COMIC DETAILS
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Comic Description:
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Giant-Size X-Men 1 Modern
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Grade:
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6.0
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Page Quality:
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WHITE
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Certification #:
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4135425001
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Owner:
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Colossus Keck
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SET DETAILS
Owner's Description
Story Title:
Second Genesis!
Staff:
Len Wein (writer, editor), Dave Cockrum (illustrator), Glynne Wein (colorist), John Costanza (letterer)
Brief Description:
Professor X goes about recruiting new mutants for his team of X-Men. There are seven in all and each one of them agrees, although some reluctantly. The mutants are Nightcrawler, Wolverine, Banshee, Storm, Sunfire, Colossus and Thunderbird. They all gather at Xavier’s school where they discover their purpose, to rescue the original X-Men. Cyclops, the only survivor from the first crew, fills everyone else in on what happened, how the X-Men went to the island of Krakoa and disappeared. The new X-Men saddle up and hitch a ride on the Strato-Jet with Cyclops to the mysterious island. They break off into pairs upon arrival in order to cover more ground quicker. Each team runs into trouble on their way to a mysterious temple that appears in the middle of the island. Once they all arrive at the temple they break in and find all of the X-Men strung up by tubes and being fed upon. They break them free as the temple starts coming down. Safely outside, the original X-Men come to. Angel begins filling them in on what happened when the island itself opens up before them. A humanoid being emerges and explains that it itself is the mutant they were looking for. The entire island of Krakoa is a mutant. Krakoa explains that it was feeding off of the X-Men and let Cyke go free to bring back more mutants. Immediately following the explanation, battle commences. Nothing the X-Men throw at it is effective. Professor X contacts Scott after watching the battle for a bit and tells Scott his master plan. The plan involves Lorna Dane severing the planet’s primary lines of magnetic force. It works and Krakoa is expelled into outer space. Iceman creates an encased ice raft to save them out on the ocean. When all is calm all thirteen X-Men board the floating Strato-Jet and head for Westchester.
Characters Involved:
Angel, Banshee, Colossus, Cyclops, Havok, Iceman, Lorna Dane, Marvel Girl, Nightcrawler, Storm, Sunfire, Thunderbird I, Wolverine, Professor Charles Xavier (all X-Men)
Nicolaj and Alexandra Rasputin, Colossus‘ parents
Illyana Rasputin (unnamed)
Canadian government official
Krakoa
Story Notes:
This issue marks the first appearance of Colossus, Nightcrawler, Storm and Thunderbird.
Part of the new team, Banshee, Sunfire and Wolverine had appeared before:
Banshee met the X-Men back in Uncanny X-Men #28. He was mind controlled by Factor 3, a group of evil mutants (and their alien leader) intent on world domination. He broke free of their command and eventually helped the X-Men defeat them.
Sunfire met the X-Men in Uncanny X-Men #64 where he was on mission to destroy the Capitol Building in Washington, DC. After Shiro’s uncle killed Shiro’s father, Sunfire came to his senses and stopped his attack on the U.S.
Wolverine’s only appearance prior to this was his infamous battle with the Hulk and Wendigo in Incredible Hulk #180-181.
While this is Storm’s first appearance the series X-Men: the Hidden Years reveals that the original X-Men team had actually shared an adventure with her some time before.
“’Jahrmarkt’ means ‘carnival’ or ‘circus’. It's an annual event (= year / Jahr) happening on the market place (Markt). Circuses or Carnivals such as Nightcrawler's are touring through the land, visiting town after town.” (Courtesy of Peter Luzifer)
The Canadian government follows up on their threat to try and take Wolverine back. Their first attempt will be in Uncanny X-Men #109 when Weapon Alpha shows up in Westchester.
Colossus’ sister who was almost killed in this issue is named Illyana. She will next be seen and end up staying with the X-Men following a dastardly hostage situation involving the X-Men and their loved ones in Uncanny X-Men #145-146.
Reed Richards is none other than Mr. Fantastic of the Fantastic Four (for the three of you out there who didn’t know).
A bit more of what happened after the original X-Men landed in Krakoa is shown in X-Men: Deadly Genesis #4.
As revealed in the Deadly Genesis mini-series, Xavier had sent in another team of X-Men prior to this issue. The team, headed by the third Summers brother, Vulcan, managed to rescue Cyclops and get him on the Strato-Jet. The interim team went back for the others and were easily defeated. Vulcan and Darwin of the interim team are revealed alive at the end of Deadly Genesis.
You might ask about the whole "Krakoa sent Scott back to bring more mutants". Well, it was explained in Deadly Genesis #6 that it was Xavier, trying to cover everything up, that made it seem like Krakoa could speak. In reality, Krakoa had no comprehendable speech patterns.
Beast left the X-Men and started working at the Brand Corporation in Amazing Adventures #11.
The Battle of Little Big Horn, also known as Custer’s Last Stand, was a battle won by the Lakota-Northern Cheyenne Indians against the 7th Cavalry of the U.S. Army
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