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The Braddock Family - Captain Britain/Psylocke/Monarch/Gloriana/Lady Mandarin
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Below is my attempt to unravel the Braddock Family. This is what I've come up with. NOTE: Key Collector does not have a listing for Brian Braddock (Captain Britain). I left out several details such as costume and/or ability changes to keep it simple. And...all alias names for Captain Britain because that deserves a thread all to its own. Also, I could not identify when Gloriana first appeared.

Captain Britain Weekly #1 (October 1976)

  • 1st appearance Captain Britain (Brian Braddock)
  • Origin of Captain Britain (???)

Captain Britain #8 (December 1976)

  • 1st appearance of Elizabeth “Betsy” Braddock (later becomes Psylocke)
  • 1st mention of Jamie Braddock Jr. (later becomes Monarch)

Captain Britain #9 (December 1976)

  • 2nd appearance of Betsy Braddock
  • 1st appearance of Jamie Braddock Jr., later becomes Monarch

Mighty World of Marvel #7 (December 1983)

  • 1st appearance of Meggan Braddock (later becomes Gloriana)

Captain Britain #8 (Volume 2) (August 1985)

  • Origin of Meggan Braddock

Captain Britain #12 (December 1985)

  • Betsy Braddock becomes Captain Britain

New Mutants Annual #2 (October 1986)

  • 1st appearance of both Betsy Braddock and Meggan Braddock in U.S. comics
  • Origin of Betsy Braddock
  • Betsy Braddock renamed Psylocke (by Mojo)

Uncanny X-Men #213 (January 1987)

  • Betsy Braddock joins the X-Men and adopts the name Psylocke

Uncanny X-Men #257 (January 1990)

  • 1st appearance of Psylocke as Lady Mandarin

Captain Britain and MI13 Annual #1 (June 2009)

  • 1st appearance of Meggan Braddock as Gloriana (???)
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Added history on Meggan Braddock
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Pretty sure it's Uncanny 256 for 1st Lady Mandarin. 

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There is conflicting reports of when Psylocke appears as Lady Mandarin; Uncanny X-Men #256 or #257.

I believe the confusion may come from Psylocke appearing as Lady Mandarin in uniform (costume) in X-Men #257. In addition, she is not referred to as Lady Mandarin until #257 (In the service of the Hand and the Mandarin, the brainwashed Psylocke establishes herself as Lady Mandarin).

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