COMIC DETAILS
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Comic Description:
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X-Men 124 Modern
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Grade:
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9.6
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Page Quality:
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WHITE
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Certification #:
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0146939003
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Owner:
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The Captain
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SET DETAILS
Owner's Description
August 1979
"He Only Laughs When I Hurt"
Chris Claremont - Co-Plotter, Scripter
John Byrne - Co-Plotter, Penciler
Terry Austin - Inker
Tom Orzechowski - Letterer
Glynis Wein - Colorist
Roger Stern - Editor
Jim Shooter - Editor in Chief
Synopsis:
Arcade relishes his latest Murderworld project - the extermination of the X-Men. A brainwashed Colossus, believing himself to be a traitor to the Rodina, faces Cyclops and Wolverine, and without wishing to hurt their colleague, their options are limited. After Arcade provides a history about himself to Colleen Wing, he looks in on the action, but finds both Cyclops and Wolverine disappearing behind revolving doors. He checks in on Ororo, who finds herself at the mercy of ever increasing waters. Cyclops emerges in Nightcrawler’s section and destroys several drones before escaping. Wolverine comes across Banshee and uses his advanced senses to clear an escape route; directly into the path of Magneto and the Hulk. Storm, meanwhile, manages to overload the pipes feeding the water into her chamber, as Cyclops finds Banshee and Wolverine. He destroys Magneto, who turns out to be a robot, whilst Wolverine takes down the robot Hulk. They are then washed up in a flood, courtesy of Storm. With four of them freed, Nightcrawler is the only one now captive; gassed by Mr. Chambers after attacking Arcade directly. Colossus manages to track the X-Men down, but his brainwashing is overcome by kind words from Storm and Cyclops. Arcade realizes his plans have come to nothing and decides to free the X-Men, as well as Nightcrawler and the three female captives he took earlier. The team find themselves in a Bronx amusement park, and have to be content that, this time at least, they emerged relatively unscathed.
Notes:
- Captain Britain and Spider-Man encountered Murderworld back in Marvel Team-Up (1st series) #65 – 66.
- The Maggia is an international crime syndicate, dedicated to conventional crime, as opposed to subversive activities. Among others, its members have included Silvermane, Hammerhead, Count Nefaria, Whiplash and Plantman.
- A robot Alexei Vazhin brainwashed Piotr in the previous issue.
- Miss Locke’s comment about having taken care of the girls isn’t really explained. By the end of the issue, they are still in the capsules and parachuting to safety. It is questionable whether she actually did anything. Wolverine fought the Hulk previously in The Incredible Hulk (1st series) #180 - 181, his debut appearance. Yuri Gagarin was a famous Russian cosmonaut who, in 1961, became the first man in space.
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