Appearing in "The Trial of Magneto!"
Featured Characters:
- X-Men (Main story and recap)
- ⏴ Magneto (Magnus) ⏵ (Main story and recap) (Joins)
- Cyclops (Scott Summers) (Main story and recap)
- Professor X (Charles Xavier) (Leaves)
- 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) (Only in recap)
- Beast (Henry "Hank" McCoy) (Only in recap)
- Marvel Girl (Jean Grey) (Only in recap)
- Alpha (Only in recap)
- Freedom Force (Only in recap)
- Mystique (Raven Darkhölme) (Only in recap)
- Blob (Fred Dukes) (Only in recap)
- Pyro (St. John Allerdyce) (Only in recap)
- Avalanche (Dominic Petros) (Only in recap)
- Destiny (Irene Adler) (Only in recap)
- Spiral (Only in recap)
- Valerie Cooper (Only in recap)
- United Nations Security Council (Referenced)
- Unnamed French protesters
- Préfecture de Police de Paris
- Neal Conan (First appearance)
- New Mutants
- Brightwind
- Loki (Laufeyson) (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 only)
- 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)
- Winged Horses
- Mutant Technarch
- Shi'ar
- Human-Kree Hybrids
- Aliens
- Cyborgs
- Saurids
- Mephitisoids
- Chr'yllites
- Robots
- 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
- Île-de-France
- Paris
- Île de la Cité
- Trocadéro
- Arc de Triomphe (Cameo)
- Bois de Boulogne
- Château de Bagatelle
- Place Vendôme
- Seine
- St. Just Military Hospital (First appearance)
- Champ de Mars
- Paris
- Île-de-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
- Holzruhe
- France
- North America (Main story and recap)
- United States (Main story and recap)
- Florida (Only in recap)
- Cape Citadel (Only in recap)
- Tallahassee (Mentioned)
- New York (Main story and recap)
- New York City (Only in recap)
- Manhattan (Only in recap)
- Midtown (Only in recap)
- Turtle Bay (Only in recap)
- United Nations Headquarters (Only in recap)
- Turtle Bay (Only in recap)
- Midtown (Only in recap)
- Manhattan (Only in recap)
- Westchester County
- New York City (Only in recap)
- Washington, D.C. (Only in recap)
- Washington National Holocaust Memorial (Only in recap)
- Florida (Only in 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 (Only in 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
- Fastball Special
- Adamantium (on Wolverine'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
- Madelyne Pryor goes into labor in this issue, ready to give birth to Nathan Summers.
- The secret alliance that Magneto made with Xavier and Moira MacTaggert[1] helps explain Xavier's willingness to entrust the X-Men to him.
Trivia
- This 200th issue is double-sized.
See Also
Recommended Reading
- New Mutants Annual #1 - New Mutants battle in Asgard
- Uncanny X-Men Annual Vol 1 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
- Official Marvel Index to the X-Men (Vol. 2) #4 - See for further referencing