Collection X
X-Men 94

COMIC DETAILS

Comic Description: X-Men #94 Universal
Grade: 9.8
Page Quality: OFF-WHITE TO WHITE
Certification #: 1108090004
Owner: LonelyPost

SET DETAILS

Winning Set: Collection X
Date Added: 2/18/2013
Research: See CGC's Census Report for this Comic

Owner's Description

Highlights:
First appearance of the New X-Men in the regular series. This continued from Giant Size X-Men #1. This was Chris Claremont's first start on X-Men which ran for 16 years. This band of mutants gave Marvel its X.

Cover Date: August 1972
Cover Price: USD0.25

Title: The Doomsmith Scenario - Death O'er Valhalla High

Cover Artist: Gil Kane
Cover Inker: Dave Cockrum
Writers: Chris Claremont & Len Wein
Artist: Dave Cockrum
Inker: Bob McLeod
Colorist: Phil Rachelson
Letterer: Tom Orzechowski
Editor: Marv Wolfman

Synopsis (from wikipedia):
Professor Xavier regroups the X-Men. Sunfire states that he is only helping Xavier save the X-Men and does not intend to be a X-Men. Banshee wants to go on his own, but Professor X and Cyclops convince him to stay. Angel breaks the news that he, Marvel Girl, Iceman, Havok, and Lorna Dane are confident enough in their powers to leave the X-Men. Cyclops wants to leave with Marvel Girl, but realizes with his destructive power he has no chance at living a normal life. Led by Cyclops, a new X team is formed, assembled from all over the world; Storm (Ororo Munroe - Kenya), Thunderbird (John Proudstar - United States), Nightcrawler (Kurt Wagner - Germany), Wolverine, Colossus (Piotr Nikolaievitch Rasputin - Russia), Wolverine (James "Logan" Howlett - Canada) and Banshee (Sean Cassidy - Ireland). The next day, Cyclops leads the new X-Men to the Danger Room for their first training session. Over weeks of training, the new recruits learn to work as a team, but Cyclops's harsh remonstrances at any failings cause tension.

In the Colorado Rockies, Count Nefaria and a group of Ani-Men seize control of the military base in Mount Valhalla and threaten to launch the USA's entire inventory of nuclear missiles unless every nation of the world pays Nefaria a ransom. The United States Air Force contacts the Avengers for help. Unable to oblige, the Avengers pass the mission on to the X-Men. The X-Men pile into the Blackbird and head to Valhalla. There General Fredericks informs them that Nefaria has ignorantly armed the Doomsmith System, which controls Valhalla's nuclear missiles and can only be shut down within a certain window, which closes in 52 minutes. As the Blackbird enters Valhalla's defense perimeter, Count Nefaria disables it with the defense systems, sending the X-Men into a fatal fall


Personal Note:
Purchased on 18 Feb 2013 from David & Adam. Finally got a 9.8 after a few years of searching. However, would still like to get a White Page with a beautiful centered cover. But in the meantime, this would do.
  
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