels
Captain Britain
#9
★ First appearance
Captain Britain #9
Dec 1976

Trivia

  • Jamie Braddock's villainous reputation is entirely a retcon — his earliest appearances cast him as a respected ally to Brian, establishing him as a celebrated race-car driver and the head of Braddock Industries, not the unhinged antagonist collectors know him as today.en.wikipedia.org

Top series

Covers through the years — 1988–2020

Captain Britain #[nn] 1988
Captain Britain #[nn]
Excalibur #1 2001
Excalibur #1
The Uncanny X-Men #447 2004
The Uncanny X-Men #447
Captain Britain and MI13 #7 2009
Captain Britain and MI13 #7
X-Men: Psylocke #[nn] 2010
X-Men: Psylocke #[nn]
Excalibur #4 2020
Excalibur #4

Appearances

Super Spider-Man (1976)
Excalibur (1988)
The Uncanny X-Men (1981)
Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: X-Men 2005 (2005)
Captain Britain and MI13 (2008)
X-Men: Psylocke (2010)
Uncanny X-Force (2010)
Infinity Countdown: Black Widow (2018)
Excalibur by Tini Howard (2020)
X of Swords (2021)
Captain Britain Omnibus (2021)
Reign of X (2021)
Trials of X (2022)
Betsy Braddock: Captain Britain (2023)