X-Force Vol 1 88

Part of the Armageddon Now arc
X-Force Vol 1 #88
Previous Issue	X-Force #87
Next Issue	X-Force #89
Art by: Jim Cheung and Mark Morales
Release Date	February 3, 1999
Cover Date	March, 1999
Issue Details
Editor-in-Chief	Bob Harras

1. "Blood & Betrayal (Armageddon Now, Pt. 2)"
Writer(s)	John Francis Moore
Penciler(s)	Jim Cheung
Inker(s)	Mark Morales Rob Stull
Colorist(s)	Marie Javins
Letterer(s)	Comicraft RS Dave Lanphear
Editor(s)	Bobbie Chase

 We mutants constitute some of the most powerful beings on this planet, and yet we continue to hide in the shadows like frightened children. It's fear and self-loathing that has allowed the government to treat us as less than human when we are much more. And as the twenty-first century dawns, we can no longer let ourselves be branded as pariahs or segregated like lepers. We children of the atom are humanity's future -- and we intend to claim the respect and position that is our due. United, there is no one who can stop us. 

—King Bedlam

Appearing in "Blood & Betrayal (Armageddon Now, Pt. 2)"

Featured Characters:

• X-Force
  • Domino (Possesses Switch)
  • Cannonball (Sam Guthrie)
  • Bedlam (Jesse Aaronson)
  • Proudstar (Jimmy Proudstar) (Main story and flashback) (As Thunderbird in a vision)
  • Sunspot (Roberto da Costa)
  • Siryn (Theresa Rourke)
  • Meltdown (Tabitha Smith)
  • Moonstar (Dani Moonstar)

Antagonists:

• New Hellions
  • King Bedlam (Christopher Aaronson)
  • Switch (Devon Alomar) (Possesses Domino)
  • Tarot (Marie Colbert) (Main story and flashback)
  • Paradigm
  • Magma (Allison Crestmere)
  • Feral (Maria Callasantos)
• Armageddon Man (First appearance)

Other Characters:

• Professor X (Charles Xavier) (Mentioned)
• New Mutants (Mentioned)
• White Queen (Emma Frost) (Vision)
• Hellions (Vision)
  • Firestar (Angelica Jones) (Vision)
  • Jetstream (Haroun al-Rashid) (Vision)
  • Empath (Manuel de la Rocha) (Vision)
  • Roulette (Jennifer Stavros) (Vision)
  • Catseye (Sharon Smith) (Vision)
• Selene (Mentioned)
• Marcella Callasantos (Mentioned) (Deceased)
• Harry Bellinger (Mentioned) (Deceased)
• Sentinels (Mentioned)
• Phalanx (Mentioned)

Races and Species:

• Mutants

Locations:

• Earth
  • United States of America
    • California
      • Santa Lucia
        • New Hellions' Ranch House
  • Nova Roma, South America

Items:

• X-Uniforms
• Transmode Virus

Synopsis for "Blood & Betrayal (Armageddon Now, Pt. 2)"

Contains : X-Force (1991) #88,89 , Gambit (1999) #05 , Cable (1993) #66

Jesse learns that his older brother has captured X-Force to use their power in awakening the incredibly deadly Armageddon Man.

Solicit Synopsis

Will X-FORCE join the all-new HELLIONS and become part of CHRISTOPHER BEDLAM's Age of Mutants?

Trivia

• Front cover shows this issue as "Mar" publishing date, though the index inside shows "April".

See Also

• 2 image(s) from X-Force Vol 1 88

Links and References

• The Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators - accessed on 07/25/2010

Footnotes

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