Let me put this out there for you to chew on. Come into the light. ... I know you've lost good people. And I don't know entirely what your people had to deal with inside the energy dome that engulfed San Francisco -- but I know getting out of it meant you didn't just save yourselves, but you saved the rest of us, too. The whole world saw the X-Men save them. It's time to bring the X-Men front and center. Lead your people into the daylight. ... This is the time, Scott. The X-Men are heroes. Time to act like it. 
Appearing in 1st story
Featured Characters:
- Hope Summers
- Beast (Hank McCoy) (Main story and flashback)
- Cyclops (Scott Summers) (Main story and flashback)
Supporting Characters:
- Molly Hayes
- Fantastic Four (Main story and flashback)
- Mr. Fantastic (Reed Richards) (Main story and flashback)
- Thing (Ben Grimm) (Only in flashback)
- Human Torch (Johnny Storm) (Only in flashback)
- Franklin Richards
- X-Men (Main story and flashback)
- Dr. Nemesis (James Bradley)
- Rogue (Anna Marie)
- Colossus (Peter Rasputin) (Main story and flashback)
- Pixie (Megan Gwynn) (Main story and flashback)
- Wolverine (Logan) (Main story and flashback)
- Angel (Warren Worthington III)
- Storm (Ororo Munroe)
- Iceman (Bobby Drake)
- Psylocke (Betsy Braddock)
- Emma Frost (Only in flashback)
- New Mutants
- ⏴ Commander Steve Rogers ⏵
Antagonists:
- Savage Land Dinosaurs
Other Characters:
- Avengers (Only in flashback)
- Spider-Woman (Jessica Drew) (Only in flashback)
- ⏴ Thor (Odinson) ⏵ (Only in flashback)
- President Barack Obama
- Mayor Sadie Sinclair
- Agent Abigail Brant (Mentioned)
- Invisible Woman (Sue Storm) (Mentioned in narration)
- Cable (Nathan Summers) (Mentioned)
Races and Species:
- Mutants
- Humans
- Cyborgs
- Mutant-Fairy Hybrids
- Asgardians (Only in flashback)
Locations:
- Earth (Main story and flashback)
- Antarctica
- North America (Main story and flashback)
- United States of America (Main story and flashback)
- California (Main story and flashback)
- San Francisco (Main story and flashback)
- San Francisco Bay (Main story and flashback)
- Utopia (Main story and flashback)
- Golden Gate Bridge (Only in flashback)
- San Francisco Bay (Main story and flashback)
- San Francisco (Main story and flashback)
- Los Angeles County
- New York
- Washington, D.C.
- Alaska (Mentioned)
- Cooperstown (Mentioned)
- California (Main story and flashback)
- Canada (Mentioned)
- United States of America (Main story and flashback)
Items:
- Ruby-Quartz Sunglasses
- Fantastic Four Uniforms
- Hawkeye's Bow
- Captain America's Uniform
- Presidential Medal of Freedom
- Mjolnir (Only in flashback)
- Cyclops' Visor (Only in flashback)
- Spider-Woman's Suit (Only in flashback)
Vehicles:
Synopsis for 1st story
After leaving the X-Men due to Cyclops' more militant style of leadership, Beast heads to L.A. to meet up with his girlfriend Abigail Brand who stands him up, only to meet up with Molly Hayes of the Runaways. The two discuss extinction, faith, and living life to its fullest. Hope is at the Baxter Building with Dr. Nemesis and Rogue, receiving a physical from Mr. Fantastic, as well as conversing with his son Franklin Richards, upon giving Hope a clean bill of health, Reed suggests that Hope try to locate her family in an attempt to better learn who she really is, on the way back to Utopia, Hope insists on doing just that.
Cyclops takes some time off to go hunting in The Savage Land, during which he encounters Steve Rogers, who suggests that Cyclops bring the X-Men out of the shadows and into the light as heroes, Rogers arranges to have the president award Scott the Presidential Medal of Freedom, which sways the people of San Francisco to welcome the X-Men back. During a celebration on Utopia, Cyclops sneaks away to talk to Hope, in an attempt to discuss a strategy of dealing with the five lights, Hope becomes agitated at his expectations and just wants to find her family. Scott realizing his mistreatment of Hope, decides that he'll deal with the lights and send a team to escort Hope to Alaska, much to her delight.
Solicit Synopsis
Trivia
- For unknown reasons, Beast only has four fingers on each hand in this issue.
See Also
- 5 image(s) from Uncanny X-Men: The Heroic Age Vol 1 1
- 1 reprint(s) of Uncanny X-Men: The Heroic Age Vol 1 1
Links and References
http://marvel.com/catalog/?id=16560