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2. Excalibur

British Mutants are the best mutants.

There was a period of time during the ’80s when the X-Men were thought to be dead, and Shadowcat and Nightcrawler had to get away. Griefstricken, they moved to England for a change of pace, and joined X-Men ex-pat Rachel Grey, aka Phoenix; England’s premier superhero Captain Britain; and Captain Britain’s wife Meggan to form another superteam, and they all lived happily ever after.

Except they didn’t. They had harrowing adventures and fought crime and stuff. Excalibur was a great comic, and it’s a lot of fun to read through it.

The Cross Time Caper in specific was just a rollicking good time that made me smile. Historically, Excalibur was the “fun” X-book, with a lot more wacky hi-jinx and fewer tragic mutilations. There were some tragic mutilations, but relatively few. Plus, the never-ending humiliations heaped upon Captain Britain never cease to be funny.