Far from Earth, the X-Men face off against the mighty (familiar) Imperial Guard – and require some help from the Starjammers! An excellent swan song from Chris Claremont and Dave Cockrum’s initial teaming on the all-new, all-different X-Men.
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Trapped in a fever dream, Professor X relives a previous battle between new X-Men and old. Marvel’s mighty mutants fall prey to the Dreaded Deadline Doom with this fill-in issue from Bill Mantlo and Bob Brown.
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The X-Men face off with Eric the Red and Firelord with perhaps the fate of the universe in the balance. This one strains the suspension of disbelief, but it’s still a strong outing from the regular creative team of Chris Claremont and Dave Cockrum.
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During a side mission to Moira MacTaggert’s island, the new team faces their first battle with the X-Men’s arch-nemesis, Magneto. Another flawed-but-enjoyable outing from the team of Chris Claremont and Dave Cockrum.
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The X-Men emerge victorious from the clutches of Black Tom Cassidy and the Juggernaut … with a little help from leprechauns? While there’s some good things happening in this issue, it ultimately falls short of the lofty standards of the Chris Claremont/Dave Cockrum creative team.
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The Thing and Rom team to battle a coven of Dire Wraith witches and the reanimated armor of Firefall. A can’t-miss affair for fans of the spaceknight, from regular Rom writer Bill Mantlo and the surprisingly solid art team of Bob Hall and Kevin Dzuban.
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Spider-Man and Power Man team to stop a gang that is terrorizing New York with an arson-fueled protection racket. The story falls short of poignant, but the art pairing of John Byrne and Al Gordon is quite excellent.
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The Falcon fails to save an outspoken writer from Bodavia, but swears to hunt down the assassin. A rather bland whodunit from the team of Mark Evanier, Sal Buscema and Dave Simons
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The Thing awakes to an elaborate practical joke staged by the Human Torch. Will payback work out? This lead feature by comics legend Barry Windsor-Smith is a subtle, confident masterpiece.
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Captured and framed by the Rat Pack, Tigra soon comes face-to-face with Red Wolf … and a surprise big bad! A one-off gem from Tony Isabella and John Byrne.
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