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*In a comical scene, the X-Men break into the [[Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters|Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters]]. [[Robert Drake (Earth-616)|Iceman]] is apparently the only one who has keys to the front door of the school, but is reluctant to "unfrost" and retrieve them. So, an impatient [[Scott Summers (Earth-616)|Cyclops]] uses his eye-beams to destroy the door's lock instead. |
*In a comical scene, the X-Men break into the [[Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters|Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters]]. [[Robert Drake (Earth-616)|Iceman]] is apparently the only one who has keys to the front door of the school, but is reluctant to "unfrost" and retrieve them. So, an impatient [[Scott Summers (Earth-616)|Cyclops]] uses his eye-beams to destroy the door's lock instead. |
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*When an automobile approaches the School, the [[Henry McCoy (Earth-616)|Beast]] is the only X-Man who notices its sound. An indication that Beast's hearing is more sensitive than that of his teammates. |
*When an automobile approaches the School, the [[Henry McCoy (Earth-616)|Beast]] is the only X-Man who notices its sound. An indication that Beast's hearing is more sensitive than that of his teammates. |
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Revision as of 14:52, 27 February 2019
You've proven you can think and act for yourselves!! Your training period is over!! Congratulations, my X-Men!! 
Appearing in "Trapped: One X-Man"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
Other Characters:
- Unnamed athletes
- Unnamed train station travelers
- Unnamed spectators
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Earth
- United States of America
- New York
- East River
- Westchester County
- Train station
- Track stadium
- New York
- United States of America
- Asteroid M (First appearance)
Items:
Vehicles:
- Magno-Ship (First appearance)
- Asteroid M spaceships
Synopsis for "Trapped: One X-Man"
The X-Men's last battle against Magneto and his Brotherhood of Evil Mutants injured the Professor, seemingly destroying his telepathic abilities. They return Professor Xavier to the mansion so that he can get some rest and hopefully regain his powers. The X-Men ponder what they will do without Professor Xavier's help when they hear Marvel Girl's parents arrive for a visit. The X-Men quickly change into their civilian clothes so they can greet their visitors. They excuse Professor Xavier's absence and give Jean Grey's parents a tour of the mansion. The party heads to the Danger Room where Hank McCoy explains that it is a gymnasium and they are receiving new equipment. While the group goes into the lunchroom, Scott Summers is accidentally trapped in the Danger Room and a program designed for the Beast starts automatically. He escapes the obstacles that the Danger Room presents by destroying it. Outside of the Danger Room, Jean's parents are unaware of anything out of the ordinary and they leave.
But nobody noticed one of Magneto's henchmen, Mastermind, searching for the X-Men's headquarters! After a few minutes, he calls Magneto to pick him up; the X-Men are not nearby. On Asteroid M, Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch ask him why it is so important to find the X-Men, so Magneto explains that as long as the X-Men are around, they will intervene in his plans for mutants to rule the world. He then explains that he has devised a new plan in order to coax the X-Men out of their HQ.
At the Xavier Mansion, Scott ponders a plan to stop the Brotherhood when Bobby Drake asks if he'd like to watch a track meet. He yells at Bobby for not caring for the Professor. While Jean covers Professor Xavier with a blanket, Hank and Warren Worthington III join Bobby by the television, along with Jean and the Professor. There is a contestant that wins the track meet using incredible jumps, so the crowd turns on him because they believe he is a cheater. The X-Men realize that the contestant is a mutant, so they head out to help him.
Once they rescue the mutant from the angry crowd, the X-Men escape to the subway. As they arrive at the next station, the Beast realizes something familiar about the mutant. The Beast pulls off a mask to reveal that it is actually the Toad, another one of Magneto's henchmen. The whole Brotherhood then arrives to attack the X-Men, and Magneto captures the Angel. The Brotherhood flees with Angel, but they are forced to leave Toad who was captured by the X-Men. Back on Asteroid M, Magneto interrogates Angel as to the location of the other X-Men, but Angel refuses to tell him. Magneto then attempts to brainwash Angel.
The X-Men try to decide what to do with the Toad when he suddenly falls into a trance. The Toad's only thoughts are that he has to return to Magneto. He pulls out a communicator and summons a capsule from the sky. The X-Men follow the Toad, in order to find Angel. The X-Men appear on Asteroid M, to the Brotherhood's surprise. Magneto attempts to kill the X-Men with the push of a button, but the console is sabotaged by the Scarlet Witch because she cannot tolerate murder. Magneto and the two siblings argue over their loyalties, giving the X-Men time to free the Angel and attack.
The fighting causes some extensive damage to Asteroid M, which causes it to start to fall apart. Cyclops is trapped in a section of the asteroid that breaks off right away. Iceman has to create an ice tunnel so that Angel can rescue Cyclops. Before the asteroid is fully destroyed, the X-Men use the capsule to return to Earth. When the X-Men return to the mansion they try to tell Professor Xavier what had occurred. Professor Xavier informs them that he was able to follow everything, because he did not lose his telepathy. Since the X-Men performed this solo mission perfectly, they passed their final exams and their training is over.
Notes
- Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch show resistance, albeit slight, to Magneto's way of thinking. This is also evident in X-Men #4. However, the Scarlet Witch feels she owes her life to Magneto, and Quicksilver will not abandon her, creating an seemingly uneasy submission on their part toward Magneto's wishes.
- Toad also shows sympathy towards the X-Men after Magneto shoves Cyclops into space, crying out to Magneto "You're making a mistake" (pg. 23).
- On both the cover of this issue and X-Men #4, Scarlet Witch's costume is colored green, and Quicksilver's is colored blue. They are their correct respective red and green colors within the issues.
- In a comical scene, the X-Men break into the Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters. Iceman is apparently the only one who has keys to the front door of the school, but is reluctant to "unfrost" and retrieve them. So, an impatient Cyclops uses his eye-beams to destroy the door's lock instead.
- When an automobile approaches the School, the Beast is the only X-Man who notices its sound. An indication that Beast's hearing is more sensitive than that of his teammates.
- In this issue, Marvel Girl claims that the parents of every student in the School are under the impression that their kids are attending a "progressive private school". This was retconned out in later appearances, as Cyclops grew up in an orphanage. He had no contact with his father Corsair.
- This issue is reprinted in many other comics and books, see references for more info.[1]
- credits:
- Spell-Binding Story by: Stan Lee
- Dazzling Drawing by: Jack Kirby
- Inking: Paul Reinman
- Lettering: S. Rosen
Trivia
- This is the first appearance of John Grey and Elaine Grey. The Characters would make at least 30 appearances in various X-Men Comic Books until their deaths during the End of Greys story arc.
- This battle marks the end of the X-Men's training as students at the school.
- Cyclops almost floats away into space in this issue. Luckily everyone is able to hold their breath in space while talking and Iceman builds an ice bridge around them on Asteroid M.
- This issue marks the first time Xavier reveals he intentionally deceived the X-Men.
- In Page 3, Panel 3, while Bobby is defrosting, as sort of an Easter Egg, there's a banner that says "Marvel" behind him.
- Iceman comments that when sleeping, Professor X seems like a normal Homo sapiens. Considering that the Professor is not using his telepathy while sleeping, this is rather evident. However, this suggest that the Professor could blend in with "normal" humans.
- John and Elaine Grey are said here to be on their way to the New York World's Fair (1964-1965). This is topical information, due to the sliding timescale.
See Also
Recommended Reading
Links and References
References
- ↑ Reprinted in the following comics/TPB's:
- Essential Uncanny X-Men 1
- Marvel Masterworks: X-Men 1
- Marvel Masterworks: The X-Men 2nd Edition 1
- Marvel Super-Heroes Vol 1 24
- Target X-Men Classic: Teamwork 1
- X-Men: The Early Years 5
- Amazing Adventures Vol 3 9
- Amazing Adventures Vol 3 10 - story 2