Story by Chris Claremont. Art and cover by Alan Davis and Paul Neary.
The world believes the mutant heroes the X-Men are dead (see Fall of the Mutants). Kitty Pryde and Nightcrawler, almost fully recovered from severe injuries sustained during the Mutant Massacre, join the psychic Rachel Summers (Phoenix II), the British superman Captain Britain and his elf lover, Meggan, to form the super team Excalibur. However, dangerous adversaries are gathering and this new group will have to learn to be a team if they are going to survive the coming days.
Featuring a full page pin-up of Phoenix II on back cover by Alan Davis and Paul Neary.
* 1st ongoing Excalibur title
* 1st appearance of Widget