Weapon X Vol 2 23

Alternate Covers: Textless Weapon X Vol 2 #23 Published July, 2004 Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada Cover Artist Andy Park Publisher Dan Buckley "War of the Programs Part 1: In the Beginning..." Writer Frank Tieri Penciler Tom Mandrake Inker Tom Mandrake Colourist Brad Anderson Letterer Dave Sharpe Editor Mike Marts Stephanie Moore Cory Sedlmeier Previous Issue Next Issue Weapon X Vol 2 #22 Weapon X Vol 2 #24

Appearing in "War of the Programs Part 1: In the Beginning..."

Featured Characters:

• Weapon X Program (Leaves Weapon Plus)
  • Professor Thorton (See chronology)
  • Dr. Abraham Cornelius (See chronology)
  • Dr. Carol Hines (See chronology)
  • Malcolm Colcord (See chronology)

Supporting Characters:

• Maverick / Agent Zero (Chris Nord) (See chronology)
• Wolverine (Logan) (See chronology)
• Weapon XII / Fantomex (Jean-Philippe) (See chronology)

Antagonists:

• Weapon Plus Program
  •  Director John Sublime 

Other Characters:

• United States Army
• Invaders (Mentioned)
• Moses (Mentioned)
• Dr. Frankenstein (Mentioned) (Topical reference)
• Dr. Nathaniel Essex (Named only)
• Charles Xavier (Named only)
• Eric Lensher (Named only)
• Namor McKenzie (Named only)
• The Devil (Invoked)
• Team X (On-screen)
  • Kestrel (John Wraith) (On-screen)
  • Silver Fox (On-screen)
  • Sabretooth (Victor Creed) (Named only)
• Weapon XI (Mentioned)
• Weapon XII (Mentioned)
• S.H.I.E.L.D.
  • Colonel Nick Fury (See chronology)
  • Agent Brent Jackson 
• A.I.M. agents (Only appearance)^[1]
• White Queen (Emma Frost) (Named only)
• Garrison Kane (Named only)
• Copycat (Vanessa Carlysle) (Named only)

Races and Species:

• Humans
• Mutants
• Homo neanderthalensis (Mentioned)

Locations:

• Earth
  • Germany
  • United Kingdom
    • England
      • The World
  • Canada
    • Alberta
      • Weapon X Facility
      • Roanoke (Named only)
    • Weapon X Compound
    • Neverland

Items:

• S.H.I.E.L.D. Uniforms
• A.I.M. Uniforms
• Adamantium (On Wolverine's claws)

Events:

• World War II (Only in flashback)
  
  

Synopsis for "War of the Programs Part 1: In the Beginning..."

• Synopsis not yet written.
  

Notes

Chronology Notes

Characters in this story also appear in other stories between this issue. The affected characters are:
Nick Fury

•  Pag. 1-4 
•  Pag. 15-17 

Professor Thorton

• Pag. 1-4 
•  Pag. 5-8 
•  Pag. 9-11 

Dr. Abraham Cornelius

•  Pag. 5-8 
•  Pag. 9-11 

Wolverine (Logan)

•  Pag. 5-8 
•  Pag. 18-22 

Dr. Carol Hines

•  Pag. 5-8 
•  Pag. 9-11 

Malcolm Colcord

• Pag. 5-8 
•  Pag. 12-14 
•  Pag. 15-17 

Maverick / Agent Zero (Chris Nord)

•  Pag. 9-11 
•  Pag. 18-22 

Fantomex (Jean-Philippe)

• Pag. 9-11 
•  Pag. 18-22 

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Links and References

• plot summary at uncannyxmen.net

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