([August] 1996)

Marvel, 1996 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
19.95 USD; 27.95 CAD
Pages
228
On-sale Date
1996-06-19
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics
Brand
Marvel Comics
ISBN
0-7851-0195-0 Search at WorldCat
Barcode
759606101955 00111
Editing
Jaye Gardner (credited) (reprint editor); John Roshell of Comicraft (credited as Comicraft's John Roshell) (book design)
Color
Color
Dimensions
Standard Modern Age U.S.
Binding
Squarebound
Publishing Format
Collected Edition

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Alan Davis (credited)
Inks
Mark Farmer (credited)
Colors
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
X-Men: Colossus [Piotr Rasputin]; Longshot (Mojoverse); Nightcrawler [Kurt Wagner]; Rogue [Anna Marie]; Wolverine [Logan]
Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Mojo (Mojoverse); Sentinel; Spiral [Rita Wayword] (Mojoverse); Warlock; X-Cutioner [Carl Denti]
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
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Files Available: (Table of Contents: 1)

table of contents / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils
George Pérez; John Byrne; Jason Pearson; Alan Davis; Arthur Adams
Inks
Terry Austin; Bob Layton; Mark Farmer; Alan Davis
Letters
typeset

Introduction: Things You Already Know (Table of Contents: 2)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Alan Davis
Pencils
Alan Davis; Alan Davis
Inks
Mark Farmer
Letters
typeset

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Mission: A Fire in the Sky! (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Pencils
George Pérez
Inks
Terry Austin
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero

The Awesome Attack of Arkon! (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Pencils
Frank Miller
Inks
Terry Austin
Colors
?
Letters
Danny Crespi

Genre
superhero
Characters
Arkon; X-Men [Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Wolverine [Logan]; Storm [Ororo Munroe]; Colossus [Peter Rasputin]]
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A Fire in the Sky! (Table of Contents: 5)

X-Men / comic story / 35 pages (report information)

Script
Chris Claremont
Pencils
George Pérez
Inks
Terry Austin
Colors
Glynis Oliver (credited as Glynis Wein)
Letters
Tom Orzechowski

Genre
superhero
Characters
X-Men [Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Storm [Ororo Munroe]; Wolverine [Logan]; Colossus [Peter Rasputin]; Nightcrawler [Kurt Wagner]; Banshee [Sean Cassidy]]; Edwin Jarvis; Arkon; Imperions; Captain America [Steve Rogers] (flashback); Thor (flashback); Iron Man [Tony Stark] (flashback)
Synopsis
The X-Men battle Arkon and are transported to his world where they are asked to help save it.
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Indexer Notes

Story takes place between X-Men #124 and 125.

Mission: The Evil That Is Cast (Table of Contents: 6)

Hulk / recap / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
John Byrne
Inks
Bob Layton
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero

Hand of Holocaust! (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Pencils
John Byrne (signed)
Inks
Bob Layton (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Irv Watanabe

Genre
superhero
Characters
Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Angel [Warren Worthington III]; Iceman [Robert Drake]
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The Evil That Is Cast... (Table of Contents: 8)

Hulk / comic story / 35 pages (report information)

Script
John Byrne (Co-Plot); Roger Stern
Pencils
John Byrne
Inks
Bob Layton
Colors
Janice Cohen
Letters
Jim Novak

Genre
superhero
Characters
Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Angel [Warren Worthington III]; Iceman [Robert Drake]; Doc Samson [Leonard Samson]; Jim Wilson; Candy Southern; Master Mold [Steven Lang]; General Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross; Cyclops [Scott Summers] (flashback); Jean Grey (flashback)
Synopsis
Iceman crashes at Angel's pad for a little fun with his new girl when a mysterious Sentinel attacks. With the Master Mold hot on his trail, Angel arrives at Gamma Base and gets the Hulk involved in the battle. Master Mold captures both of the mutants and the jade giant but cannot handle the savage fury of the Hulk. The station is destroyed and the three heroes make it back to Earth in dramatic fashion.
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Mission: Why Do We Do These Things We Do?! (Table of Contents: 9)

recap / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Alan Davis
Inks
Alan Davis
Letters
typeset

Wildways (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Pencils
Alan Davis
Inks
Alan Davis
Colors
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
New Mutants [Cypher; Warlock; Cannonball; Magik; Wolfsbane; Sunspot; Mirage; Magma]; Captain Britain [Brian Braddock]; Bratpack [Butch; Darla; Alfie]
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Why Do We Do These Things We Do?! (Table of Contents: 11)

New Mutants / comic story / 48 pages (report information)

Script
Chris Claremont
Pencils
Alan Davis
Inks
Alan Davis
Colors
Glynis Oliver
Letters
Tom Orzechowski

Genre
superhero
Characters
New Mutants [Cannonball; Cypher; Karma; Magik; Magma; Mirage; Sunspot; Warlock; Wolfsbane]; Captain Britain [Brian Braddock]; Psylocke [Betsy Braddock]; Bratpack [Butch; Alfie; Darla]; Mojo (villain); Spiral (villain); Meggan; Leong Manh; Nga Xui Manh
Synopsis
Mojo captures Betsy (giving her new eyes and the name Psylocke), then Wolfsbane, Sunspot, Karma's siblings, and the Bratpack. The New Mutants meet Captain Britain. Cypher merges with Warlock and saves the day. Psylocke decides to stay at Xavier's school.
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Indexer Notes

This story occurs between New Mutants #44 and #45.

Mission: Performance (Table of Contents: 12)

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

Pencils
Arthur Adams
Inks
Terry Austin
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

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

Pencils
Arthur Adams (signed)
Inks
Terry Austin (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
New Mutants [Cannonball; Sunspot; Mirage; Wolfsbane; Magma; Warlock]; Longshot; X-Babies [Storm [Ororo Munroe]; Wolverine [Logan]; Colossus [Peter Rasputin]; Nightcrawler [Kurt Wagner]; Shadowcat [Kitty Pryde]]
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Indexer Notes

Cover is an homage to the cover of Giant-Size X-Men (Marvel, 1975 series) #1 (1975).

Performance (Table of Contents: 14)

X-Men / comic story / 42 pages (report information)

Script
Chris Claremont
Pencils
Arthur Adams
Inks
Terry Austin
Colors
Petra Goldberg
Letters
Tom Orzechowski

Genre
superhero
Characters
X-Men [Magneto; Storm [Ororo Munroe]; Wolverine [Logan]; Colossus [Peter Rasputin]; Rogue; Nightcrawler [Kurt Wagner]; Shadowcat [Kitty Pryde]; Psylocke]; Longshot; Lockheed; New Mutants [Cannonball; Sunspot; Mirage; Magik [Illyana Rasputin]; Wolfsbane [Rahne Sinclair]; Magma; Cypher [Doug Ramsey]; Warlock; Karma]; Mojo; Spiral; Major Domo; Bratpack [Butch; Darla; Alfie]; Walt Simonson; Louise Simonson; Puddlegulp (and other Frogs from Thor); Carrie Kelly [Robin from Dark Knight Returns]
Synopsis
Mojo turns the X-Men into children and the New Mutants must become the X-Men to save them. Longshot joins the team.
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Mission: The Gift Goodbye (Table of Contents: 15)

recap / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jason Pearson
Inks
Mark Farmer
Letters
typeset

Where Walks the X-Cutioner! (Table of Contents: 16)

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

Pencils
Jason Pearson (signed)
Inks
Jason Pearson (signed)
Colors
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Storm [Ororo Munroe]; Colossus [Peter Rasputin]; X-Cutioner
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The Gift Goodbye (Table of Contents: 17)

X-Men / comic story / 44 pages (report information)

Script
Scott Lobdell
Pencils
Jason Pearson
Inks
Mark Farmer
Colors
Kevin Tinsley; Ericka Moran
Letters
Chris Eliopoulos

Genre
superhero
Characters
X-Men [Jean Grey; Storm [Ororo Munroe]; Colossus [Peter Rasputin]; Bishop; Iceman [Robert Drake]; Archangel [Warren Worthington III]]; X-Cutioner; Tower (Death); Mastermind (Death)
Synopsis
X-Cutioner begins his quest of killing evil mutants by destroying Tower and moving on to Mastermind, but the X-Men intervene. Mastermind, on his death bed, projects Jean, Bobby, and Bishop into a world where many of their dreams are reality.
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Still on File in the Danger Room ...Or at Your Local Comic Shop... (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

X-Men / promo (ad from the publisher) / 4 pages (report information)

Notes: (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

X-Men / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    X-Men
  2. 1. Files Available:
  3. 2. Introduction: Things You Already Know
  4. 3. Mission: A Fire in the Sky!
    X-Men
  5. 4. The Awesome Attack of Arkon!
    X-Men
  6. 5. A Fire in the Sky!
    X-Men
  7. 6. Mission: The Evil That Is Cast
    Hulk
  8. 7. Hand of Holocaust!
    Hulk
  9. 8. The Evil That Is Cast...
    Hulk
  10. 9. Mission: Why Do We Do These Things We Do?!
  11. 10. Wildways
    New Mutants
  12. 11. Why Do We Do These Things We Do?!
    New Mutants
  13. 12. Mission: Performance
    X-Men
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    X-Men
  15. 14. Performance
    X-Men
  16. 15. Mission: The Gift Goodbye
  17. 16. Where Walks the X-Cutioner!
    X-Men
  18. 17. The Gift Goodbye
    X-Men
  19. 18. Still on File in the Danger Room ...Or at Your Local Comic Shop...
    X-Men
  20. 19. Notes:
    X-Men
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