CAPTAIN ALBION

Real Name: Unknown

Identity/Class: Extradimensional (Earth-523) presumptive human (possible Otherworld contribution to bloodline)

Occupation: Protector of Earth-523

Group Membership: [Captain Britain] Corps (especially Captain Britain of Earth-616, Captain England of Earth-522)

Affiliations: Merlin, Roma

Enemies: Captain Britain of Earth-616

Known Relatives: None

Base of Operations: Earth-523

First Appearance: Daredevils#6 (June, 1983), reprinted in X-Men Archives Featuring Captain Britain#4 (October, 1995)

Powers/Abilities: Captain Albion possesses heightened strength proportionate to Brian Braddock, the Captain Britain of Earth-616. She presumably possesses the power of flight and some heightened sensory abilities, as displayed by most other members of the Corps, but they have not been documented.

History: (Daredevils#6) - Captain Britain of Earth-616 was brought to Earth-522 as a witness to the Dimensional Development Court's trial of their former Majestrix, Saturnyne. Once there, he was introduced to their native protector, Captain England, as well as Captain Albion "temporarily on loan from the Earth next door," who were to act as DDC-approved chaperones.

(Daredevils#7) - When Captain Britain attempted to disrupt the trial, Captain England and Captain Albion temporarily subdued him. When he later broke free of their bindings, resulting in a riot in the courtroom, the two of them did battle with him. He managed to defeat the pair.

(Mighty World of Marvel#13) - Following Merlin's apparent death, Captain Albion as well as the rest of the Corps attended his funeral. She attempted a reconciliation with Captain Britain, seeking to congratulate him for his role in the defeat of Mad Jim Jaspers, who posed a multiversal threat. She took his hand and placed it on her heart with the words, "Well met, bravest of Captains!"

(Excalibur I#43-47) - Captain Albion, along with other members of the Corps, were present at the trail of Captain Britain, who has been perceived to be in violation of the Corps' morality code.

(Top Ten#8, published by ABC Comics) - Captain England and Captain Albion were seen together on vacation in the city of Neopolis, which has been documented as having links to alternate universes.

Comments:

Alan Moore intended Captain Albion's Earth to be a neo-Elizabethan England whose empire embraces America and most of Asia in a golden age of peace, enlightenment and prosperity (based on the Michael Moorcock novel Gloriana). A Captain Albion one-shot strip was tentatively planned, but abandoned when he ceased doing fanzine work.

Captain Albion's world seems to be one still very influenced by the language and values of Elizabethan times (Shakespeare's time). When correcting Captain Britain, Captain Albion instructs him: "By Od's death, the courtly pursuit of gentleness fain would serve thee well, I trow." In Elizabethan times, it wasn't considered proper to use the word "God" in a curse/exclamation, so various methods were used to avoid it, "Od" being one of them. - Mario Di Giacomo

Though unconfirmed as she was not seen or mentioned, we can probably add the following to Captain Albion's list of appearances, as most of the other Corps members seemed to attend:

(Excalibur I#125 [BTS}) - Captain Albion joined her fellow Corps members in attending the wedding in Otherworld of the Earth-616 reality's Brian Braddock and Meggan.

(Excalibur II#1 [BTS])- Presumably, Captain Albion was among the members of the Captain Britain Corps that were slaughtered by Mastermind and the Warpies.

Created by Alan Moore and Alan Davis.

by Mikel Midnight

CLARIFICATIONS:
Captain Albion should not be confused with:

Appearances:
Daredevils#6-7 (June-July, 1983) - Alan Moore (writer), Alan Davis (artist), Bernie Jaye (editor)
Mighty World of Marvel#13 (June, 1984) - Alan Moore (writer), Alan Davis (artist), Chris Gill (editor)
Excalibur I#43-47 (November, 1991 - February, 1992) - Alan Davis (writer/pencils), Mark Farmer (inks), Terry Kavanagh (editor)
Non-Marvel:
Top Ten#8 (June, 2000) - Alan Moore (writer), Gene Ha & Zander Cannon (pencils), Gene Ha (inks), Scott Dunbier & Eric DeSantis (editors)

Last updated: 10/22/04

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