Appearing in "The Trial of Magneto!"
Featured Characters:
- X-Men (Main story and recap)
Magneto (Magnus)
(Main story and recap) (Joins team)
- Cyclops (Scott Summers) (Main story and recap)
- Professor X (Charles Xavier) (Leaves team)
- Shadowcat (Kitty Pryde)
- Rogue
- Phoenix (Rachel Summers)
- Wolverine (Logan)
- Colossus (Peter Rasputin)
- Storm (Ororo Munroe)
- Nightcrawler (Kurt Wagner)
Supporting Characters:
- Sir James Jaspers
- Gabrielle Haller
- United Nations
- International Court of Justice
- Chief Judge Michelle Devereaux (First appearance)
- Judge Sakharov
- Three unnamed judges
- International Court of Justice
- Madelyne Pryor-Summers
- The Starjammers
Antagonists:
- Fenris
- Fenris (Andrea Strucker)
- Fenris (Andreas Strucker)
- Unnamed Fenris minions
Other Characters:
- Adolf Hitler (Referenced)
- Unnamed soldiers
- Iceman (Bobby Drake) (Recap)
- Beast (Hank McCoy) (Recap)
- Marvel Girl (Jean Grey) (Recap)
- Alpha (Recap)
- Freedom Force (Recap)
- Mystique (Raven Darkholme) (Recap)
- Blob (Fred Dukes) (Recap)
- Pyro (St. John Allerdyce) (Recap)
- Avalanche (Dominic Petros) (Recap)
- Destiny (Irene Adler) (Recap)
- Spiral (Recap)
- Valerie Cooper (Recap)
- United Nations Security Council (Referenced)
- Unnamed French protesters
- Préfecture de Police de Paris
- Neal Conan (First appearance)
- New Mutants
- Brightwind
- Loki (Mentioned)
- George Lucas (Referenced) (Topical reference)
- Red Army
- N.A.T.O. (Mentioned)
- Dr. Moira MacTaggert (Mentioned)
- Moses (Mentioned)
- United States Air Force (Referenced)
- Gendarmerie Nationale
- Avengers (Mentioned)
- Fantastic Four (Mentioned)
- Judas Iscariot (Mentioned)
- International Herald Tribune (Named only)
- Bob Edwards (Voice)
- Summers' unborn child (Mentioned)
- Future Jean Grey-Summers (Mentioned)
- Rachel Summers grandparents (Mentioned)
- Soviet Navy
- Hounds (Mentioned)
- Future Scott Summers (Referenced)
- Numerous unnamed civilians
- Donna
- Baron Wolfgang von Strucker (Mentioned)
- Devil (Invoked)
- Sharra (Invoked)
- K'ythri (Invoked)
Races and Species:
- Humans (Main story and recap)
- Mutants (Main story and recap)
- Pigs (Mentioned)
- Horses (Referenced)
- Valkyrior Steeds
- Technarchy
- Shi'ar
- Human-Kree Hybrids
- Cyborgs
- Saurids
- Mephitisoids
- Chr'yllites
- Wolves (Mentioned)
- Cows (Mentioned)
- Cats (Mentioned)
Locations:
- Prime Marvel Universe (Main story and recap)
- Ten Realms (Main story and recap)
- Milky Way (Main story and recap)
- Solar System (Main story and recap)
- Earth (Main story and recap)
- Europe
- France
- Nuremberg, Germany (Referenced)
- Netherlands (Referenced)
- Great Britain (Referenced)
- England (Referenced)
- Muir Isle, Scotland (Mentioned)
- Soviet Union (Referenced)
- Republic of China (Referenced)
- Poland
- Szczecin
- Red army base
- Warsaw (Mentioned)
- Auschwitz-Birkenau, Oświęcim (Mentioned)
- Szczecin
- Baltic Sea (Referenced)
- West Germany
- North America (Main story and recap)
- United States (Main story and recap)
- Florida (Recap)
- Cape Citadel (Recap)
- Tallahassee (Mentioned)
- New York (Main story and recap)
- New York City (Recap)
- Manhattan (Recap)
- Midtown (Recap)
- Turtle Bay (Recap)
- United Nations Headquarters (Recap)
- Turtle Bay (Recap)
- Midtown (Recap)
- Manhattan (Recap)
- Westchester County
- New York City (Recap)
- Washington, D.C. (Recap)
- Washington National Holocaust Memorial (Recap)
- Florida (Recap)
- United States (Main story and recap)
- Israel, Middle East, Asia (Referenced)
- Mediterranean Sea
- Magneto's Island, Bermuda Triangle, Atlantic Ocean (Mentioned)
- Africa (Mentioned)
- Europe
- Earth (Main story and recap)
- Solar System (Main story and recap)
- Asgard (Mentioned)
- Milky Way (Main story and recap)
- Heaven (Invoked)
- Shi'ar Galaxy
- Ten Realms (Main story and recap)
- Days of Future Past (Mentioned)
Items:
- Magneto's Helmet (Recap)
- X-Uniforms (Main story and recap)
- Cyclops' Visor (Main story and recap)
- Ruby-Quartz Sunglasses
- Stargate
- Binary Suit
- Fenris Standard Battlesuit
- Wolverine's Suit
- Adamantium (On Logan's claws)
- Shi'ar medical analyzer
Vehicles:
- Starjammer
- The von Strucker yacht
Events:
- World War II (Referenced)
- Holocaust (Mentioned)
Synopsis for "The Trial of Magneto!"
Magneto is escorted in handcuffs to his trial. A reporter retells what has brought us to this point and how Freedom Force captured the "Master of Magnetism". Sir James Jaspers, the English Prime Minister is the prosecution in the trial while Gabrielle Haller and Professor X head up the defense. Meanwhile, on a boat in the Mediterranean, the Von Strucker twins toast as they watch the trial begin on television.
That night in Paris, the X-Men and New Mutants are suddenly teleported from Asgard where they left moments ago. They find out that they were brought to France and decide to look for Professor X. They begin to be seen and Phoenix hides them with a blinding light and telepathic block from the onlookers. In Poland, someone suddenly attacks a Red Army base and sets it ablaze. They leave the mark of "Free Magneto - X-Men". The report on the news of the incident awakens Professor X who suddenly cannot breathe. Cyclops enters and asks if the Professor is okay. He realizes that he is sick and possibly dying.
The trial for Magneto begins the next day. As the prosecution begins its opening statement, the unknown terrorists strike again in Germany. Gabrielle begins her opening statement. Meanwhile, the X-Men try to find who is doing these acts in their name. They decide to split up and wait for an attack and then catch their terrorists. It turns out that they don't have to wait long. The terrorists attack a hospital and Nightcrawler and Colossus are first on the scene. They save the patients of the hospital and Colossus puts out the flames. They are still blamed for the attack and the police try to stop them. They escape.
At the X-Mansion, Madelyne Pryor talks to her unborn baby about how Cyclops has not called her to check on her. Suddenly Corsair and Lilandra appear and they are looking for Professor X. Madelyne tells them he is in Paris and they go back to the stargate to transport there. As they leave Madelyne begins to go into labor. They appear at the stargate and Hepzibah radios them that the Starjammer is under attack by Shi'ar ships. Corsair and Lilandra decide to go into the stargate to go to France and tell Binary to run if the gate collapses.
In France, the trial goes on and the soviet admiral that fired nukes on Magneto's island testifies against Magneto. The X-Men use Phoenix's power to track down the terrorists to a boat on the Seine River. Magneto tries to defend himself against the prosecution's accusations. The X-Men find the terrorists and attack them. They realize that the "terrorists" they are fighting are a diversion.
In the courtroom, the Von Strucker twins, Andrea and Andreas, attack to avenge their father. They destroy the courtroom and the battle goes into the basement. The Professor breaks the twins bond and they are powerless. Sir James Jaspers starts to attack Andrea Strucker with a brick and Magneto saves her. The judge sees Magneto's humanity. Charles begins to have a heart attack. The twins break free and break the wall and the river floods in. Magneto saves Charles from death and gets him above the ground. There Professor X tells him to take over his school and teach the New Mutants and look after the X-Men. Magneto wearily says he'll try. Lilandra and Corsair arrive to take him to be saved. The judge says the court of public opinion is going to judge the X-Men and Magneto now. Phoenix says Professor X is "gone" and that she cannot "find" him when she tries to locate him telepathically. Magneto, crying, finally tells himself he will follow Xavier's dream and take over his school.
Notes
- This 200th issue is double-sized.
Trivia
- Madelyne Pryor goes into labor in this issue, ready to give birth to Nathan Summers.
See Also
Recommended Reading
- New Mutants Annual #1 - New Mutants battle in Asgard
- Uncanny X-Men Annual #9 - X-Men battle in Asgard
- Uncanny X-Men #161 - Gabrielle Haller is saved from Baron Von Strucker
- Uncanny X-Men #156 - Professor X saved by Sikorsky of the Starjammers
Links and References
- The Official Marvel Index to the X-Men (Vol. 2) #4 - See for further referencing
Footnotes
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- Comics
- 1985
- 1985, December
- Copper-Age
- Uncanny X-Men Vol 1
- Jim Shooter/Editor-in-Chief
- John Romita Jr./Cover Artist
- Daniel Green/Cover Artist
- Ron Zalme/Cover Artist
- Chris Claremont/Writer
- John Romita Jr./Penciler
- Daniel Green/Inker
- Glynis Oliver-Wein/Colourist
- Tom Orzechowski/Letterer
- Ann Nocenti/Editor
- X-Men (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Max Eisenhardt (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Scott Summers (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Charles Xavier (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Katherine Pryde (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Rogue (Anna Marie) (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Rachel Summers (Earth-811)/Appearances
- James Howlett (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Piotr Rasputin (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Ororo Munroe (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Kurt Wagner (Earth-616)/Appearances
- James Jaspers (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Gabrielle Haller (Earth-616)/Appearances
- United Nations (Earth-616)/Appearances
- International Court of Justice/Appearances
- Michelle Deveraux (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Madelyne Pryor (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Starjammers (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Lilandra Neramani (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Christopher Summers (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Carol Danvers (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Raza Longknife (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Ch'od (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Hepzibah (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Cr'reee (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Sikorsky (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Waldo (Computer) (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Fenris (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Andrea von Strucker (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Andreas von Strucker (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Adolf Hitler (Earth-616)/Mentions
- Robert Drake (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Henry McCoy (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Jean Grey (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Alpha (Mutant) (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Freedom Force (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Raven Darkholme (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Frederick Dukes (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- St. John Allerdyce (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Dominikos Petrakis (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Irene Adler (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Rita Wayword (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Valerie Cooper (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- United Nations Security Council (Earth-616)/Mentions
- Préfecture de Police de Paris (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Neal Conan (Earth-616)/Appearances
- New Mutants (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Illyana Rasputina (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Xi'an Coy Manh (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Douglas Ramsey (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Amara Aquilla (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Roberto Da Costa (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Rahne Sinclair (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Samuel Guthrie (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Warlock (Technarch) (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Danielle Moonstar (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Brightwind (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Loki Laufeyson (Earth-616)/Mentions
- Russian Armed Forces (Earth-616)/Appearances
- North Atlantic Treaty Organization (Earth-616)/Mentions
- Moira Kinross (Earth-616)/Mentions
- Moses (Earth-616)/Mentions
- United States Air Force (Earth-616)/Mentions
- Gendarmerie Nationale (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Avengers (Earth-616)/Mentions
- Fantastic Four (Earth-616)/Mentions
- Judas Iscariot (Earth-616)/Mentions
- International Herald Tribune (Earth-616)/Mentions
- Bob Edwards (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Nathan Summers (Earth-616)/Mentions
- Jean Grey (Earth-811)/Mentions
- Russian Navy (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Gregori Suvorov (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Hounds (Earth-811)/Mentions
- Scott Summers (Earth-811)/Mentions
- Wolfgang von Strucker (Earth-616)/Mentions
- Satan (Unidentified) (Earth-616)/Invocations
- Sharra (Earth-616)/Invocations
- K'ythri (Earth-616)/Invocations
- Homo sapiens/Appearances
- Homo superior/Appearances
- Pigs/Mentions
- Horses/Mentions
- Valkyrior Steeds/Appearances
- Technarchy/Appearances
- Shi'ar (Race)/Appearances
- Human-Kree Hybrids/Appearances
- Cyborgs/Appearances
- Saurids/Appearances
- Mephitisoids/Appearances
- Chr'yllites/Appearances
- Wolves/Mentions
- Cows/Mentions
- Cats/Mentions
- Earth-616/Appearances
- Milky Way/Appearances
- Sol/Appearances
- Earth/Appearances
- Europe/Appearances
- France/Appearances
- Île-de-France/Appearances
- Paris (France)/Appearances
- Île de la Cité/Appearances
- Palais de Justice/Appearances
- Notre Dame de Paris/Appearances
- Trocadéro/Appearances
- Arc de Triomphe/Appearances
- Bois de Boulogne/Appearances
- Château de Bagatelle/Appearances
- Place Vendôme/Appearances
- Hôtel Ritz Paris/Appearances
- Seine/Appearances
- St. Just Military Hospital/Appearances
- Champ de Mars/Appearances
- Eiffel Tower/Appearances
- Nuremberg/Mentions
- Netherlands/Mentions
- United Kingdom/Mentions
- England/Mentions
- Muir Island/Mentions
- Russia/Mentions
- Siberia/Mentions
- Varykino/Mentions
- China/Mentions
- Poland/Appearances
- Szczecin/Appearances
- Warsaw/Mentions
- Auschwitz-Birkenau/Mentions
- Baltic Sea/Mentions
- Germany/Appearances
- Holzruhe/Appearances
- North America/Appearances
- United States of America/Appearances
- Florida (State)/Minor Appearances
- Cape Citadel/Minor Appearances
- Tallahassee/Mentions
- New York (State)/Appearances
- New York City/Minor Appearances
- Manhattan/Minor Appearances
- Turtle Bay/Minor Appearances
- United Nations Headquarters/Minor Appearances
- Westchester County/Appearances
- North Salem/Appearances
- Salem Center/Appearances
- Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters/Appearances
- Washington, D.C./Minor Appearances
- Israel/Mentions
- Mediterranean Sea/Appearances
- Island M/Mentions
- Africa/Mentions
- Asgard (Realm)/Mentions
- Heaven (Paradise)/Invocations
- Shi'ar Galaxy/Appearances
- Earth-811/Mentions
- Magneto's Helmet/Minor Appearances
- X-Uniforms/Appearances
- Cyclops' Visor/Appearances
- Ruby-Quartz Sunglasses/Appearances
- Stargate/Appearances
- Ms. Marvel's Suit/Appearances
- Fenris Standard Battlesuit/Appearances
- Wolverine's Suit/Appearances
- Adamantium/Appearances
- Shi'ar medical analyzer/Appearances
- Starjammer (Shi'ar)/Appearances
- World War II/Mentions
- Holocaust (Event)/Mentions