Giant-Size X-Men #2

(1975)

The Sentinels Live (Table of Contents: 1)

X-Men / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

Script

Roy Thomas

Pencils

Neal Adams

Inks

Tom Palmer

Colors

Neal Adams

Letters

Sam Rosen

Genre

superhero

Characters

X-Men [Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Marvel Girl [Jean Grey]; Angel [Warren Worthington III]; Iceman [Bobby Drake]; Beast [Hank McCoy]]; Polaris [Lorna Dane]; Havok [Alex Summers]; Sentinels; Living Pharaoh [Ahmet Abdol]; Judge Chalmers; Larry Trask

Synopsis

Lorna is attacked by a Sentinel. Alex is paralyzed by his terrible and destructive new powers as the X-Men try to figure out how to help him. The Egyptian authorities arrive and the Living Pharaoh tells them to arrest the X-Men for the destruction of an ancient temple. Alex takes off in the conflict and is attacked by a Sentinel. Learning of the attack on Lorna, Iceman and Beast head back to the states to investigate. They catch a newscast where the son of Bolivar Trask proclaims to the world that the Sentinels are once again active and hunting for mutants.

Reprints

• from The X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #57 (June 1969)

Mission: Murder (Table of Contents: 2)

X-Men / comic story / 19 pages (report information)

Script

Roy Thomas

Pencils

Neal Adams

Inks

Tom Palmer

Colors

Neal Adams

Letters

Artie Simek

Genre

superhero

Characters

X-Men [Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Marvel Girl [Jean Grey]; Angel [Warren Worthington III]; Iceman [Bobby Drake]; Beast [Hank McCoy]]; Havok [Alex Summers] (1st in costume); Lorna Dane [Polaris]; Banshee [Sean Cassidy]; Mesmero; Magneto Robot (destroyed); Living Monolith [Ahmet Abdol]; Larry Trask (villain); Judge Chalmers (villain); Sentinels (villains)

Synopsis

Sentinels attack Beast and Iceman and Bobby sacrifices himself so that Hank can escape. Angel flies back to the states with Cyclops and Jean following close behind. Iceman is taken to Trask's Sentinel base where he meets up with Lorna and Alex, now called Havok with a containment suit built by Trask. Sentinels gather mutants from around the world and bring them to Trask. Fearful of Larry's methods, Chalmers takes the medallion from around his neck and the Sentinels refuse to follow their master as he is revealed to be a mutant.

Reprints

• from The X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #58 (July 1969) [page 14 removed]

Do or Die, Baby (Table of Contents: 3)

X-Men / comic story / 16.5 pages (report information)

Script

Chris Claremont; Roy Thomas

Pencils

Neal Adams

Inks

Tom Palmer

Colors

Neal Adams

Letters

Sam Rosen

Genre

superhero

Characters

X-Men [Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Marvel Girl [Jean Grey]; Angel [Warren Worthington III]; Iceman [Bobby Drake]; Beast [Hank McCoy]]; Havok [Alex Summers]; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]; Toad [Mortimer Toynbee]; Larry Trask; Judge Chalmers; Sentinels; Unus [Gunther Bain]; Blob [Fred Dukes]; Mastermind [Jason Wyngarde]; Karl Lykos [Sauron](1st)

Synopsis

With Larry Trask revealed to be a mutant, the Sentinels refuse to obey him any more as they continue to capture mutants and prepare to kill them. Cyclops, Jean and Beast mount an offensive to rescue their captured friends. Cyke, Jean and Hank disguise themselves as Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch and Toad as they battle the Sentinels. Cyclops tricks the Sentinels into flying into the sun. They rescue Havok but he is injured.

Reprints

• from The X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #59 (August 1969) [equivalent of 3.5 pages removed.]

Indexer Notes

bottom of page 13, 14, top of page 15, 19, and bottom of page 20 edited out.