Give up, Cyclops? I'll never do that!
- -- Professor X
Appearing in "Its Always Darkest..."
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Peggy Carter (Behind the scenes)
Antagonists:
- Secret Empire
Number One
Agent Nine (Linda Donaldson)
Number Sixteen (Mr. Black)
Number Thirteen
- Number Forty-Two (First appearance)
- Number Sixty-Eight (First appearance)
- Number Eight (First appearance)
- Moonstone (Lloyd Bloch)
- Quentin Harderman (Only in flashback)
Other Characters:
- Richard Nixon
- Number 68 (Gabe Jones)
- X-Men
Professor Charles Xavier
(Main story and flashback)
Jean Grey
(Main story and flashback)
Cyclops (Scott Summers)
(Main story and flashback)
Lorna Dane
Havok (Alex Summers)
Iceman (Bobby Drake)
Angel (Warren Worthington)
Beast (Hank McCoy)
(Main story and flashback)
- Brotherhood of Evil Mutants
Mesmero (Vincent)
- Magneto (Magnus) (Only in flashback)
- Tumbler (John Robert Keane) (Only in flashback)
- Banshee (Sean Cassidy) (Only in flashback)
- Frank (First appearance)
- Miss Kearny (First appearance)
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Southwestern Desert, Secret Empire Installation
- Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters (Only in flashback)
- New York City
- Long Island (Only in flashback)
Items:
- Captain America's Shield
- Captain America's Uniform
- Cyclop's Visor MK I
- Falcon's Wings
- Atomic Annihilator
- Electorn-Gyro
Synopsis for "Its Always Darkest..."
Cap and Falcon are disguised as possible employees of the Secret Empire to gain entry into their secret base to spy on what they are planning. They are found out and almost executed by laser beams. They are able to escape down an exhaust vent and then find a way to let in Professor X, Cyclops, and Marvel Girl who are looking for lost X-Men and some other X-Men's villains who have mysteriously disappeared. They locate the missing mutants, Beast, Iceman, Angel, Lorna Dane, Havok, Mastermind, Blob, Unus, and Mesmero who have been attached to a turntable that will use their mental patterns to project a force field. The mutants are set free, but then the Secret Empire uses the Atomic Annihilator on the heroes and appears to kill them all.
Notes
- The Beast was last seen in Hulk #161.
- Havok and Lorna Dane were last seen in Hulk #150.
- Angel and Iceman were last seen in Avengers #111.
- This issue contains a letters page, Let's Rap With Cap. Letters are published from ("Name and Address Unknown", Bob Rodi and R.E. Miller. The letters page also contains a 1/2 page ad for Doctor Strange #1 with a cover reproduction.
- This issue contains a Series "A" Marvel Value Stamp: #48 - Kraven
- This issue is reprinted in the trade paperback Secret Empire.
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Links and References
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- Comics
- 1974
- 1974, June
- Bronze-Age
- Captain America Vol 1
- Roy Thomas/Editor-in-Chief
- Eli Katz/Cover Artist
- Frank Giacoia/Cover Artist
- Steve Englehart/Writer
- Sal Buscema/Penciler
- Vincent Joseph Colletta/Inker
- George Roussos/Colourist
- Charlotte Jetter/Letterer
- Roy Thomas/Editor
- Charles Xavier (Earth-616)/Quotes
- Steven Rogers (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Samuel Wilson (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Margaret Carter (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Secret Empire (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Number One (Secret Empire 2) (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Linda Donaldson (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Lloyd Bloch (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Quentin Harderman (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Richard Nixon (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Gabriel Jones (Earth-616)/Appearances
- X-Men (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Charles Xavier (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Jean Grey (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Scott Summers (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Lorna Dane (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Alexander Summers (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Robert Drake (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Warren Worthington III (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Henry McCoy (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Brotherhood of Evil Mutants (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Jason Wyngarde (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Frederick Dukes (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Gunther Bain (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Mesmero (Vincent) (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Max Eisenhardt (Earth-616)/Appearances
- John Robert Keane (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Sean Cassidy (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Homo sapiens/Appearances
- Homo superior/Appearances
- Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters/Appearances
- New York City/Appearances
- Long Island/Appearances
- Captain America's Shield/Appearances
- Captain America's Uniform/Appearances
- Cyclops' Visor/Appearances
- Falcon's Wings/Appearances