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X-Men #8

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Cover Date

November, 1964

Issue Details

Editor-in-Chief

Stan Lee

Bobby is a full-fledged graduate X-Man now! He can handle himself!

—Cyclops

Appearing in ""The Uncanny Threat of...Unus, the Untouchable!""

Featured Characters:

X-Men
- ⏴ Cyclops (Scott Summers) ⏵
- ⏴ Marvel Girl (Jean Grey) ⏵
- ⏴ Angel (Warren Worthington) ⏵
- ⏴ Beast (Hank McCoy) ⏵
- ⏴ Iceman (Bobby Drake) ⏵
⏴ Professor X (Charles Xavier) ⏵

Antagonists:

Unus the Untouchable ⏵ (First appearance)
Brotherhood of Evil Mutants
- ⏴ Mastermind ⏵
- Magneto (Magnus) (Behind the scenes)
Lucifer (Mentioned)

Other Characters:

Susan Storm (Mentioned)
Maxie
Unnamed bank robbers
- ⏴ Charlie ⏵
Tommy
Unnamed father of Tommy
Wrestling spectators

Races and Species:

Mutants
Humans
Quists (Mentioned)

Locations:

Earth
- United States of America
  - New York
    - Westchester County
      - Salem Center
        Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters
    - New York City
      - Manhattan
        Greenwich Village
        
        Wrestling stadium
        
        Tower Bank (First appearance) (Unnamed)
        
        Times Square
        Corner of Broadway & 46th Street (First appearance)
- Bulgaria (First appearance)
  - Balkan Mountains

Items:

Cyclops' Visor, version 1
Cerebro
Mutant Power Enhancer (First appearance)

Vehicles:

Professor X's cave exploring wheelchair (First appearance)
X-Men's twin-rotor helicopter

Synopsis for ""The Uncanny Threat of...Unus, the Untouchable!""

Cyclops watches over the X-Men's latest training session. He helps Iceman develop his powers, including making his body colder, which in turn makes him appear icier and more transparent, rather than a snowman. Following the tough workouts, Cyclops gives the group the rest of the day off. Jean tries to convince Cyclops to spend the rest of the afternoon with them, but he refuses, saying that he has too much work to do. From her thoughts, it becomes obvious that Jean has fallen in love with Scott.

Heading for the coffee shop where they met Zelda, Hank and Bobby come across a child in danger of falling off a roof. Without any time to change into costume, Hank climbs up the side of the building and rescues the child. When he reaches the ground again, he and Bobby are attacked by the onlooking mob, which is angered that there was a mutant hiding among them. Hank and Bobby escape and head back to the mansion.

Infuriated, Hank tells Scott that he is quitting the X-Men. Scott does not know what to do, so he contacts Professor Xavier. Professor Xavier tells him that he cannot do anything about it, and continues on his quest to find Lucifer.

A week later, Hank has established himself as a pro wrestler named The Beast. His latest opponent is Unus, the Untouchable. Hank tries to attack Unus, but every time he attempts to strike the man, he is stopped by an invisible forcefield. Hank suddenly recognizes Mastermind in the audience, then realizes that the two men somehow know each other.

After the fight, Mastermind heads into Unus' locker room. Unus inquires whether he can join the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants yet. Mastermind informs him that due to the failures of Namor and the Blob recently, Unus must prove his loyalty before receiving membership. He informs Unus that he must find or even defeat one of the X-Men.

Unus has no idea how to find the X-Men, so he goes for a walk. He sees a bank robbery and thinks that he could put the money to better use, and robs the bank robbers. The X-Men are nearby and assume Unus is the bank robber and confront him. The four X-Men are unable to figure out how to fight a man who can't be touched. Unus grabs Angel, who tries to fly off. Unus holds onto him, knowing that the X-Men are not killers. Angel eventually sets Unus down on a nearby rooftop.

The X-Men return to the mansion to plot a strategy and find Beast in the lab, working on a strange device. Beast informs them that the device is designed to increase Unus' powers. The X-Men think Beast has joined with Magneto and attack him. Beast tries to explain his plan, but the others won't listen, so he grabs his device and jumps out the window. At the gym, Beast uses the device on Unus, increasing his powers. The X-Men arrive too late.

At first, Unus is very pleased with his powers, but quickly realizes he can no longer control them. He learns that he can't touch anything, not even his cigarettes and food. The X-Men find him in a restaurant trying to grab food because he is starving, but his power thwarts him. Beast makes a deal with Unus to reverse the device's effects, as long as he does not join the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants. Unus agrees and returns to his wrestling career after being treated, and Beast returns to the X-Men.

Notes

Refers to X-Men #7 in regards to Magneto's disappointment in the Blob.
Marvel Girl changes her mask back to her original one.
Iceman takes his transparent ice form for the first time. This becomes the standard look for the character from this point on.
Issue offers a full-page pin-up of the Beast, by Jack Kirby, Chic Stone and Sam Rosen.
credits:
- Produced by Marvel's Fantastic Foursome...
- Stan Lee, Writer
- Jack Kirby, Artist
- Chic Stone, Inker
- S. Rosen, Letterer

Trivia

The Beast temporarily leaves the team to become a wrestler. His pseudonym is "The Beast".
Cyclops' last name is misspelled as "Sommers".
Cyclops calls the Angel "Bobby" mistakenly.
Lucifer is mentioned. He is seen for the first time next issue.
This issue is cited in All-New X-Men #1 by Brian Michael Bendis (writer) and Stuart Immonen (penciler).
This issue contains the very first assault of Humans on Mutants in the original run of the series.

Links and References

References

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 | CoverArtist3        = Sam Rosen
-| Quotation           = Bobby is a full-fledged graduate X-Man now! He can handle himself!
+| Quotation           = [[Robert Drake (Earth-616)|Bobby]] is a full-fledged graduate X-Man now! He can handle himself!
 | Speaker             = [[Scott Summers (Earth-616)|Cyclops]]
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 | Synopsis1           =
-Cyclops watches over the X-Men's latest training session.  He helps Iceman to develop his powers including making his body colder, which in turn makes him appear more icy and transparent rather than a snowman.  Following the tough workouts, Cyclops gives the group the rest of the day off.  Jean tries to convince Cyclops to spend the rest of the afternoon with them, but he refuses saying that he has too much work to do.  From her thoughts, it becomes obvious that Jean has fallen in love with Scott.
+Cyclops watches over the X-Men's latest training session.  He helps Iceman develop his powers, including making his body colder, which in turn makes him appear icier and more transparent, rather than a snowman.  Following the tough workouts, Cyclops gives the group the rest of the day off.  Jean tries to convince Cyclops to spend the rest of the afternoon with them, but he refuses, saying that he has too much work to do.  From her thoughts, it becomes obvious that Jean has fallen in love with Scott.
-Heading for the coffee shop where they met [[Zelda Kurtzberg (Earth-616)|Zelda]], Hank and Bobby come across a child that is in danger of falling off a roof.  Without any time to change into costume, Hank climbs up the side of the building and rescues the child.  When he reaches the ground again, he and Bobby are attacked by the onlooking mob, which is angered that there was a mutant hiding among them.  Hank and Bobby are able to escape and head back to the mansion.
+Heading for the coffee shop where they met [[Zelda Kurtzberg (Earth-616)|Zelda]], Hank and Bobby come across a child in danger of falling off a roof.  Without any time to change into costume, Hank climbs up the side of the building and rescues the child.  When he reaches the ground again, he and Bobby are attacked by the onlooking mob, which is angered that there was a mutant hiding among them.  Hank and Bobby escape and head back to the mansion.
 Infuriated, Hank tells Scott that he is quitting the X-Men.  Scott does not know what to do, so he contacts Professor Xavier.  Professor Xavier tells him that he cannot do anything about it, and continues on his quest to find [[Lucifer (Quist) (Earth-616)|Lucifer]].
-A week later, Hank has established himself as a pro wrestler.  His latest opponent is a man that goes by the name of Unus, the Untouchable.  Hank tries to attack Unus, but every time he attempts to strike the man, he is stopped by an invisible forcefield.  Hank suddenly recognizes Mastermind in the audience then realizes that the two men somehow know each other.
+A week later, Hank has established himself as a pro wrestler named The Beast.  His latest opponent is Unus, the Untouchable.  Hank tries to attack Unus, but every time he attempts to strike the man, he is stopped by an invisible forcefield.  Hank suddenly recognizes Mastermind in the audience, then realizes that the two men somehow know each other.
-After the fight Mastermind heads into Unus' locker room.  Unus inquires whether he can join the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants yet.  Mastermind informs him that due to the failures of Namor and the Blob recently, Unus must prove his loyalty before receiving membership.  He informs Unus that he must find or even defeat one of the X-Men.
+After the fight, Mastermind heads into Unus' locker room.  Unus inquires whether he can join the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants yet.  Mastermind informs him that due to the failures of Namor and the Blob recently, Unus must prove his loyalty before receiving membership.  He informs Unus that he must find or even defeat one of the X-Men.
-Unus has no idea how to find the X-Men so he decides to rob a bank.  Coincidentally, the X-Men are nearby so Unus gets his chance to prove himself.  The four X-Men are unable to figure out how to fight a man that they cannot touch.  Unus grabs Angel who tries to fly off.  Unus is able to hold onto him knowing that the X-Men are not killers.  Angel eventually sets Unus down on a nearby rooftop.
+Unus has no idea how to find the X-Men, so he goes for a walk. He sees a bank robbery and thinks that he could put the money to better use, and robs the bank robbers. The X-Men are nearby and assume Unus is the bank robber and confront him. The four X-Men are unable to figure out how to fight a man who can't be touched.  Unus grabs Angel, who tries to fly off.  Unus holds onto him, knowing that the X-Men are not killers.  Angel eventually sets Unus down on a nearby rooftop.
-The X-Men return to the mansion to try and figure out how to defeat Unus, and find Beast in the lab working on a strange device.  Beast informs them that the device is designed to increase Unus' powers, so the X-Men attack him believing that he has joined the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants.  Beast tries to explain his strategy but the others won't listen, so he grabs his device and jumps out the window.  At the gym, Beast uses the device on Unus causing his powers to increase.  The X-Men arrive at the gym and find that Unus' has already been given increased powers.
+The X-Men return to the mansion to plot a strategy and find Beast in the lab, working on a strange device.  Beast informs them that the device is designed to increase Unus' powers. The X-Men think Beast has joined with Magneto and attack him.  Beast tries to explain his plan, but the others won't listen, so he grabs his device and jumps out the window.  At the gym, Beast uses the device on Unus, increasing his powers.  The X-Men arrive too late.
-At first he is very pleased with his stronger powers, but quickly realizes that he can no longer control them.  He quickly learns that he cannot touch anything, including food and the telephone to call Magneto and Mastermind.  Beast makes a deal with Unus to reverse the device's effects as long as he does not join the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants.  Unus agrees and returns to his wrestling career after being treated, and Beast returns to being a member of the X-Men.
+At first, Unus is very pleased with his powers, but quickly realizes he can no longer control them.  He learns that he can't touch anything, not even his cigarettes and food.  The X-Men find him in a restaurant trying to grab food because he is starving, but his power thwarts him. Beast makes a deal with Unus to reverse the device's effects, as long as he does not join the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants.  Unus agrees and returns to his wrestling career after being treated, and Beast returns to the X-Men.
 | Appearing1          =
 '''Featured Characters:'''
 * {{a|[[X-Men (Earth-616)|X-Men]]}}
-:* {{apn|[[Scott Summers (Earth-616)|Cyclops]]|Untold Tales of Spider-Man Annual #1997}}
+** {{apn|[[Scott Summers (Earth-616)|Cyclops (Scott Summers)]]|Untold Tales of Spider-Man Annual #1997}}
-:* {{apn|[[Jean Grey (Earth-616)|Marvel Girl]]|Untold Tales of Spider-Man Annual #1997}}
+** {{apn|[[Jean Grey (Earth-616)|Marvel Girl (Jean Grey)]]|Untold Tales of Spider-Man Annual #1997}}
-:* {{apn|[[Warren Worthington III (Earth-616)|Angel]]|Untold Tales of Spider-Man Annual #1997}}
+** {{apn|[[Warren Worthington III (Earth-616)|Angel (Warren Worthington)]]|Untold Tales of Spider-Man Annual #1997}}
-:* {{apn|[[Henry McCoy (Earth-616)|Beast]]|Untold Tales of Spider-Man Annual #1997}}
+** {{apn|[[Henry McCoy (Earth-616)|Beast (Hank McCoy)]]|Untold Tales of Spider-Man Annual #1997}}
-:* {{apn|[[Robert Drake (Earth-616)|Iceman]]|Untold Tales of Spider-Man Annual #1997}}
+** {{apn|[[Robert Drake (Earth-616)|Iceman (Bobby Drake)]]|Untold Tales of Spider-Man Annual #1997}}
-* {{apn|[[Charles Xavier (Earth-616)|Professor X]]}}
+* {{apn|[[Charles Xavier (Earth-616)|Professor X (Charles Xavier)]]}}
-'''Villains:'''
+<!-- '''Supporting Characters:'''
+* <br/> -->
+'''Antagonists:'''
 * {{apn|[[Gunther Bain (Earth-616)|Unus the Untouchable]]|-|X-Men #20}} {{1st}}
 * {{a|[[Brotherhood of Evil Mutants (Earth-616)|Brotherhood of Evil Mutants]]}}
 ** {{apn|[[Jason Wyngarde (Earth-616)|Mastermind]]||X-Men #11}}
-** [[Max Eisenhardt (Earth-616)|Magneto]] {{bts}}
+** {{BTS|[[Max Eisenhardt (Earth-616)|Magneto (Magnus)]]}}
-* {{apn|[[Lucifer (Quist) (Earth-616)|Lucifer]]|-|X-Men #20}} (1st mention)
+* {{mentioned|[[Lucifer (Quist) (Earth-616)|Lucifer]]}}
 '''Other Characters:'''
 * {{mentioned|[[Susan Storm (Earth-616)|Susan Storm]]}}
-* {{a|[[Maxwell Shiffman (Earth-616)|Maxie]]}}, Unus' trainer
+* {{a|[[Maxwell Shiffman (Earth-616)|Maxie]]}}
 * Unnamed bank robbers
-** {{apn|[[Charlie (Thief) (Earth-616)|Charlie]]|Amazing Spider-Man Vol 1 4|Amazing Spider-Man Vol 1 32}}
+** {{apn|[[Charles Buchanan (Earth-616)|Charlie]]|Amazing Spider-Man Vol 1 4|Amazing Spider-Man Vol 1 32}}
-* {{1st|[[Tommy (Earth-616)|Tommy]]}}, a boy
+* [[Character Index/T#Tommy|Tommy]]
 * Unnamed father of Tommy
-* Wrestling spectators<br />
+* Wrestling spectators
+'''Races and Species:'''
+* {{a|[[Homo superior|Mutants]]}}
+* {{a|[[Homo sapiens|Humans]]}}
+* {{Mentioned|[[Quists]]}}
 '''Locations:'''
-* {{a|[[New York State|New York]]}}
+* {{a|[[Earth]]}}
+** {{a|[[United States of America]]}}
-:* {{a|[[Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters|Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters]]}}
-:* {{a|[[New York City]]}}
+*** {{a|[[New York (State)|New York]]}}
-::* {{1st|[[Broadway|Corner of Broadway & 46th St.]]}}
+**** {{a|[[Westchester County]]}}
+***** {{a|[[Salem Center]]}}
-::* Wrestling stadium
-* {{a|[[Europe]]}}
+****** {{a|[[Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters]]}}
-:* {{a|[[Bulgaria]]}}
+**** {{a|[[New York City]]}}
-::* {{a|[[Balkan Mountains]]}}
+***** {{a|[[Manhattan]]}}
+****** {{a|[[Greenwich Village]]}}
+****** Wrestling stadium
+****** {{1st|[[Tower Bank]]}} {{Unnamed}}
+****** {{a|[[Times Square]]}}
+******* Corner of {{a|[[Broadway]]}} & {{1st|[[46th Street]]}}
+** {{1st|[[Bulgaria]]}}
+*** {{a|[[Balkan Mountains]]}}
 '''Items:'''
 * {{a|[[Cyclops' Visor|Cyclops' Visor, version 1]]}}
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 '''Vehicles:'''
 * {{1st|[[Cave Exploring Wheelchair|Professor X's cave exploring wheelchair]]}}
-* X-Men's twin-rotor helicopter<br/>
+* X-Men's twin-rotor helicopter
 | Notes               = *Refers to {{c|X-Men #7}} in regards to [[Max Eisenhardt (Earth-616)|Magneto's]] disappointment in the [[Frederick Dukes (Earth-616)|Blob]].
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 * Iceman takes his transparent ice form for the first time. This becomes the standard look for the character from this point on.
 * Issue offers a full-page pin-up of the Beast, by Jack Kirby, Chic Stone and Sam Rosen.
-* This issue is reprinted in many other comics and books, see references for more info.<ref>Reprinted in the following comics/TPB's:
-* [[Amazing Adventures Vol 3 14]]
-* [[Essential Uncanny X-Men 1]]
-* [[Marvel Masterworks: X-Men 1]]
-* [[Marvel Masterworks: The X-Men 2nd Edition 1]]
-* [[Marvel Super-Heroes Vol 2 27]]
-* [[X-Men: The Early Years 8]]</ref>
 * credits:
 ** Produced by Marvel's Fantastic Foursome...
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 * Cyclops calls the Angel "Bobby" mistakenly.
 * Lucifer is mentioned.  He is seen for the first time next issue.
-* This issue is cited in [[All-New X-Men Vol 1 1|All-New X-Men #1]] by [[Brian Michael Bendis]] (writer) and [[Stuart Immonen]] (penciler).
+* This issue is cited in {{c|All-New X-Men Vol 1 1}} by [[Brian Michael Bendis]] (writer) and [[Stuart Immonen]] (penciler).
-* This issue contains the very first assault of [[Homo sapiens]] on [[Homo superior|Mutants]] in the original run of the series.
+* This issue contains the very first assault of [[Homo sapiens|Humans]] on [[Homo superior|Mutants]] in the original run of the series.
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