Wizard X-Men Masterpiece Edition #1

(December 2003)

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

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Introduction (Table of Contents: 2)

X-Men / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script:

Jim Lee

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Jim Lee

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Art Thibert

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?

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typeset

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Professor X; Cyclops; Wolverine; Beast; Rogue; Gambit; Psylocke

Power of Proteus (Table of Contents: 3)

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Chris Lawrence

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[Cover to X-Men #126] (Table of Contents: 4)

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Pencils:

Dave Cockrum

Inks:

Terry Austin

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Letters:

Danny Crespi

Editing:

Roger Stern

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Cyclops; Storm; Wolverine; Colossus; Nightcrawler

Reprints:

• from The X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #126 [Direct] (October 1979)

How Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth...! (Table of Contents: 5)

X-Men / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script:

John Byrne (co-plot); Chris Claremont

Pencils:

John Byrne

Inks:

Terry Austin

Colors:

Glynis Oliver [as Glynis Wein]

Letters:

Tom Orzechowski

Editing:

Roger Stern

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

X-Men [Cyclops; Phoenix [Jean Grey]; Storm; Wolverine; Colossus; Banshee; Nightcrawler]; Moira MacTaggert; Havok; Polaris; Multiple Man; Proteus (villain); Mastermind (villain)

Synopsis:

The X-Men are on Muir Isle trying to take down the super-powerful Proteus who also happens to be Moira's son. Jean continues to have Mastermind-induced hallucinations.

Reprints:

• from The X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #126 (October 1979)

[Cover to X-Men #127] (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Pencils:

John Byrne

Inks:

Terry Austin

Colors:

?

Letters:

Danny Crespi

Editing:

Roger Stern

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Cyclops; Storm; Wolverine; Nightcrawler; Proteus

Reprints:

• from The X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #127 [Direct] (November 1979)

The Quality of Hatred! (Table of Contents: 7)

X-Men / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script:

John Byrne (Co-plot); Chris Claremont

Pencils:

John Byrne

Inks:

Terry Austin

Colors:

Glynis Oliver [as Glynis Wein]

Letters:

Tom Orzechowski

Editing:

Roger Stern

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

X-Men [Cyclops; Phoenix [Jean Grey]; Storm; Wolverine; Colossus; Banshee; Nightcrawler]; Moira MacTaggert; Joe MacTaggert (death); Havok; Polaris; Proteus (villain)

Synopsis:

Cyclops pulls the team together after their first mind numbing encounter with Proteus. Proteus takes over the body of his father in order to take the X-Men down in round two.

Reprints:

• from The X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #127 (November 1979)

[Cover to X-Men #128] (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Pencils:

George Pérez

Inks:

Terry Austin

Colors:

?

Letters:

Danny Crespi

Editing:

Roger Stern

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Cyclops; Phoenix [Jean Grey]; Storm; Wolverine; Colossus; Banshee; Nightcrawler; Moira MacTaggert; Polaris

Reprints:

• from The X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #128 [Direct] (December 1979)

The Action of the Tiger! (Table of Contents: 9)

X-Men / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script:

John Byrne (co-plot); Chris Claremont

Pencils:

John Byrne

Inks:

Terry Austin

Colors:

Glynis Oliver [as Glynis Wein]

Letters:

Tom Orzechowski

Editing:

Roger Stern

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

X-Men [Cyclops; Phoenix [Jean Grey]; Storm; Wolverine; Colossus; Banshee; Nightcrawler]; Moira MacTaggert; Havok; Polaris; Proteus [as Joe MacTaggert] (villain); Magneto (cameo flashback); Multiple Man (cameo flashback)

Synopsis:

It's the X-Men versus Proteus to the death.

Reprints:

• from The X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #128 (December 1979)

Evolution Revolution (Table of Contents: 10)

X-Men / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script:

Chris Lawrence

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superhero

Characters:

Beast; Blob; Mesmero; Forge; Proteus; Dark Phoenix; El Guapo

Indexer Notes

Text article discusses mutants with strange powers.

The Dark Phoenix Saga (Table of Contents: 11)

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Chris Lawrence

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[Cover to X-Men #135] (Table of Contents: 12)

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Pencils:

John Byrne

Inks:

Terry Austin

Colors:

?

Letters:

Jim Novak

Editing:

Jim Salicrup

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Cyclops; Storm; Wolverine; Colossus; Nightcrawler; Dark Phoenix [Jean Grey]

Reprints:

• from The X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #135 [Direct] (July 1980)

Dark Phoenix (Table of Contents: 13)

X-Men / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script:

John Byrne (co-plot); Chris Claremont

Pencils:

John Byrne

Inks:

Terry Austin

Colors:

Bob Sharen

Letters:

Tom Orzechowski

Editing:

Jim Salicrup

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

X-Men [Professor X; Cyclops; Storm; Wolverine; Colossus; Nightcrawler]; Beast; Senator Robert Kelly; Angel; Banshee; Moira MacTaggert; Lilandra; Shi'ar; Dark Phoenix [Jean Grey] (villain); Sebastian Shaw (villain); Harry Leland (villain); Spider-Man (cameo); Dr. Strange (cameo); Mr. Fantastic (cameo); The Thing (cameo); Silver Surfer (cameo); Peter Corbeau (cameo)

Synopsis:

Jean goes nuts as Dark Phoenix, beats up on her former teammates and heads for outer space to destroy a star system while the X-Men are left wondering how to handle their crazy comrade.

Reprints:

• from The X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #135 (July 1980)

[Cover to X-Men #136] (Table of Contents: 14)

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

Pencils:

John Byrne

Inks:

Terry Austin

Colors:

?

Letters:

Jim Novak

Editing:

Jim Salicrup

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Professor X; Cyclops; Dark Phoenix [Jean Grey]; Storm; Wolverine; Colossus; Nightcrawler

Reprints:

• from The X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #136 [Direct] (August 1980)

Child of Light and Darkness! (Table of Contents: 15)

X-Men / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script:

John Byrne (co-plot); Chris Claremont

Pencils:

John Byrne

Inks:

Terry Austin

Colors:

Glynis Wein

Letters:

Tom Orzechowski

Editing:

Jim Salicrup

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

X-Men [Professor X; Cyclops; Storm; Wolverine; Colossus; Nightcrawler]; Beast; Angel; Lilandra; Gladiator; Shi'ar; Jarvis; John Grey; Elaine Grey; Sara Grey; Dark Phoenix [Jean Grey] (villain); Jimmy Carter (cameo)

Synopsis:

Dark Phoenix returns to Earth to face the X-Men and her old life. After a pitched battle with her former teammates, Jean is restored to her right mind after a furious assault by Xavier. As the team is celebrating the purging of the Phoenix force, they vanish into thin air.

Reprints:

• from The X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #136 (August 1980)

[Cover to X-Men #137] (Table of Contents: 16)

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

Pencils:

John Byrne

Inks:

Terry Austin

Colors:

?

Letters:

Jim Novak

Editing:

Jim Salicrup; Louise Simonson [as Louise Jones]

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Cyclops; Jean Grey

Reprints:

• from The X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #137 [Direct] (September 1980)

The Fate of the Phoenix! (Table of Contents: 17)

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

Script:

John Byrne (co-plot); Chris Claremont

Pencils:

John Byrne

Inks:

Terry Austin

Colors:

Glynis Oliver [as Glynis Wein]

Letters:

Tom Orzechowski

Editing:

Jim Salicrup; Louise Simonson [as Louise Jones]

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

X-Men [Professor X; Cyclops; Phoenix [Jean Grey; also as Marvel Girl and Dark Phoenix] (death); Storm; Wolverine; Colossus; Nightcrawler]; Watcher [Uatu]; Recorder; Beast; Angel; Lilandra; Shi'ar; Kree; Skrulls; Supreme Intelligence; Gladiator; Imperial Guard [Starbolt; Oracle; Tempest; Nightside; Smasher; Warstar; Earthquake; Hussar; Manta]

Synopsis:

Lilandra transports the X-Men to her base so that Phoenix can be killed for her crime of wiping out an entire star system. Xavier explains that the Phoenix Force has been purged from Jean and demands the right to trial by combat when his captors refuse to listen. The X-Men and the Imperial Guard fight on the Blue Area of the Moon to determine Jean's fate. During the battle, Dark Phoenix manifests herself once again and Jean sacrifices herself rather than let the Phoenix loose on the universe.

Reprints:

• from The X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #137 (September 1980)

Keywords:

Blue Area of the Moon; Moon; trial by combat

Dark Phoenix: The Alternate Ending (Table of Contents: 18)

X-Men / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script:

Chris Lawrence

Pencils:

John Byrne

Inks:

Terry Austin

Colors:

Glynis Oliver [as Glynis Wein]

Letters:

typeset

Genre:

superhero

Return to the Ashes! (Table of Contents: 19)

X-Men / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script:

John Byrne (co-plot); Chris Claremont

Pencils:

John Byrne

Inks:

Terry Austin

Colors:

Glynis Oliver [as Glynis Wein]

Letters:

Tom Orzechowski

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

X-Men [Professor X; Cyclops; Phoenix [Jean Grey]; Colossus; Storm; Wolverine; Nightcrawler]; Beast; Angel; Lilandra; Shi-ar; Watcher; Recorder; Imperial Guard [Gladiator; Starbolt; Oracle; Manta] (cameos)

Synopsis:

Phoenix is purged from Jean Grey's system.

Reprints:

• from Phoenix (Marvel, 1984 series) #1 (April 1984)

Indexer Notes

Original ending to X-Men #137 where Jean Grey didn't die.

Days of Future Past (Table of Contents: 20)

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Chris Lawrence

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[Cover to X-Men #141] (Table of Contents: 21)

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John Byrne

Inks:

Terry Austin

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Letters:

typeset

Editing:

Louise Simonson [as Louise Jones]

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Wolverine; Kitty Pryde

Reprints:

• from The X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #141 [Direct] (January 1981)

Days of Future Past (Table of Contents: 22)

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

Script:

John Byrne (co-plot); Chris Claremont

Pencils:

John Byrne

Inks:

Terry Austin

Colors:

Glynis Oliver [as Glynis Wein]

Letters:

Tom Orzechowski

Editing:

Louise Simonson [as Louise Jones]

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

X-Men [Professor X; Storm; Wolverine; Colossus; Angel; Nightcrawler; Kitty Pryde]; Moira MacTaggert; Senator Robert Kelly; Rachel Summers; 2013 versions of Wolverine; Colossus; Storm; Kitty Pryde; Franklin Richards; Magneto; Sentinels (villains); Brotherhood of Evil Mutants [Mystique; Destiny; Blob; Pyro; Avalanche] (villains); Lois Lane (cameo); Jimmy Olsen (cameo)

Synopsis:

Rachel Summers sends Kitty Pryde back in time from 2013 to warn the X-Men that the new Brotherhood of Evil Mutants will try to kill Senator Kelly and begin a chain of events that spells doom for mutants.

Reprints:

• from The X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #141 (January 1981)

[Cover to Uncanny X-Men #142] (Table of Contents: 23)

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

Pencils:

Terry Austin

Inks:

Terry Austin

Colors:

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Letters:

Danny Crespi

Editing:

Louise Simonson [as Louise Jones]

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Wolverine; Storm; Sentinel

Reprints:

• from The Uncanny X-Men (Marvel, 1981 series) #142 (February 1981)

Mind out of Time! (Table of Contents: 24)

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

Script:

John Byrne (co-plot); Chris Claremont

Pencils:

John Byrne

Inks:

Terry Austin

Colors:

Glynis Oliver [as Glynis Wein]

Letters:

Tom Orzechowski

Editing:

Louise Simonson [as Louise Jones]

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

X-Men [Professor X; Storm; Wolverine; Colossus; Angel; Nightcrawler; Kitty Pryde]; Rachel Summers; Moira MacTaggert; Senator Robert Kelly; Henry Peter Gyrich; 2013 versions of Wolverine (death); Colossus (death); and Storm (death); Kitty Pryde; Sentinels (villains); Brotherhood of Evil Mutants [Mystique; Destiny; Blob; Pyro; Avalanche] (villains)

Synopsis:

The Brotherhood makes its play against Senator Kelly. Kitty's future self, which is in possession of her present body, helps the X-Men defeat Mystique and her crew (thus changing the future). As soon as Kelly is saved, Kitty's psyche returns from the future to her own body. A month later, in response to the attack, Kelly puts Gyrich in charge of a top secret Sentinel program called "Project Wideawake."

Reprints:

• from The Uncanny X-Men (Marvel, 1981 series) #142 (February 1981)

Keywords:

Doonesbury; Project Wideawake; time travel

X-Treme Machine: What Makes a Sentinel Tick (Table of Contents: 25)

X-Men / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script:

Eliot R. Brown

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Eliot R. Brown

Inks:

Eliot R. Brown

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Characters:

Sentinel

Demon (Table of Contents: 26)

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Chris Lawrence

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Genre:

superhero

[Cover to Uncanny X-Men #143] (Table of Contents: 27)

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

Pencils:

Terry Austin

Inks:

Terry Austin

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Editing:

Louise Simonson [as Louise Jones]

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Kitty Pryde; N'Garai Demon

Reprints:

• from The Uncanny X-Men (Marvel, 1981 series) #143 [Direct] (March 1981)

Demon (Table of Contents: 28)

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

Script:

John Byrne (Co-plot); Chris Claremont

Pencils:

John Byrne

Inks:

Terry Austin

Colors:

Glynis Wein

Letters:

Tom Orzechowski

Editing:

Louise Jones

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

X-Men--Professor X; Storm; Wolverine; Angel; Colossus; Kitty Pryde; GUESTS: Cyclops; Lee Forrester; Mariko Yashida; Carmen Pryde; Terri Pryde; VILLAIN: N'Garai Demon (death)

Synopsis:

Kitty is left home alone on Christmas Eve and tangles with a nasty alien demon.

Reprints:

• from The Uncanny X-Men (Marvel, 1981 series) #143 (March 1981)

Kitty Pryde: Fashion Apocalypse (Table of Contents: 29)

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Script:

Chris Lawrence

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Characters:

Kitty Pryde

Indexer Notes

Text article discusses Kitty's terrible costume choices.

I, Magneto (Table of Contents: 30)

X-Men / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script:

Chris Lawrence

Pencils:

Jim Lee

Inks:

Scott Williams

Colors:

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Letters:

typeset

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

X-Men [Professor X; Cyclops; Storm; Wolverine; Colossus; Nightcrawler; Kitty Pryde]; Carol Danvers [Ms. Marvel]; Lee Forrester; Moira MacTaggert; Peter Corbeau; Magneto (villains, origin); Phoenix [Jean Grey] (cameo flashback)

Synopsis:

The X-Men find Cyclops and Lee at Magneto's ocean base. Cyclops re-joins the team. There is a battle royale with Magneto. Kitty performs a Jedi mind trick.

[Cover to Uncanny X-Men #150] (Table of Contents: 31)

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

Pencils:

Dave Cockrum

Inks:

Joe Rubinstein

Colors:

?

Letters:

Danny Crespi

Editing:

Louise Simonson [as Louise Jones]

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Cyclops; Storm; Kitty Pryde; Magneto

Reprints:

• from The Uncanny X-Men (Marvel, 1981 series) #150 [Direct] (October 1981)

I, Magneto... (Table of Contents: 32)

X-Men / comic story / 39 pages (report information)

Script:

Chris Claremont

Pencils:

Dave Cockrum

Inks:

Joe Rubinstein; Bob Wiacek

Colors:

Glynis Oliver [as Glynis Wein]

Letters:

Tom Orzechowski; Jean Simek

Editing:

Louise Simonson [as Louise Jones]

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

X-Men [Professor X; Cyclops; Storm; Wolverine; Colossus; Nightcrawler; Kitty Pryde]; Carol Danvers [Ms. Marvel]; Lee Forrester; Moira MacTaggert; Peter Corbeau; Magneto (villain, origin); Ronald Reagan (cameo); Phoenix [Jean Grey] (cameo flashback)

Synopsis:

The X-Men find Cyclops and Lee at Magneto's ocean base. Cyclops re-joins. The X-Men have a battle royale with Magneto. Kitty performs a Jedi mind trick.

Reprints:

• from The Uncanny X-Men (Marvel, 1981 series) #150 (October 1981)

Initial Patient Psychiatric Evaluation (Table of Contents: 33)

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Characters:

Magneto (played as Ian McKellen)

Indexer Notes

Psychiatric profile of Magneto accompanied by a photo of Sir Ian McKellen as Magneto from the X-Men movie.

That's Gotta Hurt! (Table of Contents: 34)

X-Men / text article / 1 page (report information)

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Pencils:

David Finch

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Art Thibert

Colors:

Paul Mounts

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typeset

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Wolverine

Indexer Notes

Text article discusses 11 reasons why Wolverine should be dead based on past adventures.