COMIC DETAILS
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Comic Description:
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X-Men Classic 71 Signature
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Grade:
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9.8
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Page Quality:
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WHITE
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Certification #:
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4655068008
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Owner:
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The Captain
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SET DETAILS
Owner's Description
May, 1992
"The Goldilocks Syndrome! (or: "Who's Been Sleeping in My Head?")"
Chris Claremont - Writer
Paul Smith - Penciler
Bob Wiacek - Inker
Adam Hughes - Cover Artist
Tom Orzechowski - Letterer
Andy Yanchus & Glynis Wein - Colorists
Louise Jones & Danny Fingeroth - Editors
Tom DeFalco - Editor-in-Chief
Synopsis:
The New Mutants are enjoying a quiet evening of television when, without any warning, the X-Men attack. The two teams fight while Kitty sneaks upstairs to deal with the professor, unsure whether that's right. Kitty catches the still-human Xavier sleeping and takes that as a good sign, unaware that his Brood embryo is already in control and that he has been playing possum. "Xavier" telepathically takes Kitty out and then fully transforms into a Brood Queen before the horrified others. With a lot of teamwork, the X-Men and Binary eventually manage to bring the Queen down. As Cyclops wants to deliver the killing blow, he realizes that Xavier's personality still exists alongside that of the Queen, as he begs Cyclops to kill him. Given that new wrinkle, Cyclops decides to try and save him. The Starjammers' physician, Sikorsky, and Moira MacTaggert decide to create a clone of Xavier and then transplant his mind. In the meantime, Kitty awakens and Storm realizes that she now plays second fiddle to Kitty, as opposed to Colossus and Illyana. Nightcrawler, in the meantime, is unsure whether the New Mutants will accept him. During a father/son talk, Corsair tells Cyclops that his grandparents are still alive and suggests visiting them when this is over. They are interrupted by an unexpected visitor: Gladiator, praetor of the Imperial Guard. Gladiator informs Lilandra that Deathbird has become Empress of the Shi'ar, but that she is mad and unfit to rule. There is more grave news though: Reed Richards of the Fantastic Four saved the life of the world-devourer, Galactus. Lilandra angrily contacts the Fantastic Four and promises them reprisals, should Galactus destroy any world known to the Shi'ar. In the meantime, the operation has been successfully finished. Xavier now has a new body - with working legs to boot. However, he finds he can't stand or walk as there is still a powerful psychosomatic effect caused by his PSI powers. Nevertheless, he is happy to have the X-Men back alive. He introduces the New Mutants and announces that, as of now, Kitty will join the junior team.
Notes:
- Signed by: Adam Hughes on 10/10/2025.
- Classic X-Men is a reprint of Uncanny X-Men # 167
- Adam Hughes Cover Art.
Quotes:
"Fiend!! For that, I will rend the flesh from your unbreakable bones! I will feast on your living heart!" —Brood Queen
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