The X-Men (1963)

After the events in Giant Size X-Men #1, Professor Xavier congratulates the new team members in their battle with Krakoa and begins to discuss the team’s future. Sunfire immediately tells Xavier he wants nothing to do with the team; Nightcrawler and Colossus are unsure, but join; Storm and Wolverine quickly commit to the new team; Banshee hesitates, thinking he is too old, but ultimately joins the team. Next, Angel tells Xavier that the old team members are grown up now and are leaving to “live their own lives”. Cyclops is undecided, but eventually decides to stay and is torn from having to leave Jean. After the old team leaves, Cyclops begins an intense training regimen with the new team in the Danger Room.

In Colorado, Count Nefaria and his Ani-Men take over the NORAD base deep within Valhalla Mountain and arm the Doomsmith Command System. Nefaria demands a ransom from every nation or he will launch the entire inventory of U.S. nuclear missiles. The X-Men end up responding to a call intended for the Avengers, who were unable to help. As they approach, a set of missiles destroys most of the Blackbird and then a sonic disruptor causes the Blackbird’s lifting body to disappear, leaving the X-Men plunging through the atmosphere.

Notes: This issue marks a new beginning for the X-Men and in more ways than one. Not only does this issue end many months of re-printed stories, but it also introduces a new team. It is quite noteworthy that the new X-Men fast become extremely popular, far surpassing the original X-Men in sales. The new team end up making the X-Men one of Marvel's top selling titles for many years.

Features the Hostess Twinkies ad, Captain Marvel In The Big Bang!!

This is the first Hostess ad to appear in this title.

After previously having their ship destroyed by Count Nefaria, the X-Men are falling out of the sky towards Valhalla Mountain below. Colossus lands on his own, while Storm and Banshee carry the rest of the team down.

Nightcrawler helps the X-Men get inside Valhalla and they fight the Ani-Men. After defeating them, they move to disarm the Doomsmith System, but discover it is already useless after command relays were destroyed by their battle with the Ani-Men. Count Nefaria attempts to escape on a plane, but Thunderbird jumps on to the wing. He begins ripping out pieces of the plane to get to Nefaria. Professor X and Banshee warn Thunderbolt to bail out, but he ignores them. With its guidance systems destroyed, the plane crashes, and Thunderbird dies.

Xavier welcomes Moira MacTaggert to the mansion and introduces her as the new housekeeper for he is planning to go on a vacation. Cyclops accidentally damages a N’Garai cairn and releases a giant beast named Kierrok that attacks the X-Men. Every time they deal a blow to Kierrok, he gets stronger and they get weaker. Xavier goes inside it’s mind and discovers that the cairn must be sealed to defeat Kierrok. Storm manages to do so with a bolt of lighting, right before she is pulled inside by the demons. In an underground installation, Dr. Lang is working on Project Armageddon, which will capture all mutants. Colonel Rossi intends to shut down the project, but Dr. Lang arranges for Colonel Rossi’s plane to crash.

Introduction of Moira, Steven Lang and Michael Rossi, and also first time of the N'Garai and Kierrok.

Professor Xavier has recurring dreams about ships and battles in outer space. He decides to take a vacation, and the X-men see him off at the airport. Suddenly they are under attack by Havok and Polaris, who were assaulted in Rio Diablo and are apparently under some kind of mental hold. During the fight, Scott is about to get through to his brother, but the hold of Eric the Red, their attacker, is stronger. After both mutants are defeated, Eric grabs them and flies away. Elsewhere Dr. Lang watched the whole incident, but he too is watched by a mysterious figure

The X-Men are enjoying Christmas in New York when Sentinels attack. Jean Grey, Banshee, and Wolverine are captured, as well as Professor Xavier, who was vacationing near the Bahamas with Peter Corbeau. The captives are taken to Dr. Steven Lang’s base and are examined. Lang tells Grey he is attempting to find a way to destroy all mutants. They escape their restraints and begin to battle more Sentinels. Back at the mansion, Dr. Corbeau arrives and Cyclops tells him Cerebro can't detect a trace of the missing X-Men. Corbeau realizes what the missing X-Men in the final panel also realize: they are not held captive on Earth, but in space.

Notes:

• In this story, Nightcrawler's date Amanda is Amanda Sefton. Nick Fury and Contessa Valentina are among the crowd, in the first page.

Wolverine, Banshee and Jean are re-captured by the Sentinels after they failed escape attempt from Lang's orbital platform. With the help of Starcore's Dr. Corbeau, their teammates mount a rescue effort via a space shuttle. Meanwhile, in Ireland, Banshee's lawyer attempts to warn him about his villainous cousin, Black Tom. As the Starcore shuttle approaches Lang's platform it's assaulted by Sentinels causing explosive decompression that threatens to suffocate Colossus, so Corbeau rams the shuttle into the platform. Fighting their way through the Sentinels to their teammates, Cyclops stops Lang from killing Jean and Xavier then savagely beats him before he is knocked unconscious by a blast from behind. The rest of the X-Men arrive only to be confronted by what appears to be their predecessors whom Xavier orders to attack.

The X-Men battle what appears to be their predecessors until Wolverine discerns the truth and, to the shock of his teammates, disembowels Marvel Girl to reveal her to be a robot. Lang bemoans the defeat of his X-Sentinels before recounting the origins of Project Armageddon to his captives, giving Cyclops time to escape Lang's Nega-Tube and free the others. Lang boards a one-man flying gunship and attacks Cyclops while the other X-Men dispatch the rest of the X-Sentinels. Marvel Girl manipulates the gunship's control, causing it to spin out of control. Ironically, Lang pleads with the X-Men for help before the gunship crashes ans explodes, seemingly killing him. The X-Men and Corbeau head back to the Starcore shuttle. However it still has a tear in the hull, the flight control computer is damaged, and their re-entry path will take them through a dangerous solar flare. Marvel Girl volunteers to manually pilot the shuttle, absorbing Corbeau's knowledge of shuttle piloting in the hope her telekinesis can protect her. With her teammates and Corbeau safe in the shuttle's shielded life-cell, Jean begins the perilous course back to Earth. However, with 27 minutes left to Earth's atmosphere, her telekinetic shields fail and she is bombarded with solar radiation.

The X-Men are re-entering Earth's atmosphere aboard a crippled Starcore space shuttle with Jean Grey piloting the ship.

The Starcore ship crash lands into the Jamaica Bay, and all but Jean Grey swim out of the ship to safety. Cyclops is about to go back down under to find her, as emerges from the water, shouting her name to be Phoenix before fainting and falling into the water. They swim to shore and see that they have once again destroyed the Kennedy Airport.

They are all then shown at the hospital, waiting for Jean's diagnosis. The doctor announces that Jean is okay, and the X-Men rejoice, especially Scott. The Professor announces that all but Scott must take a forced vacation to Cassiday Keep, Banshee's home.

They arrive there, where Black Tom Cassiday is currently living there. They all get situated, and head to dinner, as a trap door opens up, sending them all tumbling down to face Juggernaut and Black Tom. Storm screams in fear, and the rest of the team are confused as to why.

This issue is credited as Black Tom's first appearance even though he appears in the shadows in three panels in issue #99

The X-Men's trip to Cassidy Keep has been interrupted by an attack from Black Tom and the Juggernaut, who seek to kill the group of mutants.

The Juggernaut and Black Tom Cassidy attack the new X-Men at Cassidy Keep in Ireland. During the battle, Storm panics and reveals she has claustrophobia, resulting from a childhood incident where her parents were killed during a bombing back in Cairo. She also reveals all about her childhood in Cairo with the master of thieves, Achmed El-Gibar. Her pain and fear then reach Prof. Xavier's mind and he tells Cyclops that the X-Men had been ambushed by the Juggernaut again! Cyclops denies Xavier's order to help the others because he wants to stay near Jean Grey until she recovers. Xavier argues with him and during the argument, a face from the dream that had been frightening Xavier for months appears in the mirror ( Lilandra). Back at Cassidy Keep, Juggernaut and Black Tom defeat the X-Men, and reveal that someone had freed them from prison. Some leprechauns help Nightcrawler.

Following his defeat at the hands of Black Tom and the Juggernaut, Nightcrawler's unconscious body is pulled through the secret passageways of Cassidy Keep by a group of Leprechauns. When Nightcrawler awakens, he is finds himself surrounded by creatures that he thought were creatures of myth...

It is up to Nightcrawler to rescue the captured X-Men from the clutches of the Juggernaut and Black Tom Cassidy. He is not alone, however, for he has the help of some very unusual allies... Leprechauns from Cassidy Deep. He discovers Eric the Red is behind this battle. He also discovers a new feature of his own mutant powers: in shadows, his body becomes invisible.

Black Tom is torturing the other X-Men and Nightcrawler uses his image inducer to look like Xavier and starts a battle with the two villains. During this, Juggernaut punches through the wall, revealing the sky to Storm, who was in a claustrophobic panic, but is now free to use her powers and she helps Wolverine and Colossus to escape with a hurricane. Black Tom and Juggernaut have Banshee as their captive and blackmail the X-Men, but the X-Men fight back, and Nightcrawler frees Banshee. After a sword fight with his cousin (their mutant powers cancel each other), Banshee throws Black Tom from the tower and Juggernaut jumps in the water after him.

At the end, Eric the Red talks to a strange man on a TV, who tells him that Princess Neramani is coming and he tells Eric that she must not be allowed to contact the X-Men. Eric ends saying he has found a worthy ally and we see Magneto on one of the screens.

The X-Men are dispatched from Muir Island in a hoverboat. However, when the boat crashes they run into their oldest enemy...

The X-Men charter a boat to take them to Moira's research station on Muir Island. However, upon nearing their destination the boat is mysteriously destroyed. The X-Men survive and reach the Island but are swiftly trapped within a bubble of force and pulled into the station by none other than Magneto. Meanwhile, Cyclops and Moira arrive and learn of Magneto's trap. Magneto quickly defeats the X-Men but Cyclops surprises him, given the team time to regroup and return to New York to prevent Eric the Red from attacking Xavier. Magneto basks in his triumph, unaware that the battle has freed the malevolent Mutant X. Meanwhile, in space, Corsair and the Starjammers plan to oppose the Shi'ar's Emperor D'ken as renegade Shi'ar Princess Lilandra reaches Earth.

Notes:

• The cover is a homage of the cover of X-Men #1.

The X-Men have returned to the United States from Muir Island and have caught someone lurking in their headquarters.

As the X-Men arrive back home, they discover Eric the Red has infiltrated the mansion and they attack, unaware that Eric has enlisted the aid of Firelord, the former Herald of Galactus. Eric detected Firelord last issue and ordered Havok and Polaris (who were under Eric's control) to attack him, knowing Firelord would easily defeat them. Eric then deceives Firelord into thinking that Havok, Polaris, and the other X-Men seek to destroy him in order to rule the world.

Meanwhile, Lilandra teleports to Earth (specifically, the flat that Jean Grey and Misty Knight share) and just as her ship is destroyed, she appears before Xavier, who recalls her from his visions. Firelord arrives to confront Xavier but is opposed by Phoenix, leaving Xavier and Lilandra to be captured by Eric. The X-Men arrive too late to prevent Eric escaping with Lilandra. Phoenix blasts Firelord to New Jersey and uses her powers to reactivate the stargate, allowing the X-Men to pursue Eric. Firelord returns and demands to know where Phoenix is and threatens Xavier.

Just moments after the X-Men chased Erik the Red through space, Professor X, Misty Knight and Jean Grey's parents are confronted by Firelord.

Firelord returns to confront Xavier. However, the strain of losing Lilandra causes Xavier to slip into a delirious state wherein he recalls the aftermath of the first of the nightmares that have plagued him recently. During a training session in the Danger Room, the X-Men were confronted by manifestations of their predecessors, which were created by Xavier's repressed dark side given physical form as a result of Xavier's mental control slipping due to the nightmare. Xavier forcibly regains control of his mind and defeats his evil doppelganger by turning the X-Men manifestations against him. As his delirium passes, Xavier realizes that the nightmares were the result of a forced telepathic rapport between himself and Lilandra.

After being transported through a star-gate by Phoenix, the X-Men find themselves on an ancient planet that is home to the M'Kraan Crystal, surrounded by several members of the Shi'ar Imperial Guard serving the evil Emperor D'Ken.

The X-Men emerge from the stargate on an alien world dominated by a massive crystal and are confronted by the Shi'ar's Imperial Guard. When the Shi'ar refuse to return Lilandra, the X-Men attack, despite being outnumbered. D'ken seeks to sacrifice Lilandra to the demonic Soul-Drinker; however, she is saved by Nightcrawler and informs the X-Men that D'ken's plan of seizing power from the M'kraan Crystal will result in the destruction of the universe. The X-Men face being overwhelmed by the Guard until the Starjammers arrive to help turn the tide. Despite the Guard's defeat, D'ken gloats over his impending victory as the Dath-Stars align and flood the Crystal with energy.

Flashback: Lilandra opposes D'ken and is forced to flee the Shi'ar Empire as result. D'ken's effort to capture her are recounted.

With Emperor D'Ken threatening to destroy the universe while trying to utilize the power of the M'Kraan Crystal, the X-Men and the Starjammers discover that when the specific stars come into alignment, the crystal will become available to D'Ken.

The X-Men and the Starjammers face the first of the M'kraan Crystal's Guardians, the first of which, Jahf, knocks Wolverine into orbit before being defeated by Banshee. The two teams then face the second Guardian, Modt, before Raza hurls D'ken onto the Crystal, causing the heroes to be pulled inside wherein they are forced to face their worst fears and memories. Phoenix quickly recovers and renders Cyclops unconscious lest his optic blasts injure anyone. However as he falls his beam strikes the sphere at the heart of the Crystal, causing it to crack. To prevent the neutron galaxy at the core of the sphere from destroying the universe, Phoenix's power is boosted by the life forces of the X-Men and Starjammers and she repairs the damage. The X-Men return home, followed by Lilandra who seeks to remain on Earth with Xavier until the Shi'ar High Council summons her home to replace her now insane brother as Shi'ar ruler.

Flashbacks: Corsair recalls the death of his wife & Phoenix recalls the fateful shuttle flight.

Notes:

• Corsair learns from Phoenix that Cyclops is his son Scott this issue.

The X-Men return to Earth and take a much needed vacation.

The X-Men try to re-adjust to normal life after saving the universe. Jean reveals to her parents that she is Phoenix while Scott broods. This is the first appearance of the notorious Canadian, Weapon Alpha. Weapon Alpha's real name was James MacDonald Hudson. He was hired by a section of the Canadian government, called Department H. Department H provided James MacDonald Hudson with a battle-suit. Weapon Alpha's mission was to go to America and retrieve Wolverine. Then, he was to return Wolverine to Canada. The Canadian government still considered Wolverine to be their property, through the Weapon-X program. Meanwhile, Moira, Sean, Peter, Ororo and Wolverine go to the lake, in upstate New York, for a picnic. There, Wolverine is attacked by James MacDonald Hudson. He tries to take Wolverine back to Weapon X program in Canada. After a brief fight where Moira gets hurt, Weapon Alpha flies away afraid of the X-Men's powers. Portions of this issue were recapped in Alpha Flight #17.

While the X-Men try to relax and play a game of baseball, Warhawk enters the Danger Room to wreak havoc.

The X-Men enjoy being back from space and have a game of baseball. Jean flirts with Logan and Banshee and Moira both separately think about settling down. But then Warhawk enters the mansion after knocking down Moira. The X-Men stop their leisure by going into practice in the Danger Room. Warhawk stuns Jean and Professor X and traps the others in the room where they have to fight for their lives. Wolverine fights Warhawk until the other X-Men come bursting out of the room and knock him down. He is arrested and the X-Men celebrate.

Note: This is a fill-in issue by guest artist Tony DeZuniga. Story-wise it fits after issue 108.

Synopsis

With Havok in danger, the Beast seeks out his old allies, the X-Men, to rescue him.

Plot Summary

Polaris had called Beast at the Avengers Mansion to inform that Havok has been missing and she couldn't call the X-men. When Beast arrives at the X-Mansion, nobody is at home. Following a lead by Cerebro, Beast is led to a carnival sideshow where he is horrified to discover the acts are none other than the X-Men! He goes backstage and tries to talk to Jean, but she doesn't remember him, neither Cyclops. Cyclops calls the carnival workers to find Beast and Colossus finally finds him and knock him out with a punch. Wolverine watches the fight and that starts a reaction on his mind. Beast is taken to the master behind these plans - Mesmero - that had captured all X-Men and are made them slaves. Wolverine escapes from his chains and from the mental control of Mesmero and tries to convince Jean and Cyclops that they are controlled After slapping at Jean's face some times, she turns into Phoenix and punches Wolverine. With that she remembers everything and with her powers turn off Mesmero control on the others. Released, the X-Men easily defeats the carnival men and confront Mesmero, but he fells in front of them, knocked down by Magneto.

Synopsis

After just freeing themselves from the control of Mesmero, the X-Men storm the villain's carnival trailer!

Plot Summary

The X-Men confront Magneto in Mesmero's carnival trailer. Scott senses a trap and orders Nightcrawler to scout outside, but he's startled to discover that the trailer is now floating miles high in the air. Magneto explains how he followed Beast to discover the X-Men, and that he stopped Mesmero because he wants to be the one to exact revenge on the X-Men. Magneto floats Mesmero down to the Amazon while the flying trailer continues on to his secret underground lair in Antarctica.

Once there he engages them in battle and makes quick work of the unorganized team who fight him one-on-one rather than as a unit (much to the chagrin of Cyclops). After capturing every X-Men, he restrains them all in mechanical chairs which scramble their neural impulses and make using their powers or even speaking impossible. Magneto introduce them to the Nanny, a robot he created to take care of them. As the X-Men realize the trouble they are in, Magneto vows that they will suffer the same humiliation he did when he was trapped fully conscious in the body of a six-month old child.

With the X-Men all prisoner in his Antarctic base, Magneto renews his acts of terror on the human world!

With the X-Men out of the picture, Magneto begins his attack on mankind in earnest-he has his arch-enemies held prisoner in his Antarctic fortress, tended by his robot maid when they can no longer stop him.

Unbeknownst to him, Storm has found a way to free the X-Men, and what greets him on his return home is an organized fighting team ready to take him on! Jean had synchronized their minds and Cyclops could lead them all to victory. At the end, the volcano collapses and only Magneto and Jean with Beast in her arms manage to escape the explosion. Because of her efforts, Jean pass out and Beast tries to carry her through the snow, but also pass out and falls down.

Flashbacks: in Cairo, Storms was taught by Achmed El-Gibar how to steal, unlock keyholes and escape from ropes and chains.

Following their battle with Magneto, Phoenix and Beast seem to be the only survivors left!

The Beast and Phoenix have become separated from the rest of the X-Men after the collapse of Magneto's lair. The Phoenix awakens in rage, and manages to signal a plane to rescue them. Jean and Hank return to the states, and tell Prof. Xavier that his other students are dead.

Meanwhile the rest of the X-Men have survived and emerge in the Savage Land! While there, they try to unwind and relax with the Fall People.

Cyclops gets lost in thought about Jean and why he isn't feeling so bad about the death of the woman he loved, when he sees his own reflection with a mustache in a lake and realizes he looks like Corsair. That make him recall his past when he and Alex (Havok) were still young and were tossed out of a plane by their father - the Corsair.

Wolverine is also lost in thought about Jean and how much he loved her, and how he never even told her his real name before she died.

Storm is swimming in a nearby lake when she is suddenly attacked by a mysterious figure who begins to drain her energy. The X-Men hear a scream and come running to find Storm unconscious and in the grasp of Sauron.

Notes:

• This is the first issue to be prefixed with "The Uncanny"!

Trying to absorb life force energy from the X-Man Storm, Karl Lykos has transformed once more into Sauron!

The X-Men hold off Sauron's attack and get him to revert back to Karl Lykos only to be confronted by Ka-Zar and Zabu who do not recognize the new X-Men until Cyclops steps in and intervenes.

Ka-Zar has come to find the X-Men to aid him in his battle against Garokk the Sun God, summoned by the sorceress Zaladane. Garokk is playing havoc with the Savage Land's eco-system. Although they initially decline the offer, once they are snowed in, they have no choice but to help defeat the villain.

Notes:

• This story ties up the unfinished arc from the cancelled KA-ZAR series.

With the construction of a massive citadel by the Sun-People threatening the ecosystem of the Savage Land, the X-Men have agreed to help Ka-Zar prevent destruction.

The X-Men are still at the Savage Land, helping Ka-Zar against the Garokk, who is draining all energy from the Savage Land to become more power. Because of that, the winter comes to the Savage Land for the first time since it was built. Men that work for Zaladane attack the X-Men and capture Banshee, Ka-Zar, Colossus and Cyclops. It is up to Wolverine, Storm, Nightcrawler and Zabu to rescue them and take down the Garokk and his minions. Wolverine talks to Zabu and order him to call backup from the Fall People. The three X-Men sneak into the enemy fortress and release Colossus, who the defeat the minions by himself. Garokk escapes but Cyclops follows him. At the top of the fortress city, they battle with full power and suddenly Banshee uses his sonic scream to destroy the city. The Sun-God fells to abyss and Storm saves Cyclops, but couldn't save Garokk. Fifteen days after the battle, when the ice melts at savage Land, the X-Men can start their trip by boat throw the Drake's Passage.

Following their departure from the Savage Land, the X-Men find themselves caught in the middle of a terrible storm at sea.

Storm, Colossus, Nightcrawler, Cyclops, Banshee and Wolverine are trying to escape from a furious storm that got them in Cape Horn, after they left the Savage Land last issue. When they are almost drown, a Japanese ship find them, but the captain says that they must go to Japan and couldn't change their route to USA.

Back in Xavier's Mansion, Jean, Lilandra and Professor X still think all X-men are dead (because the events of issue #113). Professor X recounts to Lilandra his experience against a man named Amahl Farouk. They had a huge mental battle which Xavier came out on top. Amahl Farouk was the mutant which eventually inspired him to create the X-Men, a team of good mutants to oppose evil ones. He also tells about his first encounter with a young Ororo in Cairo when she was a thief.

At the end, Jean Grey is at Kennedy Airport talking to Misty Knight, who is going to Tokyo to help her friend Colleen Wing.

Notes:

• The cover is a homage of the cover of All-Star Comics #6.

When the X-Men arrive in Japan they find that the city Agarashima is ablaze by a great firestorm caused by an unnatural earthquake.

The X-Men had been rescued by a Japanese ship after leaving Savage Land. They make their way to Japan, where they found spots of fire and earthquakes. They must aid old acquaintance Sunfire against the villainous Moses Magnum, who is threatening to sink Japan with his powers. Misty Knight and Colleen Wing are also in Japan trying to help. They fight against Mandroids and defeat them.

Meanwhile, in space, Professor Xavier and Lilandra are going to the Shiar World, for her claim their throne as empress.

In this issue Wolverine meets Mariko Yashida (Sunfire's cousin) for the first time and falls in love. We also find out that Wolverine can speak Japanese.

Moses Magnum has issued an ultimatum to the government of Japan: Turn the country over to him, or he will use his Magnum Force to sink the entire country!

The X-Men initiate a secret attack on Moses Magnum's base in Japan, hoping to stop him before he can unleash his "Magnum Force" on the Island. Nightcrawler teleports inside the base and informs Cyclops, Wolverine, Sunfire and Colossus when he is in a safe place, so they can enter from beneath the earth by a tunnel they had dig with their powers. Misty Knight is coordinating everything and Storm and Banshee attacks from the sky. But Moses Magnum sensed their movement and was waiting for the X-Men at the end of the tunnel, punishing Colossus almost off the island. Colossus comes back and alone destroys all Madroids sent by Moses.

They are unsuccessful in stopping Moses, and it is up to Banshee to counter the force emitting from the base with his sonic scream, with devastating results, exploding the island but damaging his vocal cords. At the end the X-Men still got time to celebrate Christmas before leaving Japan.

In another continent, Jean Grey arrives at Edinburgh and celebrate Christmas with Moira, Havok, Lorna and James Madrox. They all still think that the X-Men are dead. At Muir Island, Angus MacWhirter enters Moira's research complex and meets Mutant X.

The Canadian super-hero known as Vindicator meets with the Prime Minister in order to determine how best to capture Wolverine and force him back into service for the Canadian government.

Flying from their last adventure in Japan, the X-Men are forced to make an emergency landing in Canada, when they are set upon by Alpha Flight, Guardian's group determined to bring Wolverine back into their fold. Alpha Flight members are presented: Olympic sky champion Jean-Paul Beaubier - Northstar, his sister Professor Jeanie-Maurie Beaubier - Aurora, Doctor Michael Twoyoungmen - Shaman, officer of Canadian mounted army Anne Mckenzie - Snowbird and former quarterback and now biophysics Professor Walter Langkowski - Sasquatch, with Guardian as their leader.

Shaman had made the snowstorm that forces the plane to land in Calgary and Sasquatch throws the plane to an empty hangar. Storm then makes an intense fog for the X-Men escapes to the city, but there Northstar captures Nightcrawler and Sasquatch takes down Wolverine. Storm fights Guardian inside a mall and he decides to fly away.

In Japan, Wolverine had told Mariko that his name is Logan, for the first time.