Do you hear me, you soft, pink bags or rice paper flesh? Sauron is back!
- -- Sauron
Appearing in "Under the Magnifying Glass"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
Deadpool
- Juggernaut (Cain Marko)
- Black Tom Cassidy
- Tolliver (Shadow only) (First appearance as Tolliver)
- Gideon (Appears on a computer screen, TV, or hologram only)
- Brotherhood of Evil Mutants
Other characters:
- Tanya Anderssen (Death)
- Mageto (Magnus) (Mentioned)
- Sunspot (Roberto Da Costa) (Mentioned)
- CNN (Mentioned) (Topical reference)
- CBS (Mentioned) (Topical reference)
- NBC (Mentioned) (Topical reference)
- Arthur Kent (Mentioned) (Topical reference)
- Vittorio (Mentioned) (Topical reference)
- George Crook (Mentioned) (Topical reference)
- Mangas Coloradas (Earth-616) (Mentioned) (Topical reference)
- Geronimo (Mentioned) (Topical reference)
- Nelson A. Miles (Mentioned) (Topical reference)
- James Carleton (Mentioned) (Topical reference)
- Bascom (Mentioned) (Topical reference)
- Cochise (Mentioned) (Topical reference)
- Hellfire Club (Mentioned)
- Sebastian Shaw (Mentioned)
- Emma Frost (Mentioned)
- Harry Leland (Mentioned)
- Banshee (Sean Cassidy) (Mentioned)
- Shadow King (Mentioned)
- X-Factor (Mentioned)
- Shaw Industries (Mentioned) (Defunct)
- Project: Wideawake (Mentioned)
- Weapon X (Photo)
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Earth
- Europe
- Tolliver's Hideout
- United States
- New York
- New York City
- Manhattan
- World Trade Center (Mentioned)
- Tanya Anderssen's apartment
- An abandoned Hudson River warehouse
- Manhattan
- Adirondack Mountains
- New York City
- Washington, D.C.
- New York
- Genosha (Mentioned)
- Muir Island, Scotland, United Kingdom (Mentioned)
- Canada (Mentioned)
- Europe
Items:
- Deadpool's Suit, Katanas, and Teleporter
- Crimson Cosmos Armor
- Shatterstar's Swords
- Banshee's Wings
- Genetic template reconfigurator
Vehicles:
- X-Force Scout Ship (Mentioned)
Synopsis for "Under the Magnifying Glass"
Somewhere in Europe
Deadpool teleports into Tolliver's lair. He tows the bodies of Juggernaut and Black Tom to give to Tolliver. He offers them to Tolliver and Juggernaut wakes up. Juggernaut thanks Tolliver for saving his butt but is more concerned with the health of his partner in crime. Tolliver says he will take Black Tom to a doctor and that after he is healed, they both will pay him back for his services rendered.
Manhattan
Dr. Karl Lykos walks home with groceries in hand. As he opens his door, he is greeted by the Toad and the Blob. They have captured Karl's girlfriend, Tanya Anderssen and threaten to harm her. Toad wants to use Karl to bring out Sauron. He plans to have Sauron join his Brotherhood of Evil Mutants.
X-Force's Adirondack base
X-Force is gathered in a large media room watching news coverage of the World Trade Center attacks.[1] On the report, Gideon blasts the team as being behind the hostage situation. As the team tries to figure out what to do, tensions in the team rise.
Warpath runs through the woods and thinks of past Apache tribesmen that have helped the Apache cause. He feels at peace with his ancestry. In the base's Danger Room, Shatterstar trains. His training session is interrupted by Feral who flirts with him and then leaves. Siryn watches their interaction from the control room above. She is greeted by Cable who offers her an official spot on the team. She accepts and understands that there will be difficult times ahead.
Washington, D.C.
Henry Peter Gyrich, Valerie Cooper and Nick Fury attend a meeting by G.W. Bridge. He explains that Cable and his team are a threat to National Security as well as the public at large. He is requesting to be given sanction to bring Cable in. Gyrich feels that he is not up to the job, but the others welcome his decision.
Manhattan
The Brotherhood of Mutants has chained up both Tanya and Karl in what the Toad calls a Genetic template reconfigurator. He explains that he knows of Karl's ability to take on the Sauron persona if he drains the life essence of someone. The Toad states that this is what Tanya is there for. Suddenly he throws the switch and the machine whirs to life. Karl screams and then rises up as Sauron, while Tanya is seen dying...
Trivia
- According to X-Force #7 fan mail section, this issue is post-credited as being penciled by Marat Mychaels, Brian Murray as well as Rob Liefeld. It also states that Marat Mychaels also helped with the inks of #5. Marat and Brian were not credited as there was a rush to get the issue published and editor Bob Harras forgot to add their credits when submitting it.
- Though the full roster of the second incarnation of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants members appear on the cover, only a few of them appear in this issue.
See Also
Recommended Reading
- X-Force #2 - Feral battles Shatterstar
- Uncanny X-Men #278 - #280 - Siryn says Muir Island was almost destroyed during Muir Island Saga and decides this is why she wants to join X-Force
- X-Factor #70 - "
Footnotes
- ↑ In X-Force #3 & last issue
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References
- Comics
- 1991
- 1991, December
- Copper-Age
- X-Force Vol 1
- Tom DeFalco/Editor-in-Chief
- Rob Liefeld/Cover Artist
- Fabian Nicieza/Writer
- Rob Liefeld/Writer
- Rob Liefeld/Penciler
- Brian Murray/Penciler
- Marat Mychaels/Penciler
- Rob Liefeld/Inker
- Marat Mychaels/Inker
- Brian Murray/Colourist
- Renee Witterstaetter/Colourist
- Chris Eliopoulos/Letterer
- Bob Harras/Editor
- Suzanne Gaffney/Editor
- Karl Lykos (Earth-616)/Quotes
- X-Force (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Samuel Guthrie (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Tabitha Smith (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Vanessa Carlysle (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Nathan Summers (Earth-616)/Appearances
- James Proudstar (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Gaveedra Seven (Mojoverse)/Appearances
- Maria Callasantos (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Theresa Cassidy (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division (Earth-616)/Appearances
- George Washington Bridge (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Nicholas Fury (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Commission on Superhuman Activities (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Valerie Cooper (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Henry Gyrich (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Wade Wilson (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Cain Marko (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Thomas Cassidy (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Tyler Dayspring (Earth-4935)/Appearances
- Gideon (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Brotherhood of Evil Mutants (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Karl Lykos (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Frederick Dukes (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Mortimer Toynbee (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Tanya Anderssen (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Max Eisenhardt (Earth-616)/Mentions
- Roberto Da Costa (Earth-616)/Mentions
- CNN (Earth-616)/Mentions
- CBS (Earth-616)/Mentions
- NBC (Earth-616)/Mentions
- Arthur Kent (Earth-616)/Mentions
- Victorio (Earth-616)/Mentions
- George Crook (Earth-616)/Mentions
- Mangas Coloradas (Earth-616)/Mentions
- Geronimo (Earth-616)/Mentions
- Nelson A. Miles (Earth-616)/Mentions
- James Carleton (Earth-616)/Mentions
- George Nicholas Bascom (Earth-616)/Mentions
- Cochise (Earth-616)/Mentions
- Hellfire Club (Earth-616)/Mentions
- Sebastian Shaw (Earth-616)/Mentions
- Emma Frost (Earth-616)/Mentions
- Harold Leland (Earth-616)/Mentions
- Sean Cassidy (Earth-616)/Mentions
- Shadow King (Multiverse)/Mentions
- X-Factor (Government) (Earth-616)/Mentions
- Shaw Industries (Earth-616)/Mentions
- Project Wideawake (Earth-616)/Mentions
- Garrison Kane (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Homo sapiens/Appearances
- Homo superior/Appearances
- Cyborgs/Appearances
- Earth/Appearances
- Europe/Appearances
- United States of America/Appearances
- New York (State)/Appearances
- New York City/Appearances
- Manhattan/Appearances
- World Trade Center/Mentions
- Hudson River/Appearances
- Adirondack Mountains/Appearances
- Sentinel Headquarters/Appearances
- Danger Room/Appearances
- Washington, D.C./Appearances
- Commission on Superhuman Activities Home Office/Appearances
- Genosha/Mentions
- Muir Island/Mentions
- Canada/Mentions
- Deadpool's Suit/Appearances
- Deadpool's Katanas/Appearances
- Deadpool's Teleporter/Appearances
- Crimson Cosmos Armor/Appearances
- Shatterstar's Swords/Appearances
- Banshee's Wings/Appearances