Random Happenstance

The Knights of Pendragon make an appearance before Alan Davis finished his run in Excalibur, with most if not all of them getting killed in an alternate timeline by Sentinels in a coda to "Days of Futures Past." So I knew pretty much nothing about them, but here's yet another Marvel UK book really hyping up the Death's Head II guest-spot! From 1993, Knights of Pendragon #14, "Night of the Hunters, Part Two of Three" Written by Dan Abnett and John Tomlinson, pencils by John Royle, inks by John Royle and Jeff Anderson.

The cover features Union Jack, although I'd have had to take their word for that, since he wore a much less distinctive armor here rather than the classic flag suit. He's watching over Death's Head II, who attacked the team the previous issue, and is now joined by Magpie, a villain from earlier in the series; but DH II seems to be stalling for something. (Some of the pages seem to be out of order, at least in my copy.) Meanwhile, robot team member Gawain was having nightmares about disaster on earth-313, and Grace wanted to hook up with Peter Hunter, who could turn into a younger man when he became Albion, but she preferred the older version.

DH II had called in the Lemurians of earth-313, who accuse the Knights of genocide; but he acts like his job was done, payment on delivery. I wonder if he's even in the next issue, which would be the last.