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Owein

Owein

5 appearances · Bronze Age · 1980–2021
Who is Owein?

Owein is a figure rooted in Arthurian legend who appeared in Marvel UK's British superhero comics, where medieval myth intersected with superhero adventure. He is drawn from the Welsh Arthurian knight Owain mab Urien, reimagined within Marvel's distinctly British storytelling tradition.

Born in the pages of Marvel UK's Incredible Hulk Weekly in 1980, Owein is a Bronze Age figure conjured by the pen of Steve Parkhouse, emerging from that distinctly British corner of the Marvel universe where Arthurian legend and superhero adventure collided with wonderful strangeness. With just five catalogued appearances spread across an improbable four decades, Owein is a rare and curious presence — the kind of character who keeps extraordinary company, sharing adventures with the likes of Captain Britain, the Black Knight, and the Hulk himself. For collectors who love the idiosyncratic charm of Marvel UK's Bronze Age output, Owein is exactly the sort of hidden gem worth seeking out.

Incredible Hulk Weekly
#51
★ First appearance
Incredible Hulk Weekly #51
Feb 1980

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Incredible Hulk Weekly (1979)
The Incredible Hulk (1980)
#61
Captain Britain Omnibus (2021)