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Encyclopedia > Alysande Stuart
Alysande Stuart
Publisher Marvel Comics
First appearance Excalibur #8 (1989)
Created by Chris Claremont
Alan Davis
Statistics
Full Name Alysande Stuart
Status Deceased
Supporting Character of X-Men, Excalibur, member of the Weird Happenings Organisation (W.H.O.) and the Muir Island X-Men
Notable relatives Alistaire Stuart (twin brother)

Alysande Stuart is a fictional character appearing in X-Men stories in the Marvel Comics universe. It has been suggested that Felicia (pseudonym) be merged into this article or section. ... In comic books, first appearance refers to the date or issue of a characters first appearance. ... Chris Claremont (born November 30, 1950 in London, England, United Kingdom) is a comic book writer, best known for his 16-year (1976-1991) stint on Uncanny X-Men, during which the series became one of the comic book industrys most successful properties. ... Alan Davis (born 1956) is a British writer and artist of comic books. ... The X-Men are a group of comic book superheroes featured in Marvel Comics. ... Excalibur is the title of several Marvel Comics series, each offshoots of the popular X-Men franchise. ... A fictional character is any person who appears in a work of fiction. ... The X-Men are a group of comic book superheroes featured in Marvel Comics. ... It has been suggested that Felicia (pseudonym) be merged into this article or section. ... Various characters of the Marvel Universe. ...


History

Brigadier Alysande Stuart and her brother professor Alistaire Stuart were the founders of the Weird Happenings Organisation (W.H.O.). A group created to replace the Resources Control Executive (R.C.X.) as Britain's primary organisation for the investigation of supernatural and superhuman incidents. The W.H.O. wasn't the only government organisation concerned with the paranormal though, as the R.C.X. remained in a different form and the F.I.6. was another similar organisation. The W.H.O. succesfully combined military (through Alysande) and scientific (through Alistaire) methods. The supernatural (Latin: super- exceeding + nature) refers to forces and phenomena which are beyond ordinary scientific understanding. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...


Sent to investigate the disappearance of a train and the reappearance of a similar train from an alternate dimension, the W.H.O. met Excalibur, Britain's primary superhero team. The Stuarts and Excalibur became close friends and W.H.O. would often call in Excalibur's aid. Excalibur is the title of several Marvel Comics series, each offshoots of the popular X-Men franchise. ...


Alysande also assisted in the defense of Muir Island against the Reavers as part of a group which would inofficially be known as the Muir Island X-Men. Muir Island is a small, fictional island off of the northern coast of Scotland in the Marvel Comics universe. ... In the fictional X-Men universe the Reavers are a team of criminal cyborgs. ... The X-Men are a group of comic book superheroes featured in Marvel Comics. ...


To combat the threat of the alien robot, the Air-Walker, Alysande had contact with S.H.I.E.L.D. and borrowed a Helicarrier. A few weeks later, she found out that she had been accussed of selling classified information to S.H.I.E.L.D. in exchange for the helicarrier. An investigation was called, but Alysande died at the hands of Jamie Braddock before the investigation finished. At her funeral, Nick Fury, director of S.H.I.E.L.D. told Alistaire that Alysande had been framed and cleared her name. Alistaire would later find out that the R.C.X. had been responsible for framing Alysande, hoping to weaken W.H.O. and increase their own power. Air-Walker, is a fictional comic book character. ... S.H.I.E.L.D. (originally an acronym for Supreme Headquarters, International Espionage, Law Enforcement Division, subsequently changed to Strategic Hazard Intervention, Espionage and Logistics Directorate) is a fictional counterterrorism and intelligence agency in the Marvel Universe that often deals with superhuman threats. ... The Helicarrier, an aircraft carrier specifically designed to be itself capable of independent powered flight in addition to the conventional functions of aircraft carriers, is the signature capital ship of the fictional intelligence/defence agency S.H.I.E.L.D., usually shown in Marvel Comics-published comic book magazines. ... James Braddock Jr. ... Nicholas Joseph Nick Fury is a fictional World War II army hero and present-day superspy in the Marvel Comics universe Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, Fury first appeared in #1 (May 1963), a combat series that portrayed the cigar-chomping Fury as leader of an elite U...



 
 

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