X-Men Archives Featuring Captain Britain #1
In "The Return of Captain Britain," a 1995 Marvel gem, the hero’s journey takes a surreal turn when he’s transformed into a monkey and abandoned by the Avant Guard. Written by Dave Thorpe and brought to life with dynamic art by Alan Davis—both inks and pencils on the cover—this issue sees Captain Britain reclaim his humanity after touching a mysterious liquid in a junkyard pipe, only to face a sudden assault from the Status Crew dispatched by the British home secretary. The cover by Alan Davis captures the moment with striking detail.
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Captain Britain has been devolved into a monkey and the Avant Guard leaves him behind as they take Jackdaw back to Saturnyne. She tells the elf that this reality is the most primitive of all of the alternate earths but she is about to use a mysterious liquid to give it a push in the right direction. Back in the junkyard pipe, Cap touches some of the liquid and returns to human form. As he is confronting Saturnyne, they are attacked by the Status Crew sent by the British home secretary.
Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).