COMIC DETAILS
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Comic Description:
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X-Men 128 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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0952533009
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Owner:
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The Captain
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SET DETAILS
Owner's Description
December 1979
"The Action of the Tiger"
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:
The reality-warping Proteus has Moira MacTaggert captive, and the X-Men have to tread carefully not to injure her, while taking the fight to her son. Proteus makes use of the fact that there are civilians to protect, to keep the X-Men at bay. Through teamwork, however, they manage to save everyone. Cyclops has an idea about how to stop Proteus. As he, Colossus and Banshee head in his direction, Storm leads the attack by creating a pea-soup fog around their foe. Unfortunately, Proteus manages to get a psychic fix on her, and encases her in amber. Wolverine saves her by slicing through it, but it leaves him open to attack. As Proteus is about to strike, Banshee shoots him in the shoulder, but is dropped down a pit that is created beneath him for his trouble. Although Nightcrawler saves him, it takes both of them out of the fight. Phoenix is next to attack but, despite the ferocity of her attack, Proteus resists. He eventually overcomes her by making her believe she is dead. Wolverine is up next, and he strikes Proteus in the chest with his claws. The villain is vulnerable to metal, so Logan’s attack hurts. Before he recovers, Havok and Cyclops attack from either side, pummeling Joe MacTaggert’s decaying body with huge amounts of energy. Again, Proteus resists and dissolves, leaving the two brothers to strike each other. Proteus heads off after his mother, whom Wolverine is taking to safety. He retrieves her, leaving Wolverine to fall to his death. Luckily, Scott uses pulsed beams to slow his fall, and his adamantium-laced body survives the experience. As Proteus prepares to take Moira’s body as his host, Colossus appears, and hurls Proteus against a wall. His body crumbles, leaving only an energy form in its place. Colossus transforms into his steel form and strikes. The impact of his metallic body on Proteus causes a massive short circuit, and his molecules are spread to the far corners of the Earth. Moira is relieved, but also a little numb. She loved both Kevin and Joe, and feels unnecessarily guilty for the part she played in this tragedy. She and Sean hug each other, as a painful chapter in Moira’s life closes forever.
Notes:
- Magneto fought the X-Men on Muir Island in X-Men (1st series) #104.
- Sean Cassidy was an Interpol agent long before he became the costumed Banshee.
- Mikhail Rasputin, though mentioned here, didn’t make his first appearance until Uncanny X-Men #284. His ‘death’ was staged by the Russian authorities to keep the fact he is a mutant a secret from the United States.
- Proteus next appeared in Uncanny X-Men Annual #15 in the Kings of Pain crossover.
- While it is not clear, it seems that the title of the issue "The Action of the Tiger" comes from Act I Scene I from Shakespeare's "King Henry the Fifth." Starting the play, the narrating Chorus says the line:
"But when the blast of war blows in our ears, Then imitate the action of the tiger"
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