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Appearing in "Invasion"

Reprint of the 1st story from
X-Men (Vol. 2) #55

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Synopsis for "Invasion"

Reprint of the 1st story from
X-Men (Vol. 2) #55


Onslaught Phase One
Onslaught: X-Men #1 Uncanny X-Men #335 X-Man #18 Cable #34 Avengers #401 Fantastic Four #415 X-Men (Vol. 2) #55
Onslaught Event
Phase 1 Phase 2 Impact 1 Impact 2

Appearing in "Loose Cannons"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Cable #34

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Synopsis for "Loose Cannons"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Cable #34

In Morocco, Ozymandias sits in a chamber and strikes a nail into the stone on the wall. He has done this for a couple millenniums while imprisoned by Apocalypse and made to record history. He hits the nail and draws out a picture of Professor X and others of Cyclops handing over Nathan to the Askani and Archangel taking to the air. He then hits the wall and as he does Cable wakes up from his recent beating by Post. He grabs a makeshift "shield" from the motorcycle nearby and runs to the end of the dock. He is stopped by the Hulk. The Hulk tells Cable that he is puny and that Hulk is the strongest one. Cable fears that Bishop may be correct in the "traitor from within the X-Men" theory. Cable also begins to think of who that may be. Hulk says, "Hulk smash" and then begins to speak properly and says that he was only kidding. He tells Cable to put down the gun and Cable tries to scan his brain, but cannot. Cable says that that is not good and Hulk says that Onslaught sends his regards and then punts Cable far away from the docks.

Cable regains consciousness, and the Hulk catches up to him. Cable lashes out with his telekinesis, which sends Hulk crashing into the ground and Cable's T-O virus begins to show that it is taking over as his arm begins to look like a claw. Cable then tries to calm Hulk down, tries to psi-link with him. Hulk then tells him that he is being used by Onslaught. He also tells him that he doesn't need to be his victim. The Hulk steps out of the hole and shows that he has tapped into his Gray Hulk side of his personality. Hulk tells Cable that he was sent by Onslaught to get Cable out of the picture. On the SHIELD helicarrier, G.W. Bridge watches a screen showing Hulk. He decides that as acting mutant liaison that the situation in Baltimore is needing immediate attention and that the president has ordered a martial law order for the citizens of Baltimore due to damage being done by Hulk and Cable. Contessa Valentina de la Fontaine announces that she wants them to get to Baltimore immediately and they must go.

Meanwhile, the Hulk continues to battle Cable and tells him to get out of the Hulk's head. He then smashes Cable with an entire diner building. The Hulk suddenly begins to freeze and Storm appears from the clouds and uses a hurricane force to blow the Hulk around. She lifts the diner off of Cable and then sees that he is not breathing and his heart has stopped. She uses her electricity to charge Cable and jolt his heart to beating. She also gives him CPR. Cable then breathes and says, "Aliya?". Storm slowly helps up Cable and tells him that Onslaught is really Professor X. Cable says that he suspected this and that they must fight against him whose dream they have all followed. The Hulk suddenly jumps at them and says they will never beat Onslaught. Cable and Storm join hands and then Storm hits Hulk with a lightning bolt to the head and Cable then hits him with a telepathic bullet. They watch as Hulk's color changes from the gray color it was and Cable says that Banner had not come to the surface. The Hulk then turns and shows that he is not Banner and that now he is the Savage Hulk. He smashes at both Storm and Cable.

Ozymandias finishes his drawing and wonders if the "dream" is being extinguished. Apocalypse steps up behind him and says, "It is done." Apocalypse says that humanity has reached its darkest hour and that his greatest enemy is nearing death. Apocalypse says that this is the best time to prepare for the dawn of his empire.

Onslaught Phase One
Onslaught: X-Men #1 Uncanny X-Men #335 X-Man #18 Cable #34 Avengers #401 Fantastic Four #415 X-Men (Vol. 2) #55
Onslaught Event
Phase 1 Phase 2 Impact 1 Impact 2

Appearing in "X-Men"

Reprint of the 1st story from
X-Men #1

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Synopsis for "X-Men"

Reprint of the 1st story from
X-Men #1
Jean Grey (Earth-616) from X-Men Vol 1 1 0002

Jean in costume for the first time.

Brief Summary[]

At Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters in Westchester County, New York, Professor Charles Xavier summons his students telepathically. When the Beast, Angel, Iceman, and Cyclops arrive, he puts them through a series of exercises to hone their mutant talents. Xavier then introduces them to a new student, Marvel Girl, to whom he explains the purpose of his school: his students do receive an education, but they are also the first line of defense against evil mutants.

Meanwhile, at Cape Citadel, Magneto causes a rocket to crash. The next day he takes over the whole base and claims it in the name of Homo superior (i.e. mutants). When Xavier hears about the incident, he sends his X-Men on their first mission. Cyclops uses his eye beams to make a hole in Magneto's force field, thus alerting him to their presence. Magneto launches a volley of heat-seeking missiles, which lock on to Angel; Iceman knocks most of them out, and the Beast catches the last one.

Magneto then sends metal debris at Angel; Cyclops destroys it. Magneto flings a burning tanker truck at the team; Iceman covers them with an ice shield, and Cyclops blasts a tunnel under the flames so that they come up near Magneto. Unprepared for such power and resourcefulness, Magneto sets up another force field and levitates himself to safety.

Detailed Summary[]

A man is seen waiting inside his large exclusive private school. Suddenly, he "calls out" mentally to his students stating that he is Professor X and he is ordering them to appear in class at once. Then four costume-clad people appear and report for their lessons: Cyclops, the Angel, Iceman and the Beast. Angel and Cyclops help the professor get comfortable in his chair. Iceman plays a prank on Beast and freezes his arm. Angel has to pull the two off each other and Professor X begins their training lessons using his "training machine".

The Beast is first and is given timed lessons to help him with his agility skills. He first grabs a taut wire with his toes in a second and a half. He then spins wildly on the wire and jumps through the room in exactly three seconds. Then he practices his balancing skills while Cyclops slackens the wire tension causing him to jump off and land on his feet. The Angel takes his turn and tests out his wing reflexes. He flies around jet flames, through a giant closing clamp and then skips through a bladed spinner without a slip. He becomes overconfident, however, and when a sound concussion blasts around him, he loses his edge and begins to fall before recovering. Iceman asks the professor to allow him to take more risks even though he is the youngest student. The professor tells him not to rush things. Iceman then feels that if he is going to be treated like a kid, then he will start acting like one. He finds "snowman items" and puts them on to joke around. Beast throws a ball at him since he is off-guard, and Iceman reacts quickly by creating an ice "boomerang-sled" to send the ball right back at Beast. Cyclops shows off his leadership skills and uses his beams to stop the group from goofing off. Professor X stops the team and readies them for the new student who has just arrived by taxi.

A redheaded woman steps from the cab, and the group begins bantering with each other about the fact that a girl is joining the school. The team goes and changes while the newest student enters and is greeted by Professor X, who apparently sent her [Jean Grey] a letter to be enrolled as a student of his school. She questions the type of school that she sees, and Professor X states that it is a school for the "specially gifted", mutants, like herself and the others. The professor introduces the rest of the team, using their real names and codenames, to Jean Grey, whom he says is now known as Marvel Girl. She shows off her powers of telekinesis to the rest of the team by moving chairs and books. The Beast tries to give her a kiss, but she turns him upside-down and spins him wildly in the air before throwing him onto the couch. Professor X then tells the group their mission is to protect the world from mutants who would harm humans or other mutants.

Meanwhile, one of those very mutants, named Magneto, is hiding near Cape Citadel and watching a missile launch. He uses his powers of magnetism to control the missile and send it crashing off-course into the nearby waters. The Army and NASA standby but are astounded that the missile was destroyed. They conclude that someone tampered with the missile prior to launch. The next day, the Daily Globe newspaper states that this was the sixth missile to be destroyed and a "phantom saboteur" has struck again. Then the soldiers begin seeing weapons firing randomly and tanks being controlled remotely. A message suddenly is written out in metallic dust in the sky and reads, "Surrender the base or I'll take it by force. - Magneto." While the message is being read by the soldiers, Magneto launches a missile from a silo near the base. He causes it to fall into the sea near an unmanned target ship. Magneto then walks into the base and takes control of it. He uses his powers to entrap the soldiers in a "magnetic-fence" from which they cannot escape.

The X-Men are alerted to the crisis at the Cape. They each change into their uniforms and are driven to the airport in Professor X's Rolls Royce in order to take his private jet to the Cape. The X-Men arrive and request the army hold off firing on the base for fifteen minutes. Cyclops uses his power to make a hole in Magneto's magnetic force field, but this alerts Magneto of their presence on the base. Magneto fires heat-seeking hunter missiles at the team. Angel causes the missiles to lock onto him and follow him around in the air, while Iceman freezes them with snowballs. One missile gets through, and Beast manages to catch it with his feet. Marvel Girl then telekinetically sends it off into the sea. Magneto is amazed at the team's abilities and sends a pile of metal hurtling at Angel. The team stops to help him, while Magneto rolls a flaming barrel of rocket fuel at them. Iceman quickly encases the team in an ice cocoon when suddenly the tank blows up.

Magneto thinks he has won and starts to walk off when suddenly Cyclops' beam shoots out from the ground. The team emerges and begins to strike at Magneto in full force. Magneto takes flight via magnetic repulsion and blocks the team from following him with a magnetic force field. They eventually breach it, but Magneto has already disappeared. The army is gracious that the base is safe once again and thanks the X-Men for their help. The team then flies back home in the jet, while Professor X telepathically congratulates the team for a job well done.

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This is a UK title that features reprints of American X-Men titles.

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