Who Is Captain U.K.? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Captain U.K. is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Linda McQuillan, with over 97 comic issue appearances. Originally the Earth-238 counterpart to Earth-616's Captain Britain, Linda was reassigned to Earth-794. A good friend and ally to Brian Braddock, Captain Britain of Earth-616.

Who is Captain U.K.?

Linda McQuillan was the heroine known as Captain U.K., the representative of the Captain Britain Corps for Earth-238, as assigned by Merlyn . When the British government of Earth-238 was taken over by the Omega-Level mutant Mad Jim Jaspers , he outlawed all superhumans and sent his creation, the Fury , to hunt them down. With her husband Rick and she being two of the last surviving heroes of Earth-238, they gathered together with others like themselves and decided to make a stand against the Fury. During said showdown, several of her allies fell: Tom Rosetta , Android Andy , Miracle Man , and Colonel Tusker . Fearing for Linda’s safety, Rick picked her up and carried her to a teleporter booth; with no time to calibrate the destination, he set it to send her as far away as possible. The last sight Linda had of Earth-238 was the Fury grabbing and lifting her husband by the throat and then delivering a killing blast to his chest. The devastated and terrified Linda ended up on Earth-616. Deciding against making her presence known, she hid out as a photographer.

Key facts

Captain U.K. is of other origin and first appeared in "Graveyard Shift". The character is published by Marvel. With 97 recorded issue appearances, Captain U.K. ranks among the most featured characters in comics.