X-Men No. 5 [Marvel Legends Reprint] #[nn]

(May 2005)

Trapped: One X-Man! (Table of Contents)

X-Men / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Stan Lee

Pencils:

Jack Kirby

Inks:

Paul Reinman

Colors:

?

Letters:

Sam Rosen

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

FEATURE: X-Men--Professor X; Cyclops; Jean Grey; Angel; Iceman; Beast); GUESTS: John Grey; Elaine Grey; VILLAINS: The Brotherhood of Evil Mutants--Magneto; Toad; Quicksilver; Scarlet Witch; Mastermind

Synopsis:

With Xavier's mental powers gone, the X-Men try to decide how they will function without his leadership; Trying to ferret out the X-Men, Magneto has the Toad enter an atheletic event where he leaps to victory; With the crowd turning hostile due to the Toads amazing abilities, the X-Men arrive on the scene to capture him; Magneto snags Angel and whisks him away to Asteroid M; In an attempt to trade the Toad for Angel, the X-Men arrive on Asteroid M where they battle the Brotherhood once again; On their safe return to earth, Xavier revels that his power loss was a ruse to test his students.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• from The X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #5 (May 1964)