MI-13 (comics)
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MI-13, sometimes written MI13 or MI: 13, is a fictional British
intelligence agency
in the Marvel Comics
universe
, operating out of Portwell House in Whitehall
. It was introduced in Excalibur
vol. 1 #101, by Warren Ellis
under the call sign "The Department" for ten years until New Excalibur
#1 explicitly mentioned the term "MI13"; although invariably referred to as such, the agency's official name is the Extraordinary Intelligence Service (EIS).
The department is closely associated with Marvel characters Alistaire Stuart
and Pete Wisdom, and, after being named MI-13, it would subsequently appear in Wisdom, and most recently, the ongoing Captain Britain and MI: 13
; both written by Paul Cornell
.
It was originally overseen by Sir Mortimer Grimsdale, the Joint Intelligence Committee Chair in the Marvel Universe. After he was revealed to have been replaced by a Skrull
, MI:13 became far more autonomous; he was replaced as JIC Chair by Lance Hunter
. Other intelligence chiefs shown as Sir Clive Reston
, KCBE
, Director of MI6; and the wheelchair-using Annabel Warner, newly appointed Director of MI5
.
. It followed the likes of Special Tactical Reserve for International Key Emergencies
(S.T.R.I.K.E.), Resource Control Executive
(R.C.X.), Department of Unknown and Covert Knowledge (D.U.C.K.), and the Weird Happenings Organisation (W.H.O.). It evolved from the remnants of W.H.O. when Alistaire Stuart
was asked by the government in Excalibur
#101 (September 1996) to take the old W.H.O., Black Air
(a corrupt department that had usurped W.H.O.'s and others' mandate), and all other related paranormal organisations and rationalise them into a single department.
This department was next seen in X-Force #115 (June 2001) with Stuart standing alongside Pete Wisdom. However, it went unnamed until 2006 when Wisdom revealed himself to be an agent of MI-13 in New Excalibur #1 (January 2006). In the New Excalibur series, M-13 funded the reforming of Excalibur superhero team.
Later that year MI-13 were later explored in Paul Cornell's Marvel MAX limited series
Wisdom in which the department became involved in a military operation against Otherworld
before signing a peace treaty, which includes a mutual defense pact, and facing a invasion of other dimensional Martians
. The series also highlighted the clashes MI-13 have with other intelligence agencies, including MI6 who wish to have jurisdiction over "weird happenings" and believe all the specialist groups like MI-13 are doomed to fail. MI6 had convinced Stuart leave MI-13 to work for them as scientific adviser, leaving Pete Wisdom as the only senior officer reporting directly to the Chair of the Joint Intelligence Committee.
Most recently in the first story arc of Paul Cornell's Captain Britain and MI: 13
(July 2008) series, Britain is attacked by a Skrull armada and a wave of empowered Super Skrulls during the Secret Invasion
crossover event. The JIC Chair, Sir Mortimer Grimsdale, is revealed to be a Skrull, leaving Wisdom in command of MI-13, with the Prime Minister stating the all British superheroes are now members of the agency "like it or not". While other superheroes face the Skrull onslaught on London, Spitfire
and Captain Britain
are dispatched, along with John the Skrull
(a turncoat loyal to MI-13) and Wisdom, to link up with the forces of Avalon and protect Earth's magic from Skrull attack. In order for the mission to succeed, Pete Wisdom had to release the dark magic and demons imprisoned in Avalon; while this led to the dark forces, headed by Satannish
, creating an anti-Skrull barrier around the United Kingdom, it also meant demonic forces would now be trying to conquer the nation. John does not survive the mission.
MI:13 was restructured to support a semi-autonomous and public superhero team, headed by Captain Britain, while keeping the precise nature of the supernatural threat hidden from the public. The intention is to be both effective while ensuring the superheroes feel uncompromised (a frequent problem with the American Superhero Registration Act
).
When Dracula
moved to conquer the United Kingdom, he opened with a pre-emptive strike on MI:13's superhero team. The agency swiftly regrouped along with MI5 and MI6, and began the elimination of all vampire agents with the British intelligence agencies. However they were (seemingly) unwittingly manipulated into leading Dracula to the location of Quincy Harker's remains, which were enchanted to ensure vampires needed to be invited (individually) into the country. Dracula was now able to lead his full army to the country and magically seal it off from the rest of the world. Unknown to Dracula, Pete Wisdom had deliberately led Dracula to fake remains and MI:13 then used the captive demon Dr Plokta to trap the vampire in his own victorious fantasies, both to gain intelligence on him and to ensure he couldn't send in advance troops and find out the protection spell was still active. With the help of this, direct strikes, and actions by undercover agents, MI:13 ensured that Dracula was unaware until his forces entered UK airspace and were mostly wiped out. They then invaded his fortress, backed up by their reserves and the Special Air Service
, and comprehensively destroyed Dracula's assets, his army, and the count himself.
Members of MI-13 later attend an official reception in America presided over by Steve Rogers
, given in their honor for being the first country in the world to get rid of the Skrulls.http://marvel.com/news/comicstories.11247.the_heroic_age~colon~_age_of_heroes
scene without it being a big deal."
Heroes such as The Black Knight
, Captain Britain
, Union Jack
and Spitfire
have been shown/stated to work on behalf of MI-13. When the superhero team (New) Excalibur was revived, it was also funded by MI-13; its members included Captain Britain and, MI-13 spy and field team leader, Pete Wisdom along with Juggernaut
, Sage
, Dazzler
, and Nocturne
.
Vampire hunter Blade
joined MI:13 in Captain Britain and MI: 13 #5, while Faiza Hussain
, a new character first introduced in that series, joined after the Secret Invasion tie-in issues. Motormouth
and Killpower
were shown to be reservist of MI:13 in Captain Britain and MI: 13 #11, and later so were Dark Angel
, Digitek
, Death's Head II
, and Tangerine
in #15.
Other shown members with official positions within the agency have included:
United Kingdom
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intelligence agency
Intelligence agency
An intelligence agency is a governmental agency that is devoted to information gathering for purposes of national security and defence. Means of information gathering may include espionage, communication interception, cryptanalysis, cooperation with other institutions, and evaluation of public...
in the Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics
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universe
Marvel Universe
The Marvel Universe is the shared fictional universe where most comic book titles and other media published by Marvel Entertainment take place, including those featuring Marvel's most familiar characters, such as Spider-Man, the Hulk, the X-Men, and the Avengers.The Marvel Universe is further...
, operating out of Portwell House in Whitehall
Whitehall
Whitehall is a road in Westminster, in London, England. It is the main artery running north from Parliament Square, towards Charing Cross at the southern end of Trafalgar Square...
. It was introduced in Excalibur
Excalibur (comics)
Excalibur is a Marvel Comics superhero group, an off-shoot of the X-Men, usually based in the United Kingdom. Conceived by writer Chris Claremont and artist/co-writer Alan Davis, the original Excalibur first appeared in Excalibur Special Edition , also known as Excalibur: The Sword is Drawn.The...
vol. 1 #101, by Warren Ellis
Warren Ellis
Warren Girard Ellis is an English author of comics, novels, and television, who is well-known for sociocultural commentary, both through his online presence and through his writing, which covers transhumanist themes...
under the call sign "The Department" for ten years until New Excalibur
Excalibur (comics)
Excalibur is a Marvel Comics superhero group, an off-shoot of the X-Men, usually based in the United Kingdom. Conceived by writer Chris Claremont and artist/co-writer Alan Davis, the original Excalibur first appeared in Excalibur Special Edition , also known as Excalibur: The Sword is Drawn.The...
#1 explicitly mentioned the term "MI13"; although invariably referred to as such, the agency's official name is the Extraordinary Intelligence Service (EIS).
The department is closely associated with Marvel characters Alistaire Stuart
Alistaire Stuart
Alistaire Stuart is a fictional character appearing in the Marvel Comics universe. He is a scientist, an ally of the superhero team Excalibur and head of MI-13, an intelligence agency...
and Pete Wisdom, and, after being named MI-13, it would subsequently appear in Wisdom, and most recently, the ongoing Captain Britain and MI: 13
Captain Britain and MI: 13
Captain Britain and MI: 13 is an American comic book series from Marvel Comics, written by Paul Cornell, with art by Leonard Kirk. The series centers on the fictional British government agency MI: 13, which is dedicated to protecting the United Kingdom from supernatural threats...
; both written by Paul Cornell
Paul Cornell
Paul Cornell is a British writer best known for his work in television drama as well as Doctor Who fiction, and as the creator of one of the Doctor's spin-off companions, Bernice Summerfield....
.
It was originally overseen by Sir Mortimer Grimsdale, the Joint Intelligence Committee Chair in the Marvel Universe. After he was revealed to have been replaced by a Skrull
Skrull
The Skrulls are a fictional race of extraterrestrial shapeshifters that appear in publications by Marvel Comics.-Publication history:The Skrulls first appeared in Fantastic Four #2 and were created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby....
, MI:13 became far more autonomous; he was replaced as JIC Chair by Lance Hunter
Lance Hunter (comics)
Lance Hunter is a fictional character within the Marvel Comics' Universe. He first appeared in Captain Britain Weekly #19 and was created by Gary Friedrich. Hunter is a Royal Navy Commander who became Director of S.T.R.I.K.E...
. Other intelligence chiefs shown as Sir Clive Reston
Clive Reston
Clive Reston is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics Universe.-Publication history:Reston first appeared in Giant-Size Master of Kung Fu issue three, in 1974, created by Doug Moench. He went on to be a recurring character in the Master of Kung Fu series, as well as occasionally appearing in...
, KCBE
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
, Director of MI6; and the wheelchair-using Annabel Warner, newly appointed Director of MI5
MI5
The Security Service, commonly known as MI5 , is the United Kingdom's internal counter-intelligence and security agency and is part of its core intelligence machinery alongside the Secret Intelligence Service focused on foreign threats, Government Communications Headquarters and the Defence...
.
History
MI-13 is the latest in a long line of fictional British intelligence agencies dealing with "weird happenings" within the United KingdomUnited Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. It followed the likes of Special Tactical Reserve for International Key Emergencies
S.T.R.I.K.E.
S.T.R.I.K.E. is a fictional, comic book counter-terrorism and intelligence agency in the . The organization, that often deals with superhuman threats, was introduced in Captain Britain Weekly #17, as the United Kingdom's version of the United Nations' S.H.I.E.L.D.The acronym stands for Special...
(S.T.R.I.K.E.), Resource Control Executive
R.C.X.
The Resources Control Executive is a fictional British intelligence agency in the Marvel Comics universe. It first appeared in Captain Britain vol...
(R.C.X.), Department of Unknown and Covert Knowledge (D.U.C.K.), and the Weird Happenings Organisation (W.H.O.). It evolved from the remnants of W.H.O. when Alistaire Stuart
Alistaire Stuart
Alistaire Stuart is a fictional character appearing in the Marvel Comics universe. He is a scientist, an ally of the superhero team Excalibur and head of MI-13, an intelligence agency...
was asked by the government in Excalibur
Excalibur (comics)
Excalibur is a Marvel Comics superhero group, an off-shoot of the X-Men, usually based in the United Kingdom. Conceived by writer Chris Claremont and artist/co-writer Alan Davis, the original Excalibur first appeared in Excalibur Special Edition , also known as Excalibur: The Sword is Drawn.The...
#101 (September 1996) to take the old W.H.O., Black Air
Black Air
Black Air is a fictional former Governmental Intelligence department founded and operating primarily within the United Kingdom in the Marvel Universe, initially as an adjunct to the Ministry of Defence...
(a corrupt department that had usurped W.H.O.'s and others' mandate), and all other related paranormal organisations and rationalise them into a single department.
This department was next seen in X-Force #115 (June 2001) with Stuart standing alongside Pete Wisdom. However, it went unnamed until 2006 when Wisdom revealed himself to be an agent of MI-13 in New Excalibur #1 (January 2006). In the New Excalibur series, M-13 funded the reforming of Excalibur superhero team.
Later that year MI-13 were later explored in Paul Cornell's Marvel MAX limited series
Limited series
A limited series is a comic book series with a set number of installments. A limited series differs from an ongoing series in that the number of issues is determined before production and it differs from a one shot in that it is composed of multiple issues....
Wisdom in which the department became involved in a military operation against Otherworld
Otherworld (Marvel Comics)
Otherworld is a fictional dimension in the Marvel Comics Marvel Universe. It is more commonly known as, and based on, the mythical Avalon from Celtic and more specifically Welsh mythology....
before signing a peace treaty, which includes a mutual defense pact, and facing a invasion of other dimensional Martians
Earth-691
In the fictional Marvel Comics multiverse, Earth 691 or Earth-691 is the name used to identify a secondary continuity inhabited by Killraven and the original Guardians of the Galaxy.-Overview:...
. The series also highlighted the clashes MI-13 have with other intelligence agencies, including MI6 who wish to have jurisdiction over "weird happenings" and believe all the specialist groups like MI-13 are doomed to fail. MI6 had convinced Stuart leave MI-13 to work for them as scientific adviser, leaving Pete Wisdom as the only senior officer reporting directly to the Chair of the Joint Intelligence Committee.
Most recently in the first story arc of Paul Cornell's Captain Britain and MI: 13
Captain Britain and MI: 13
Captain Britain and MI: 13 is an American comic book series from Marvel Comics, written by Paul Cornell, with art by Leonard Kirk. The series centers on the fictional British government agency MI: 13, which is dedicated to protecting the United Kingdom from supernatural threats...
(July 2008) series, Britain is attacked by a Skrull armada and a wave of empowered Super Skrulls during the Secret Invasion
Secret Invasion
"Secret Invasion" is a comic book crossover storyline that ran through a self-titled eight issue limited series and several tie-in books published by Marvel Comics from April through December 2008....
crossover event. The JIC Chair, Sir Mortimer Grimsdale, is revealed to be a Skrull, leaving Wisdom in command of MI-13, with the Prime Minister stating the all British superheroes are now members of the agency "like it or not". While other superheroes face the Skrull onslaught on London, Spitfire
Spitfire (comics)
Spitfire is a fictional character, a superhero in the Marvel Comics universe and was introduced as a member of the World War II era Invaders superhero team.-Fictional character biography:...
and Captain Britain
Captain Britain
Captain Britain , briefly known as Britannic, is a fictional character, a superhero appearing in the comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Chris Claremont and Herb Trimpe, he first appeared in Captain Britain Weekly, #1...
are dispatched, along with John the Skrull
John the Skrull
John the Skrull is a fictional character, a superhero published by Marvel Comics. He first appears in Wisdom #1 , and was created by Paul Cornell and Trevor Hairsine. As a Skrull, he normally takes the shape of John Lennon....
(a turncoat loyal to MI-13) and Wisdom, to link up with the forces of Avalon and protect Earth's magic from Skrull attack. In order for the mission to succeed, Pete Wisdom had to release the dark magic and demons imprisoned in Avalon; while this led to the dark forces, headed by Satannish
Satannish
Satannish is a fictional character appearing in the Marvel Comics universe.-Fictional character biography:Satannish is a very powerful extra-dimensional demon who has clashed with Doctor Strange. Satannish is known for granting mortals mystical power in exchange for their souls...
, creating an anti-Skrull barrier around the United Kingdom, it also meant demonic forces would now be trying to conquer the nation. John does not survive the mission.
MI:13 was restructured to support a semi-autonomous and public superhero team, headed by Captain Britain, while keeping the precise nature of the supernatural threat hidden from the public. The intention is to be both effective while ensuring the superheroes feel uncompromised (a frequent problem with the American Superhero Registration Act
Civil War (comics)
Civil War is a 2006-2007 Marvel Comics crossover storyline built around a self-titled seven-issue limited series written by Mark Millar and penciled by Steve McNiven, which ran through various other titles published by Marvel at the time...
).
When Dracula
Dracula (Marvel Comics)
Dracula is a fictional character, a comic book supervillain appearing in books published by Marvel Comics. He is based on the vampire Count Dracula from the novel of the same name by author Bram Stoker, and is also influenced by Universal Studios' version of the character.-Publication history:A...
moved to conquer the United Kingdom, he opened with a pre-emptive strike on MI:13's superhero team. The agency swiftly regrouped along with MI5 and MI6, and began the elimination of all vampire agents with the British intelligence agencies. However they were (seemingly) unwittingly manipulated into leading Dracula to the location of Quincy Harker's remains, which were enchanted to ensure vampires needed to be invited (individually) into the country. Dracula was now able to lead his full army to the country and magically seal it off from the rest of the world. Unknown to Dracula, Pete Wisdom had deliberately led Dracula to fake remains and MI:13 then used the captive demon Dr Plokta to trap the vampire in his own victorious fantasies, both to gain intelligence on him and to ensure he couldn't send in advance troops and find out the protection spell was still active. With the help of this, direct strikes, and actions by undercover agents, MI:13 ensured that Dracula was unaware until his forces entered UK airspace and were mostly wiped out. They then invaded his fortress, backed up by their reserves and the Special Air Service
Special Air Service
Special Air Service or SAS is a corps of the British Army constituted on 31 May 1950. They are part of the United Kingdom Special Forces and have served as a model for the special forces of many other countries all over the world...
, and comprehensively destroyed Dracula's assets, his army, and the count himself.
Members of MI-13 later attend an official reception in America presided over by Steve Rogers
Captain America
Captain America is a fictional character, a superhero that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in Captain America Comics #1 , from Marvel Comics' 1940s predecessor, Timely Comics, and was created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby...
, given in their honor for being the first country in the world to get rid of the Skrulls.http://marvel.com/news/comicstories.11247.the_heroic_age~colon~_age_of_heroes
Members
All superheroes native to the British Isles are considered part of MI-13, meaning they can be called by the government at any time. Paul Cornell said, "One of the great things about [Captain Britain and MI: 13] is that, because all British superheroes are de facto part of MI-13, we can visit disparate parts of the Marvel UKMarvel UK
Marvel UK was an imprint of Marvel Comics formed in 1972 to reprint US produced stories for the British weekly comic market, though it later did produce original material by British creators such as Alan Moore, John Wagner, Dave Gibbons, Steve Dillon and Grant Morrison.Panini Comics obtained the...
scene without it being a big deal."
Heroes such as The Black Knight
Black Knight (Dane Whitman)
Dane Whitman is a fictional comic book superhero in the Marvel Comics universe, the company's third person to bear the name Black Knight. Created by writer Roy Thomas and artist John Buscema, he first appeared in The Avengers #47 Dane Whitman is a fictional comic book superhero in the Marvel Comics...
, Captain Britain
Captain Britain
Captain Britain , briefly known as Britannic, is a fictional character, a superhero appearing in the comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Chris Claremont and Herb Trimpe, he first appeared in Captain Britain Weekly, #1...
, Union Jack
Union Jack (Joseph Chapman)
Union Jack is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe and the third person to take on the role of Union Jack...
and Spitfire
Spitfire (comics)
Spitfire is a fictional character, a superhero in the Marvel Comics universe and was introduced as a member of the World War II era Invaders superhero team.-Fictional character biography:...
have been shown/stated to work on behalf of MI-13. When the superhero team (New) Excalibur was revived, it was also funded by MI-13; its members included Captain Britain and, MI-13 spy and field team leader, Pete Wisdom along with Juggernaut
Juggernaut (comics)
The Juggernaut is a fictional character that appears in publications published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in X-Men #12 , and was created by writer Stan Lee and artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby....
, Sage
Sage (comics)
Sage, also known as Tessa, is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. She has most often been associated with the X-Men and the Hellfire Club, whom she spied upon for Professor Charles Xavier....
, Dazzler
Dazzler
Dazzler is a Marvel Comics superheroine, associated with the X-Men. She first appeared in Uncanny X-Men #130 ....
, and Nocturne
Nocturne (comics)
Nocturne is a code name used by four separate fictional characters in the Marvel Comics Universe. This article deals with Talia Josephine "T.J." Wagner, formerly associated with the reality-hopping Exiles and New Excalibur....
.
Vampire hunter Blade
Blade (comics)
Blade is a fictional character, a superhero/vampire hunter in the Marvel Comics universe. Created by writer Marv Wolfman and penciller Gene Colan, his first appearance was in the comic book The Tomb of Dracula #10 as a supporting character.The character went on to alternatively star and co-star...
joined MI:13 in Captain Britain and MI: 13 #5, while Faiza Hussain
Faiza Hussain
Dr. Faiza Hussain, later given the codename Excalibur, is a fictional comic book character within Marvel Comics' shared universe the Marvel Universe. Hussain was created by writer Paul Cornell, first penciled by Leonard Kirk...
, a new character first introduced in that series, joined after the Secret Invasion tie-in issues. Motormouth
Motormouth (comics)
Motormouth is a fictional character created by Paul Neary and developed by writer Graham Marks with initial designs by Gary Frank as the titular character of her own series Motormouth , was part of a line of original comics released in the early-to-mid 1990s by Marvel UK...
and Killpower
Killpower
Killpower is a fictional British comic book character from Marvel UK. He is the partner of Motormouth and first appeared in Motormouth #1. Killpower was created by Gary Frank and Graham Mark.-Publication history:...
were shown to be reservist of MI:13 in Captain Britain and MI: 13 #11, and later so were Dark Angel
Dark Angel (Marvel Comics)
Dark Angel is the name used by two fictional characters in Marvel UK, though they have no other relation.-Dark Angel :Dark Angel , originally Hell's Angel, is a fictional superheroine from the Marvel Comics imprint Marvel UK...
, Digitek
Digitek (comics)
Digitek is a fictional character appearing in the comic books published by Marvel Comics. He first appeared in Digitek #1 , the first issue of a limited series published by Marvel UK...
, Death's Head II
Death's Head
Death's Head is a fictional comic book character, a robotic bounty hunter appearing in the books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer Simon Furman and artist Geoff Senior for the company's Marvel UK imprint...
, and Tangerine
Tangerine (comics)
Tangerine is a fictional character appearing in Marvel Comics. She appears in two separate future timelines, and in the present day as a member of MI-13.-Fictional Character Biography:...
in #15.
Other shown members with official positions within the agency have included:
| Name | Position | Status | Additional notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alistaire Stuart Alistaire Stuart Alistaire Stuart is a fictional character appearing in the Marvel Comics universe. He is a scientist, an ally of the superhero team Excalibur and head of MI-13, an intelligence agency... |
(Former) Director Scientific Adviser |
Active | Left to work as Scientific Adviser for MI6 after being convinced MI-13 could not stand against an other dimensional Martian invasion. Has seemingly returned to 13 in a scientific role, with tension between him and Wisdom Left dimensionally inflexible after an unspecified encounter with Morgan le Fey. |
| Captain Midlands (Sid Ridley) Captain Midlands Captain Midlands, real name "Rambling" Sid Ridley, is a fictional comic book character within Marvel Comics' shared universe the Marvel Universe... |
Field agent | Inactive | An elderly and right-wing Captain America Captain America Captain America is a fictional character, a superhero that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in Captain America Comics #1 , from Marvel Comics' 1940s predecessor, Timely Comics, and was created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby... analogue. Turned on the team and led them into a trap; later imprisoned. |
| Constance | Agent | Unknown | |
| Dark Angel Dark Angel (Marvel Comics) Dark Angel is the name used by two fictional characters in Marvel UK, though they have no other relation.-Dark Angel :Dark Angel , originally Hell's Angel, is a fictional superheroine from the Marvel Comics imprint Marvel UK... |
Reserve | Active | |
| Death's Head (II) Death's Head Death's Head is a fictional comic book character, a robotic bounty hunter appearing in the books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer Simon Furman and artist Geoff Senior for the company's Marvel UK imprint... |
Reserve | Active | |
| Digitek Digitek (comics) Digitek is a fictional character appearing in the comic books published by Marvel Comics. He first appeared in Digitek #1 , the first issue of a limited series published by Marvel UK... |
Reserve | Active | Superhuman; spent time on an intelligence gathering mission in the US. |
| Excalibur (Faiza Hussain Faiza Hussain Dr. Faiza Hussain, later given the codename Excalibur, is a fictional comic book character within Marvel Comics' shared universe the Marvel Universe. Hussain was created by writer Paul Cornell, first penciled by Leonard Kirk... ) |
Field agent | Active | A young doctor, wielder of the legendary sword, Excalibur Excalibur Excalibur is the legendary sword of King Arthur, sometimes attributed with magical powers or associated with the rightful sovereignty of Great Britain. Sometimes Excalibur and the Sword in the Stone are said to be the same weapon, but in most versions they are considered separate. The sword was... , and steward to the Black Knight. Progressed to knight status after slaying Dracula. |
| Farisa | Agent | Unknown | A Muslim member of the agency. |
| John the Skrull John the Skrull John the Skrull is a fictional character, a superhero published by Marvel Comics. He first appears in Wisdom #1 , and was created by Paul Cornell and Trevor Hairsine. As a Skrull, he normally takes the shape of John Lennon.... |
Field agent | Inactive (deceased) | A Skrull infiltrator in the form of John Lennon John Lennon John Winston Lennon, MBE was an English musician and singer-songwriter who rose to worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles, one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music... , who went native in the 1960s. Killed during the Skrull invasion of Earth. |
| Killpower (Julius Mullarkey) Killpower Killpower is a fictional British comic book character from Marvel UK. He is the partner of Motormouth and first appeared in Motormouth #1. Killpower was created by Gary Frank and Graham Mark.-Publication history:... |
Reserve | Active | |
| Maureen Raven | Field agent | Inactive (deceased) | Mother of Jonathan Raven Killraven Killraven is a fictional freedom fighter in several post-apocalyptic alternate futures of the Marvel Comics universe. He first appeared in Amazing Adventures #18 , created by co-plotters Roy Thomas and Neal Adams, scripter Gerry Conway, and penciller Adams... . Had affair with Pete Wisdom and was used by James Ransom to form a link with the Martian Masters Martian (War of the Worlds) The Martians, also known as the Invaders, are the fictional race of extraterrestrials from the H.G. Wells novel The War of the Worlds. They are the antagonists of the novel, and their efforts to exterminate the populace of Earth and claim the planet for themselves drive the plot and present... of Earth-691 Earth-691 In the fictional Marvel Comics multiverse, Earth 691 or Earth-691 is the name used to identify a secondary continuity inhabited by Killraven and the original Guardians of the Galaxy.-Overview:... that allowed them to form a portal to Earth-616 Earth-616 In the fictional Marvel Comics multiverse, Earth-616 or Earth 616 is the name used to identify the primary continuity in which most Marvel Comics titles take place.-Origin of Earth-616:... ; Wisdom was forced to kill her to terminate the link. She was a clairsentient who had the power to take control of people. |
| Micromax (Scott Wright) Micromax Micromax is a fictional character, a mutant superhero of the Marvel universe. He first appeared in Excalibur vol. 1 #44.-Fictional character biography:Prior to the discovery of his mutant abilities, Scott Wright was a disk jockey... |
Field agent | Active | Micromax is a mutant who has been sent to the United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... to assist O*N*E* |
| Motormouth (Harley Davis) Motormouth (comics) Motormouth is a fictional character created by Paul Neary and developed by writer Graham Marks with initial designs by Gary Frank as the titular character of her own series Motormouth , was part of a line of original comics released in the early-to-mid 1990s by Marvel UK... |
Reserve | Inactive (injured) | |
| O | quartermaster Quartermaster Quartermaster refers to two different military occupations depending on if the assigned unit is land based or naval.In land armies, especially US units, it is a term referring to either an individual soldier or a unit who specializes in distributing supplies and provisions to troops. The senior... and part-time occult physics researcher |
Active | The character's design and name are based on Charles Hawtrey Charles Hawtrey (film actor) George Frederick Joffre Hartree , known as Charles Hawtrey, was an English comedy actor and musician.Beginning at a young age as a boy soprano, he made several records before moving on to the radio... 's character in Carry On Spying Carry On Spying Carry On Spying is a 1964 film, the ninth movie in the Carry On film series. It marks Barbara Windsor's first appearance in the series. Series regulars Kenneth Williams, Charles Hawtrey and Jim Dale are present. Bernard Cribbins makes the second of his three Carry On appearances... , while his position is an analog of James Bond James Bond James Bond, code name 007, is a fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short story collections. There have been a six other authors who wrote authorised Bond novels or novelizations after Fleming's death in 1964: Kingsley Amis,... 's Q Q (James Bond) Q is a fictional character in the James Bond novels and films. Q , like M, is a job title rather than a name. He is the head of Q Branch , the fictional research and development division of the British Secret Service... |
| Pete Wisdom | Director | Active | Mutant, formerly the field team leader; agent of several of the previous agencies. |
| Rana Mousabi | Special agent | Inactive (deceased) | Killed by werewolves who then wore her skin. |
| Rory Campbell | Mutant liaison and Management |
Inactive | The first person Stuart recruited for the, then unnamed, department, Campbell later defected when he took the role of Famine as part of Horsemen of Apocalypse Horsemen of Apocalypse The Horsemen of Apocalypse is a team of fictional supervillain characters that appear in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The team is first mentioned in X-Factor #10 , and makes their full appearance in X-Factor #15... . |
| Tangerine Tangerine (comics) Tangerine is a fictional character appearing in Marvel Comics. She appears in two separate future timelines, and in the present day as a member of MI-13.-Fictional Character Biography:... |
Reserve | Active | |
| Unnamed teleporter | Undercover Agent | Active | |
| Tink (Tinkabelinos Hardleg) |
Field agent | Inactive | Otherworld Otherworld (Marvel Comics) Otherworld is a fictional dimension in the Marvel Comics Marvel Universe. It is more commonly known as, and based on, the mythical Avalon from Celtic and more specifically Welsh mythology.... fairy Fairy A fairy is a type of mythical being or legendary creature, a form of spirit, often described as metaphysical, supernatural or preternatural.Fairies resemble various beings of other mythologies, though even folklore that uses the term... and daughter of Oberon Oberon Oberon is a legendary king of the fairies.Oberon may also refer to:-People:* Merle Oberon , British actress* Oberon Zell-Ravenheart , Neopagan activist-Media and entertainment:* Oberon... |
Interviews
- Cornell & Lowe talk "Captain Britain and MI:13", Comic Book ResourcesComic Book ResourcesComic Book Resources, also known as CBR is a website dedicated to the coverage of comic book-related news and discussion.-History:Comic Book Resources was founded by Jonah Weiland in 1996 as a development of the Kingdom Come Message Board, a message forum that Weiland had created to discuss DC...
, February 18, 2008 - The British Invasion: Paul Cornell on Captain Britain and MI: 13, Comics BulletinComics BulletinComics Bulletin is a website with an emphasis on the American comic book industry, updated daily with news, reviews, interviews, and editorial content. Coverage ranges from mainstream to independent/small press comic book and graphic novel publishers.-History:...
, April 10, 2008