Astonishing X-Men #7 - Monstrous
([May] 2012)

Marvel, 2004 Series
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Volume
7
Price
16.99 USD
Pages
116
On-sale Date
2012-05-09
Publisher's Age Guidelines
T+
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Worldwide Inc.
Brand
Marvel [in horizontal box]
ISBN
978-0-7851-5115-9 Search at WorldCat
Barcode
9780785151159 01699
Printer
R.R. Donnelley, Inc., Salem, VA, USA
Editing
Nick Lowe (credited) (original editor); Axel Alonso (credited) (editor); Daniel Ketchum (credited) (associate editor); Jennifer Grünwald (credited) (collection editor); Alex Starbuck (credited) (assistant editor); Nelson Ribeiro (credited) (assistant editor); Mark D. Beazley (credited) (editor, special projects); Jeff Youngquist (credited) (senior editor, special projects); Axel Alonso (credited) (editor in chief)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

X-Men / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Michael Wm. Kaluta (signed as MW Kaluta)
Inks
Michael Wm. Kaluta (signed as MW Kaluta)
Colors
Dave Stewart

Genre
superhero
Characters
Fin Fang Foom; Wolverine [Logan]
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Reprints

[Title Page and Credits] (Table of Contents: 1)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Letters
typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

X-Men / cover reprint (on interior page) / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils
Jason Pearson (credited) (signed as Jason)
Inks
Jason Pearson (credited) (signed as Jason)
Colors
Jason Pearson (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
X-Men: Armor [Hisako Ichiki]; Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Emma Frost; Wolverine [Logan]
Fin Fang Foom
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Reprints
Keywords
dragons; Tokyo

Monstrous Part 1 (Table of Contents: 3)

X-Men / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Daniel Way (credited)
Pencils
Jason Pearson (credited)
Inks
Karl Story (credited)
Colors
Sonia Oback (credited)
Letters
Cory Petit of Virtual Calligraphy (credited as VC's Cory Petit)

Genre
superhero
Characters
X-Men: Armor [Hisako Ichiki]; Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Emma Frost; Wolverine [Logan]
Fin Fang Foom; Mentallo [Marvin Flumm]; Mr. Ichiki
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
Armor learns that her mother and brother have been killed and the X-Men travel with her to Japan so she can attend the funeral. Elsewhere, Roxxon has hired Mentallo to join an exploratory crew headed for Monster Island looking for oil. Mentallo is supposed to keep the crew safe from the monsters but he has plans of his own.
Reprints
Keywords
Danger Room; Japan; Monster Island; Roxxon

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

X-Men / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jason Pearson (credited)
Inks
Jason Pearson (credited)
Colors
Jason Pearson (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
X-Men: Armor [Hisako Ichiki]; Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Emma Frost; Wolverine [Logan]
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Reprints

Monstrous Part 2 (Table of Contents: 5)

X-Men / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Daniel Way (credited)
Pencils
Jason Pearson (credited); Sara Pichelli (credited)
Inks
Karl Story (credited); Sara Pichelli (credited)
Colors
Sonia Oback (credited)
Letters
Joe Caramagna of Virtual Calligraphy (credited as VC's Joe Caramagna)

Genre
superhero
Characters
X-Men: Armor [Hisako Ichiki]; Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Emma Frost; Wolverine [Logan]
Fin Fang Foom; Mentallo [Marvin Flumm]; Mr. Ichiko; Director Brewer
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
Tokyo is attacked by Fin Fang Foom, sent by Mentallo. He contacts his superiors at Roxxon, demanding eight hundred million dollars in exchange for relinquishing his control of the creatures of Monster Island. Armor leaves the family wake to help the X-Men against the dragon attack.
Reprints
Keywords
dragons; Monster Island; Roxxon; Tokyo

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

X-Men / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jason Pearson (credited)
Inks
Jason Pearson (credited)
Colors
Jason Pearson (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
X-Men: Armor [Hisako Ichiki]; Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Emma Frost; Wolverine [Logan]
Mentallo [Marvin Flumm]; Mr. Ichiki
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Reprints

Monstrous Part 3 (Table of Contents: 7)

X-Men / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Daniel Way (credited)
Pencils
Nick Bradshaw (credited)
Inks
Nick Bradshaw (credited); Jay Leisten (credited); Craig Yeung (credited); Norman Lee (credited)
Colors
Rachelle Rosenberg (credited)
Letters
Joe Caramagna of Virtual Calligraphy (credited as VC's Joe Caramagna); Clayton Cowles of Virtual Calligraphy (credited as VC's Clayton Cowles)

Genre
superhero
Characters
X-Men: Armor [Hisako Ichiki]; Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Emma Frost; Wolverine [Laura Kinney]
Fin Fang Foom; Mentallo [Marvin Flumm]; Director Brewer
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
The X-Men stop Fin Fang Foom's rampage, then travel to Monster Island to find Mentallo but they are outmatched by the vast number of monsters under his control.
Reprints
Keywords
Monster Island; Roxxon; Tokyo

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

X-Men / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Salvador Larroca (credited)
Inks
Salvador Larroca (credited)
Colors
Guru eFX (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
X-Men: Armor [Hisako Ichiki]; Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Emma Frost; Wolverine [Logan]
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Reprints

Monstrous Conclusion (Table of Contents: 9)

X-Men / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Daniel Way (credited)
Pencils
Nick Bradshaw (credited)
Inks
Nick Bradshaw (credited)
Colors
Rachelle Rosenberg (credited)
Letters
Joe Caramagna of Virtual Calligraphy (credited as VC's Joe Caramagna)

Genre
superhero
Characters
X-Men: Armor [Hisako Ichiki]; Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Emma Frost; Wolverine [Logan]
Mentallo [Marvin Flumm]; Director Brewer; Mr. Ichiki
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
Emma Frost matches her mind control powers against Mentallo's and breaks his hold on the monsters. Armor reconciles with her father.
Reprints
Keywords
Monster Island

#36 Variant (Table of Contents: 10)

X-Men / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Michael Wm. Kaluta (credited as Michael Kaluta) (signed as MW Kaluta)
Inks
Michael Wm. Kaluta (credited as Michael Kaluta) (signed as MW Kaluta)
Colors
Dave Stewart

Genre
superhero
Characters
Fin Fang Foom; Wolverine [Logan]
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Reprints

Fin Fang Foom! (Table of Contents: 11)

cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Dick Ayers
Colors
Stan Goldberg
Letters
Artie Simek

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Fin Fang Foom
Reprints
Keywords
monsters

Fin Fang Foom! (Table of Contents: 12)

comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee ? (plot); Larry Lieber ? (script)
Pencils
Jack Kirby (credited)
Inks
Dick Ayers (credited)
Colors
Stan Goldberg
Letters
Ray Holloway ?; Artie Simek
Editing
Stan Lee

Job Number
V-318
Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Fin Fang Foom (introduction); Chan Liuchow; Chung Liuchow
Synopsis
A young historian from Taiwan crosses to the mainland to awake the dragon Fin Fang Foom and foil a communist invasion. He lures the dragon to the coast to wreck the invasion fleet, and then lures it back to its lair before restoring its mystical slumber.
Reprints
Keywords
monsters
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    X-Men
  2. 1. [Title Page and Credits]
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    X-Men
  4. 3. Monstrous Part 1
    X-Men
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    X-Men
  6. 5. Monstrous Part 2
    X-Men
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    X-Men
  8. 7. Monstrous Part 3
    X-Men
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
    X-Men
  10. 9. Monstrous Conclusion
    X-Men
  11. 10. #36 Variant
    X-Men
  12. 11. Fin Fang Foom!
  13. 12. Fin Fang Foom!
This issue was modified by
  • Dwayne Best
  • Ralf Haring
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Ramon Schenk