100 Greatest Marvels of All Time #2 - The Coming of the Avengers!, Trial & Errors, The Goblin's Last Stand, The Hero That Was!
Importance Rating: 9.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Jack Kirby, Joe Madureira, John Romita, Gil Kane, Adam Kubert Writer(s): Bob Greenberger, Stan Lee, Steve Seagle, Gerry Conway, Release Date: December 2001 Comic Summary: In 2001, Marvel had held a poll asking readers to vote on their favorite issues of Marvel comic book series. The top 25 issues were then reprinted, with a list in the back of each volume listing the results of the poll from the 100th issue to the last issue contained in that particular volume. Numbers 25 to 6 were published in volumes one through five, each of which contained four issues. The top five issues were each reprinted in their own volumes (volumes six through ten). This one has #21 - #18. - Reprints: Avengers #1, X-Men #350, Amazing Spider-Man #122 and Captain America #109.
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100 Greatest Marvels of All Time #3 - And Now...The Wolverine!, Fatal Attractions: Dreams Fade, The Final Chapter!, Torment Part 1
Importance Rating: 5.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Chris Cross, Herb Trimpe, Andy Kubert, Steve Ditko, Todd McFarlane, Writer(s): Len Wein, Fabian Nicieza, Steve Ditko, Todd McFarlane Release Date: December 2001 Comic Summary: In 2001, Marvel had held a poll asking readers to vote on their favorite issues of Marvel comic book series. The top 25 issues were then reprinted, with a list in the back of each volume listing the results of the poll from the 100th issue to the last issue contained in that particular volume. Numbers 25 to 6 were published in volumes one through five, each of which contained four issues. The top five issues were each reprinted in their own volumes (volumes six through ten). This one has #17 - 14. - Reprints: The Incredible Hulk #181, X-Men #25, Amazing Spider-Man #33 and Spider-Man #1.
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100 Greatest Marvels of All Time #4 - The Hulk, The Tomorrow People, Apocalypse, Nightmares Persist
Importance Rating: 4.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Jack Kirby, Adam Kubert, David Mazzucchelli Writer(s): Stan Lee, Brian Michael Bendis, Frank Miller, Larry Hama Release Date: December 2001 Comic Summary: In 2001, Marvel had held a poll asking readers to vote on their favorite issues of Marvel comic book series. The top 25 issues were then reprinted, with a list in the back of each volume listing the results of the poll from the 100th issue to the last issue contained in that particular volume. Numbers 25 to 6 were published in volumes one through five, each of which contained four issues. The top five issues were each reprinted in their own volumes (volumes six through ten). This one has #13 - 10. - Reprints: The Incredible Hulk #1, Ultimate X-Men #1, Daredevil #227 and Wolverine #75.
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100 Greatest Marvels of All Time #6 - Rubicon
Importance Rating: 5.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Jim Lee Writer(s): Jim Lee Release Date: December 2001 Comic Summary: In 2001, Marvel had held a poll asking readers to vote on their favorite issues of Marvel comic book series. The top 25 issues were then reprinted, with a list in the back of each volume listing the results of the poll from the 100th issue to the last issue contained in that particular volume. Numbers 25 to 6 were published in volumes one through five, each of which contained four issues. The top five issues were each reprinted in their own volumes (volumes six through ten). This one has #5. - Reprints: X-Men #1 (Vol 2).
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Gambit & Bishop: Genesis - Untitled
Importance Rating: 10.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Various Writer(s): Various Release Date: March 2001 Comic Summary: Part One - Ororo has run right into the Shadow King’s trap. She struggles against the attacks of his Hounds and, after hurting the King with her weather power, she falls into a pool, from which she is rescued by Gambit. Gambit almost manages to mesmerize the King’s aide Lian with his charm, but is attacked by the King himself. Together, though, the two thieves manage to trick their attackers and flee via the roof and Storm’s parachute. Later, at the junkyard where Storm is staying, she admits that the Shadow King won’t give up and Gambit is now likely part of his vendetta. Nanny and the Orphan-Maker have finally almost located Storm again. Nanny is determined to “rescue” her, before the Shadow King gets Ororo. In Washington D.C., Val Cooper is sent by the Shadow King to assassinate Mystique, who, courtesy of a letter by Destiny, is already expecting her. However, Mystique doesn’t act to stop Val. Part Two - Bishop, Malcolm and Randall battle the criminals from the future, who desperately try to save Fitzroy. While Bishop kills the criminals, Fitzroy escapes, only to be captured by Shinobi Shaw, who tells him that the Gamesmaster deemed Fitzroy a cheater and takes his ring back. The X-Men try to stop Bishop, who seems to be an X-Man from the future, but the man believes that Fitzroy is trying to trick him with imposter X-Men. The X-Men battle Bishop and the others until Storm defeats the three. Meanwhile, Xavier and Forge help restore Jean back to her body, but Xavier senses another presence. Fitzroy’s complex detonates and the X-Men are separated from Bishop. Bishop and his men escape to track the rest of the criminals and the real X-Men. The X-Men regroup and Storm is more determined than ever to discover the truth about Bishop. Meanwhile, Gamesmaster and Selene watch the events unfold and laugh at what they have in store for the Upstarts. - Reprints: Uncanny X-Men #266, Uncanny X-Men #283 and X-Men #8
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Giant Sized Gambit - Heart of Thieves, Dreams Die, Nation Rising, Nature of Evil
Importance Rating: 9.5 out of 10
Penciler(s): Andy Kubert, Ron Garney, Joe Madureira, Bryan Hitch Writer(s): Fabian Nicieza, Scott Lobdell Release Date: December 1998 Comic Summary: Gambit sits on the roof of the Institute, feeling chained to the past and fearful of the future. Storm joins him and her answers to Remy’s questions about the nature of a person go nowhere to allay his sense of pessimism. In San Francisco, Beast and Professor Xavier attempt to play down the possible threat that the Legacy Virus has brought with it. Audience member Renee Majcomb is sceptical and it falls to Dr. Valerie Cooper to put a government slant on the argument by insisting that, at this point, there is insufficient scientific information available to determine whether it is a threat. At the Institute, Boomer begins to doubt Sabretooth’s sincerity but Gambit has no doubts, and tries to torture him with holographic images of the people Creed has killed. When he goes too far, Storm steps in and warns him off. After the conference in San Francisco, Hank finds Professor Xavier in a contemplative mood and they discuss Sabretooth and his possible rehabilitation. Hank makes the point that Creed has committed many crimes and it is in his nature to kill. They couldn’t change him, and they shouldn’t let Sabretooth change them. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net) - Reprints: X-Men #33, X-Men #41, Uncanny X-Men #323 and Uncanny X-Men #326.
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Marvel Collectible Classics X-Men Chromium #4 - Fatal Attractions - Part 4: Dreams Fade
Importance Rating: 5.5 out of 10
Penciler(s): Andy Kubert Writer(s): Fabian Nicieza Release Date: October 1998 Comic Summary: In the White House, the president makes an emergency phone call to Russia, notifying him that the UN Security Council has activated the Magneto Protocols. A few minutes later, a man named Nick Fury awaits the actions of Forge, who is finishing the preparations to start the protocols, which he does. On Avalon, the actions of the world do not go unnoticed. Magneto flies to the middle of the barrier the humans have erected around Earth and realizes that the humans have made a mechanism which would never allow his powers to work while he was on Earth again, or so they think. Magneto concentrates, sending a swath of energy through the electromagnetic field, surrounding Earth, which effectively disrupts every electrical item on Earth. Cyclops informs the X-Men of the recent events and Xavier decides to take the opportunity that Magneto has given them to sneak attack him. After a lot of arguing, the X-Men reluctantly agree to allow Xavier to lead the battle, wearing his new battle armor that allows him to walk by using his mental powers to control it. After saying their goodbyes, the six-team members transport themselves to Avalon to begin their mission. After meeting Rusty and Skids and making their way to a control room, Xavier sends Quicksilver off to place a control disc in the computer’s main frame to allow Xavier control over the station. Xavier commands the station to teleport the Acolytes off of the station. Xavier seizes the opportunity to allow he and Jean to enter Magnus’ mind. Wolverine had attacked Magneto in order to save Quicksilver’s life, as he was about to be killed by his own father. Magneto wounded and kneeling on the floor, begins to use his powers to rip the adamantium from Logan’s body. Xavier, having had enough of Magnus’ killing, removes Magneto’s mind, leaving him exhausted and barely able to move. The X-Men are confused on what just happened until Xavier explains the horrific actions he just perpetrated on Magneto’s mind. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net) - Reprints: X-Men #25.
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Marvel Collectible Classics X-Men Chromium #6 - Rubicon
Importance Rating: 6.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Jim Lee Writer(s): Chris Claremont Release Date: December 1998 Comic Summary: A group of mutants have stolen a shuttle and are being pursued by some agents. Magneto arrives and tears their ships apart before bringing them on board Asteroid M. At the mansion the X-Men are testing the building‘s defenses. They split into two teams, but only Wolverine, with Psylocke‘s help, is able to breach them. The two different crews fight on board the asteroid until Magneto stops them. One of them, Fabian Cortez, has a suggestion for Magneto. Back at the mansion the X-Men Blue team respond to a signal that Magneto is up to something. He has raised a nuclear submarine. The X-Men confront him, but after a brief battle he flies off with the nuclear weapons. Rogue tries to follow him to talk, but is shot down by a russian plane. Magneto is hurt and is healed by Cortez. Rogue is found in Genosha but is pursued by the newly formed Acolytes wanting her to join them. She disagree’s and fights them, and the X-Men arrive to help her. Magneto turns up and declares that Asteroid M will be a haven for all mutantkind. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net) - Reprints: X-Men #1.
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Marvel Heroes Flip Magazine #13 - House of M, Part 2 / Ronin / Winter Soldier
Importance Rating: 3.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Brian Michael Bendis, Ed Brubaker Writer(s): Olivier Coipel, David Finch, Steve Epting Release Date: August 2006 Comic Summary: Captain America is an elderly man and retired from the United States army, now living in a dirty apartment in Bronx, New York. In a world dominated with mutants, there is no room for reverence for someone like him. Mary Jane Watson is the country’s biggest movie star, despite being a human. Scott Summers and Emma Frost live together in Connecticut, though Emma has recently been troubled by a tough case involving Franklin Richards, whose parents have died in an accident. In L.A., superstar Simon Williams is a guest on Alison Blaire’s talk show, where they discuss his relationship with the country’s most popular superhero, who just so happens to be human: Captain Marvel. In New York, Captain Marvel foils a robbery by Remy LeBeau, and leaves Lucas Bishop to arrest the common thief. While Katherine Pryde teaches middle school in Ohio, Detective Sam Wilson investigates the recent beating of the Kingpin. All clues lead to Luke Cage, though the Hell’s Kitchen gang leader is sparse with answers. While Robert Reynolds seeks psychological help from Dr. Stephen Strange, Piotr Rasputin lives a content life on his farm in Russia. As Janet Van Dyne helps design Princess Ororo’s dress for the House of M event, Hank McCoy and Hank Pym get into a debate of whether or not Tony Stark, the most successful Homo sapien, will allow his career to be jeopardized, so Pym can continue a project that can be seen as anti-mutant. Pym must accept that he human race is going to be extinct soon. Meanwhile, Wolverine wakes up on the S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier with his agents, Raven Darkholme, Mortimer Toynbee, and Jessica Drew. However, he seems to be the only one who realizes that everything is horribly wrong. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net) - Reprints: New Avengers #13 & Captain America Vol 5 #14 & House of M #2
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Marvel Milestones: Jim Lee & Chris Claremont: X-Men & The Starjammers #1 - Follow Me, X-Men, Crossroads, The Path No Taken
Importance Rating: 6.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Jim Lee Writer(s): Chris Claremont Release Date: August 2001 Comic Summary: In space, the X-Men help Professor X, Lilandra and the Starjammers overthrow Deathbird's rule of the Shi'ar Empire -- but is everything what it seems? Meanwhile, in the Savage Land, Rogue, Ka-Zar and Nick Fury assault Zaladane's citadel to rescue the captured Magneto! - Reprints: Select pages from Uncanny X-Men #273 and 274. Uncanny X-Men #275.
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Marvel Milestones: Jim Lee & Chris Claremont: X-Men & The Starjammers #2 - Double Death, Free Charley
Importance Rating: 6.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Jim Lee Writer(s): Chris Claremont Release Date: October 2006 Comic Summary: In space, the X-Men help Professor X, Lilandra and the Starjammers overthrow Deathbird's rule of the Shi'ar Empire -- but is everything what it seems? Meanwhile, in the Savage Land, Rogue, Ka-Zar and Nick Fury assault Zaladane's citadel to rescue the captured Magneto! - Reprints: Uncanny X-Men #276 and Uncanny X-Men #277
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Marvel Select Flip Magazine #7 - Haunted Part 1 / Dangerous
Importance Rating: 2.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Michael Ryan, John Cassaday Writer(s): Joss Whedon, Nunzio DeFilippis Release Date: February 2006 Comic Summary: David’s younger sister, Kim, arrives at Xavier’s to visit her brother. David first introduces Kim to the rest of his New Mutants squad, and next gives her a tour around the school and its many classes. Kim is very impressed and a little jealous as well, because she thinks that her school is boring compared to Xavier’s. Meanwhile, weird things are happening around the Institute. It begins with Icarus. While preparing for gym, his picture of his lost love Julia starts to crack, and he didn’t even touch it! He freaks out and sulks about it. Surge notices that and talks to him, but they only end up in an argument that Jay once tried to kill himself because he thought he had lost everything. Noriko, upset hearing that, knows that isn’t true, because Jay still has a family that loves him, and runs away to her room. There, she tries to contact her parents again and phones them, but her father doesn’t believe that it’s really Noriko calling them and hangs up on her. Noriko gets even more upset and stays in the room. After a while, Jay enters to apologize, and they both find Noriko’s room trashed! But Nori didn’t trash it, and neither did her roommate. At the lab, Wither and Wall Flower find a beaker smashed, and later a threatening message gets written on the blackboard, to “leave now.” Some time later, the New Mutants begin their Danger Room session and Kim gets to watch. Some of the squad members panic, but David suspects that it’s all just a prank of Julians. After a successful training session, Noriko doesn’t feel well after an overload of her powers. Dani goes to check on her and Kim has to stay behind in the observation deck. A ghost appears next to her and, after feeling that Kim is different, it warns Kim to get out of the place while she can and then disappears. Overjoyed, Kim rushes to Dani and the New Mutants, telling them that she has just found out that she is a mutant! (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net) - Reprints: New X-Men Academy X #7 and Astonishing X-Men #7
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Marvel Select Flip Magazine #16 - Phoenix End Song, Part Five / Decimation - Deadly Genesis, Part Four
Importance Rating: 2.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Greg Land, Trevor Hairsine Writer(s): Greg Pak, Ed Brubaker Release Date: November 2006 Comic Summary: Horizon, to destroy both the Phoenix and Quire, which Storm does not object to. Storm and Nightcrawler leave the Shi’ar to be with their friends, and watch as the Phoenix resurrects Sophie, who learns that Quentin expects her to be his girlfriend. Sophie is disgusted and kills herself, causing her sisters who are watching telepathically to jibe Quire, who goes insane. The Phoenix proceeds to leave in Emma’s body, until Storm stops her temporarily. Cyclops and Wolverine agree that they need Jean’s help, and as Scott blasts the ice where Jean is frozen, she emerges, firstly freeing Emma from the Phoenix’s hold, before she once again bonds with the Phoenix, to her friends’ protests. Cyclops informs a cosmic Jean that he knows why she came back, and with the help of the Stepford Cuckoos Emma uses her powers to telepathically “bring” the other X-Men to Jean, including Polaris, Rachel and Xavier. Various images of Jean’s time with her friends are seen, before Jean creates a new white and gold outfit for herself, just as the Shi’ar launch their Event Horizon, killing everyone. Cyclops finds himself elsewhere with Jean, and Cyclops fills Jean with assurance of who she is, and optic power. The X-Men wake, knowing that Jean saved them, and they saved her. Quentin dissipates and returns to his tank at the Institute, while later, a firefly lands at the window of the Stepford Cuckoos. One of the Cuckoos wakes up and asks the firefly what took it so long. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net) - Reprints: Collects X-Men Deadly Genesis 4 and X-Men: Phoenix Endsong 5.
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Marvel Select Flip Magazine #19 - Dance Hall Days / Unstoppable, Part 1
Importance Rating: 2.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Michael Ryan, John Cassaday Writer(s): Nunzio DeFilippis, Joss Whedon Release Date: February 2007 Comic Summary: While everyone of the faculty staff prepares for the dance, Dani gives a call to federal agent Justin Pierce. They talk, and Dani invites him to the prom, which he accepts. The New Mutants are still ignoring Josh, which upsets Noriko. Laurie is still angry at Josh and doesn’t want to go to the prom, and plans to skip it. David doesn’t want to hear anything of that, and offers to Laurie that she goes with him, and she accepts. Kevin tries to ask Laurie too, but is too late. Julian also tries to convince Sofia to go to the dance with him, but she ignores his attempts. Jay tries to invite Dust, but she doesn’t feel good about the dance, so she puts the offer down. Later, Noriko talks to Josh, and he informs her about the future David saw in which they were married, and explains that’s why he ignores her. At the dance, Julian is present with the Stepford Cuckoos as his dates, but when he sees Sofia, he ignores them and she agrees to one dance. During the dance, they talk and Julian invites her to spend the summer with him in his house in California, since his parents will be away for the season. Also at the dance, Laurie’s mother has shown up to help chaperone, and wanted to see her daughter again. Shan wants to go find Rahne and convince her to come back, but Dani is still mad at her, and has already made a few calls to help find a new mentor for the Alpha Squadron and the Paragons. Magma has already answered the call, and is present at the dance. However, when Amara goes to talk to Josh about the time when he used his powers to heal her, Laurie suspects that Josh is flirting with her and gets jealous. She uses her powers on David and makes him kiss her. Josh notices and almost starts a fight, but when David realizes what he has done, he runs away. The next day, the X-Men get an invitation from the Avengers for a meeting. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net) - Reprints: Astonishing X-Men 13, New X-men: Academy X 14.
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Marvel Tales Flip Book #12 - Looking Back / Pride and Joy
Importance Rating: 2.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): John Romita Jr, Adrian Alphona Writer(s): Brian K Vaughhan, J Michael Straczynski Release Date: 2006 Comic Summary: This is a flipbook, it features the reprint of 2 comics. You read one side then flip it over to read the other comic.. Alex, Nico and the rest of the gang make their final stand against their parents! / The hits just keep on coming! Gambit does not appear in either comic or on the covers. He is inside the "sneak peek" of the House of M storyline. In the middle of the comic there is an 8 page preview of House of M #2, which features Gambit. - Reprints: Amazing Spider-Man #41 and Runaways #6.
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Marvel Your Universe #1 - From Genesis to Revelations
Importance Rating: 1.5 out of 10
Penciler(s): John Romita Jr., Scot Eaton Writer(s): Mike Carey Release Date: May 2009 Comic Summary: Get caught up on all the latest action going on in the Marvel Universe! First, it’s an action-packed Ms. Marvel story featuring Captain America and Jessica Jones. Then, he has near limitless power — now he must do all he can to bring punishment to the wicked, help to the oppressed, and justice for all! Exploding from the pages of ANNIHILATION, it’s Nova! Also, follow the adventures of Danny Rand in a history-spanning kung-fu epic that will shatter every perception of what it means to be the Immortal Iron Fist! Next, the final confrontation between Ghost Rider and Lucifer begins! Plus, the X-Men’s past becomes the present as Xavier fights the greatest battle of his life. With his mind hanging in the balance, one false move can cause irreversible damage. - Reprints: Ms Marvel #1, Nova #1, Immortal Iron Fist #1, Ghost Rider #14 and X-Men #208.
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Marvel Your Universe #4 - Various
Importance Rating: 4.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Scot Eaton, Brandon Peterson Writer(s): Mike Carey Release Date: August 2009 Comic Summary: The Juggernaut resists someone trying to invade his mind, and threatens to come looking for them, while Professor Xavier dreams about his sister, Cassandra Nova, who brings up some of the past failings in Xavier’s life, notably the tragic life Xavier’s son, Legion had. The next day, Xavier visits his childhood friend, Carter Ryking, in the Ryking secure Psychiatric Facility, hoping that by reading some of Carter’s memories, it will restore some of his own. Carter, whose mental stability is not quite right, agrees, and Xavier revisits his childhood, when both he and Carter were “patients” of Dr. Milbury, and for the first time, Xavier sees the red mark on Dr. Milbury’s forehead. Xavier recalls the four powerful people at Alamogordo - his father, Kurt Marko, Irene Adler and Dr. Milbury. Returning to his car, Xavier becomes aware of someone watching him - a sniper - and uses his powers to cause a flock of pigeons to fly around the sniper, and allowing Xavier to make his getaway. Later, Carter is about to be given an injection, but seemingly dies. Xavier pours over old photographs, and recalls a time where he was examining Jean Grey’s new powers and she said some very poignant words to him. His mind races to when Bishop recently killed him, and feels that once again he is being watched - indeed, some assassins are outside his motel room, but they are then confronted by…Gambit! Meanwhile, at the Hellfire Club, Sunspot is disappointed with Sebastian Shaw about the mysterious device that recently killed two Hellfire Club staff members. Shaw explains the history of the device, and Sunspot puts him on a tight leash, before telling the other members of the Inner Circle that there will soon be a vacant position within the Inner Circle. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net) - Reprints: Ms. Marvel #4, Nova #4, Immortal Iron Fist #4, Ghost Rider #17 and X-Men: Legacy #211.
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Marvel Your Universe #5 - Various
Importance Rating: 6.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Scot Eaton, Mike Deodato Jr. Writer(s): Mike Carey Release Date: June 2009 Comic Summary: Gambit attacks the assassins who were trying to get at Xavier, and during the battle, Xavier is reunited with Gambit, though he isn’t sure who he is, he delves into Gambit’s mind, and watches a scene play out during which Xavier disbanded the X-Men, and afterwards Gambit confronted him about it. In the present, Gambit explains that he came to find Xavier after he heard someone was paying to have Xavier killed, along with a list of three others - Sebastian Shaw, Cain Marko and Carter Ryking. This worries Xavier, as Carter is powerless. They travel to the Ryking Facility where Carter is institutionalized, only to learn that Carter died from a spontaneous rupturing of every blood cell in the brain. While there, they are spotted by Sebastian Shaw, who begins to follow them. Gambit accompanies Xavier on the journey to Alamogordo, as that is the place that everyone on the list, except Shaw, has in common. Xavier reveals that he intended to return to Alamogordo years ago, but something always got in the way. His mind flashes back to when he was a child, and his mother wanted to leave Alamogordo, but an abusive Kurt Marko wouldn’t let her. After stopping for a break during the long car-ride, the two men discuss various matters, and Xavier’s mind slips again, to a distorted scenario where he is commanding soldiers in war - the soldiers of course being the X-Men, whom he practically orders to their deaths. He is confronted by this militaristic version of himself, who explains that he is a potentiality. In reality, Gambit and Xavier are attacked by the assassin again. Gambit is taken down quickly, but Xavier manages to stumble away, only to fall over and wake up in his mind again, this time, as a child, with Mr. Sinister looming over him, scalpel in hand. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net) - Reprints: Ms. Marvel #5, Nova #5, Immortal Iron Fist #5, Ghost Rider #18 and X-Men: Legacy #212.
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Marvel Your Universe #6 - Various
Importance Rating: 8.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Scot Eaton Writer(s): Mike Carey Release Date: July 2009 Comic Summary: With the surprising return of the Ragin Cajun, Gambit, Charles must resume putting the pieces of his memory back together while continuing to ward off opposition. Shaw jumps in on the action just in time, joining Gamibt in a truce until they find out who or what is behind all of the attacks. After losing Xavier they go in search for him in an abandonded factory where they find Sinister's master plan of eternal life. Doctor Mueller has also found his plans and has hijacked them to use them for her own fountain of youth. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net) - Reprints: Avengers: The Initiative #1, Nova #6, Immortal Iron Fist #6, Ghost Rider #19 and X-Men: Legacy #213.
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Mutants vs. Ultras - First Encounters
Importance Rating: 4.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Various Writer(s): Various Release Date: November 1995 Comic Summary: Professor Xavier uses Cerebro to tray and track his step-brother, Marko Cain, better known as Juggernaut. Not being able to find him the X-men go out in a desperate search for him. They run through a major rift in the sky, which turns into a rift in time and space. Elsewhere in the Ultraverse, Juggernaut, Reaper, and Siena Blaze are in Battle with Strike, Shuriken, and Amber Hunt. The X-men fly into the rift create by Gateway. They drop into the battle once seeing Juggernaut. They manage to fight off the demon that eats Exiles and saves the planet that Gateway dropped them on. The go back, without the Juggernaut, leaving him there in hopes that he will become a changed man as he claims. - Reprints: Prime vs. Hulk, Night Man vs. Wolverine, and All New Exiles vs. X-Men.
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New Exiles #0 - Home is Where the Home Is, A World Without Heroes
Importance Rating: 2.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Mario Gully, Arnold Pander, Paul Azaceta, Carlos Ferreira, Zach Howard, Wayne Nichols Writer(s): Chris Claremont, Mike Raicht Release Date: March 2008 Comic Summary: 100 issues after the team was first assembled, the Exiles are launching into an all-new direction in this month's New Exiles, but in this exciting one-shot, the spotlight settles on one piece of unfinished business from their epic run. Quentin Quire's world is facing destruction that, by all rights, should never have happened. Sounds like a job for the Exiles...only they're nowhere to be seen. Now, it's up to Quentin to find the heroes, before his entire planet faces the consequences. - Reprints: Exiles #100 and Exiles: Days of Then and Now.
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Son of Origins of Marvel Comics - Updated Edition - X-Men, Fallout
Importance Rating: 4.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Jack Kirby, John Buscema, Don Heck, Bill Everett, Gene Colan Writer(s): Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Chris Claremont Release Date: December 1997 Comic Summary: This volume in the amazing Marvel Origins series (Son of Origins TPB, Bring on the Bad Guys TPB, Superhero Women TPB) collects the origin tales of - the Iron Man, Daredevil, the X-Men, Wasp and Ant-Man, and the X-Men, and contains material that the original Fireside Editions don't. - Reprints: Sons of Origins (original release), X-Men #1 and Uncanny X-Men #1
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Ultimate Marvel Flip Magazine #13 - Thief In The Night / N-Zone, Part 1
Importance Rating: 8.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Chuck Austen, Adam Kubert Writer(s): Essad Ribic, Warren Ellis Release Date: July 2006 Comic Summary: A little girl witnesses how her mother and her mother´s boyfriend are murdered by Hammerhead, but she escapes the killer. She later runs into Remy LeBeau, who uses his mutant powers and sleight-at-hand tricks to amuse a crowd and charm a lady. Believing that he´s a magician, she begs him to help her and bring her parents back to life. He goes with her to see the bodies – unaware that Hammerhead sees them there – and finally he takes her home with him – home being a run-down train carriage. When he wakes up later, the girl has disappeared and a note informs him, that he should not try to follow. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net) - Reprints: Ultimate X-Men #13 & Ultimate Fantastic Four #13.
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Ultimate Marvel Flip Magazine #14 - Wild Card / N-Zone, Part 3
Importance Rating: 8.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Chuck Austen, Adam Kubert Writer(s): Essad Ribic, Warren Ellis Release Date: August 2006 Comic Summary: Gambit interrupts a poker game among gangsters and threatens them, until they give him the identity of the kidnapper – Hammerhead, an enforcer of Silvermane´s. Remy then intends to got to Silvermane´s, but is first held up by Xavier and Storm, who offer him a place at Xavier´s school. Remy cynically brushes them off, he doesn´t trust samaritans. However he takes Xavier´s card, although making no promises. At Silvermane´s office building he terrorizes the employees with his powers, until they tell him Hammerhead´s location – a run-down factory. At the factory, Hammerhead is already expecting him. He tells Remy that he only let him live before, because his Boss owes Essex a favor and besides the girl is dead already. Hammerhead´s men attack Remy, but he surprises them with his powers. Hammerhead has had enough and tries to kill him, while shouting that afterwards he´ll kill the girl. Remy surprises him as well, by charging up his head and thus killing him. He then takes the girl, brings her to the social workers and assures her in his own special way, that he still cares for her. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net) - Reprints: Ultimate X-Men #14 & Ultimate Fantastic Four #14.
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X-Men Firsts #1 - By Friends Betrayed, Gambit Out of the Frying Pan, Death By Drowning, And Now the Wolverine
Importance Rating: 9.5 out of 10
Penciler(s): Michael Golden, Mike Collins, Marc Silvestri, Herb Trimpe Writer(s): Chris Claremont, Len Wein Release Date: February 1996 Comic Summary: In her attempt to steal back some stolen paintings, Ororo has run right into the Shadow King’s trap. She desperately struggles against the attacks of his Hounds and, after hurting the King with her haphazard weather power, she falls into a pool, from which she is rescued by a charismatic young thief who calls himself Gambit and has mutant powers himself. Gambit almost manages to mesmerize the King’s aide Lian with his charm, but is attacked by the King himself. Together, though, the two thieves manage to trick their attackers and flee via the roof and Storm’s parachute. Later, at the junkyard where Storm is staying, she admits that the Shadow King won’t give up and Gambit is now likely part of his vendetta. Nanny and the Orphan-Maker have finally almost located Storm again. Nanny is determined to “rescue” her, before the Shadow King gets Ororo. In Washington D.C., Val Cooper is sent by the Shadow King to assassinate Mystique, who, courtesy of a letter by Destiny, is already expecting her. However, Mystique doesn’t act to stop Val. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net) - Reprints: Uncanny X-Men #266, Uncanny X-Men #221, Avengers Annual 10 and Incredible Hulk #181.
Variant Information: None.

X-Men Universe #3 - I Am Not Now, Nor Have I Ever Been..., In The Shadow Of Death, Game
Importance Rating: 7.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Brandon Peterson, Adam Kubert, Mark Texeira Writer(s): Howard Mackie, Alan Davis, Doug Moench Release Date: February 2000 Comic Summary: Returning from Boston, Piotr and Marrow are asked to return to the mansion immediately. Kitty, Kurt and Rogue are also given the same order and, as Professor Xavier speaks with two members of X-Force, Storm receives a similar call. Once they are all back at the mansion, they discover Wolverine lying dead in the medilab. They follow Charles to the command center, where he immediately becomes involved in a shouting match with Cyclops. Scott blames him for losing it; telling him that there are two factions in the room, one of which will blindly follow him and his dream, and the other which can think for themselves. As Kurt attempts to mediate, Charles accuses Jean Grey of controlling Scott’s mind. He attacks her mentally, and Cyclops unleashes an optic blast at his old mentor. Kitty manages to phase the Professor, but the blast hits Storm hard. Jean then attacks Charles in response and, before long, the two factions are separated as the walls come down between them. Cable smashes through the barricade and attacks Jean - killing Marrow, who comes to her defense. He then takes down Rogue also. Nate, meanwhile, blasts Colossus and then vaporizes Nightcrawler, before Piotr kills Nate with a desperate final attempt at stopping him. Kitty is horrified, as is Gambit, and they hold their respective loved ones as they breathe their final breaths. They then see images of those they think are responsible - Onslaught in Kitty’s case, and Dark Phoenix in Remy’s. As they fight back, everything suddenly reverts to how it was before all this fighting began. Charles apologizes to the X-Men, but explains that, in order to discover who had infiltrated the team, he had to put them through hell recently. Everyone present has passed his tests and appear to be who they say they are. Charles takes them to the medilab where Hank explains that the Wolverine on the bed is an impostor. He injects him with a liquid that Remy brought back with him and Wolverine turns into a Skrull. With the mystery over, Storm asks the obvious question. If this isn’t Logan, where is he? (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net) - Reprints: Uncanny X-Men #375, X-Men Unlimited #25 and Astonishing X-Men #3.
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X-Men Universe #4 - Do Unto Others, On The Edge Of Darkness, Crying Wolf
Importance Rating: 3.5 out of 10
Penciler(s): Tom Raney, Leinil Francis Yu, Massimihano Frezzato Writer(s): Alan Davis, Erik Larsen, Mark Andreyko Release Date: March 2000 Comic Summary: Beast, Moira, and Professor X try to figure out the mysteries of the Skrull. On the other side of the universe, the Skrull watch as their captive, Wolverine, battle with warriors of their kind for experiments. Back at the mansion the rest of the team prepare for battle in the Danger Room. Elsewhere, Polaris is amazed by the sudden appearance of Havok. The Skrull shapeshifter takes advantage of her shock and abducts her. The X-men are aware of the kidnapping and uses the chance to follow the Skrull to were Polaris and Wolverine are now captive. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net) - Reprints: X-Men #95, Wolverine #145 and Wolverine Annual 1999.
Variant Information: None.

X-Men Universe #5 - Filling In The Blanks,The Gathering, Who Is Worthy To Break The Seals?
Importance Rating: 4.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Roger Cruz, Rob Liefeld, Alan Davis Writer(s): Alan Davis, Joe Pruett, Release Date: April 2000 Comic Summary: Scott wants to quit the X-Men and start a family but there never seems to be a good time. Gambit tries to work out some relationship issues with Rogue. Neither gets accomplished when Xavier summons them all to the Briefing Room. They go over the contents of Destiny’s diary. During this discussion the Professor discovers a mutant Skrull by the name of Fiz. Chaos ensues, but the problem is resolved quickly as Fiz is friendly. He warns the team of the plans of the Skrulls and that something’s going on with “the Twelve”. Professor has the Twelve listed in Destiny’s diary and tells everyone who they are. The last name on that list is Magneto. In Egypt an ancient cult resurrects the living Monolith. Sinister is there as well and puts him under his control. He is vital to his mission. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net) - Reprints: Uncanny X-Men 376, X-Men #96 and Cable #75.
Variant Information: None.

X-Men Universe #6 - The End Of The World As We Know It 1, The End Of The World As We Know It 2, In My Eyes
Importance Rating: 5.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Tom Raney, Bernard Chang, Alan Davis Writer(s): Alan Davis, Joe Pruett Release Date: May 2000 Comic Summary: The X-Men, including Magneto and Fiz, make their way to Egypt to rescue their friends. Right away they are hit with an earthquake that damages their jets. A large group of Skrulls and cultists come out of nowhere and engage them in battle. A lot of the Skrulls change their image to appear like X-Men allies. One by one, the Twelve are teleported away by either Skrulls or Horsemen. They all end up in Apocalypse’s chamber. Bishop is retrieved from his timeline and brought to the present. He ends up being the final member of the Twelve caught. Once Apocalypse has everyone he needs, the Skrulls and cultists become more fierce with the remaining X-Men above. Apocalypse reveals his plan to everyone and is ready to initiate it. He wants to bundle the Twelve’s energies through the Living Monolith and send them into Nate Gtrey, who shall become his new host body. Meanwhile back at the mansion, someone is stealing computer files on all the X-Men from their own mainframe. Shadowcat traces the hacker, who is nearby. The teams heads out to find this person. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net) - Reprints: Uncanny X-men #377, X-Men #97 and Cable #76.
Variant Information: None.

X-Men Universe #7 - First And Last 1, First And Last 2, Falsehoods
Importance Rating: 5.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Adam Kubert, Graham Nolan, Bernard Chang, Alan Davis Writer(s): Alan Davis, Joe Pruett Release Date: June 2000 Comic Summary: Jean Grey arrives at Xavier’s School For Gifted Youngsters. She’s greeted by Professor Charles Xavier and his students: Beast, Gambit, Iceman and Storm. The whole time Jean knows something is not right. Later, Cerebro alerts them to a mutant presence. It’s Magneto and Polaris and they’re up to no good. Later on Asteroid M, Magneto and his Brotherhood discuss their future plans. Sunfire comes in and reports a mutant presence on Earth that they should check out. Back with the X-Men, Cerebro alerts them to another mutant presence nearby. The team heads out to a circus and finds an extremely strong metallic man. While they try to convince him to join the X-Men, Magneto and his Brotherhood show up. Before they can battle, a stranger nearby yells out to Jean. It’s Scott, but after not too long he turns into Cyclopalypse. Everyone attacks him and they start to realize that this reality isn’t right. They start remembering everything that actually happened. Cyclopalypse disappears from the battle and everything returns to normal. They find themselves back in the chamber of the Twelve. Phoenix tries to convince them that Scott is still alive, but Professor X doesn’t believe her. She storms off in anger. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net) - Reprints: Uncanny X-Men #378, Cable #77, and X-Men #98.
Variant Information: None.

X-Men Universe #8 - What Dreams May Come, Oh, the Humanity!, Folding City
Importance Rating: 8.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Tom Raney, Brett Booth, Tom Raney Writer(s): Alan Davis Release Date: July 2000 Comic Summary: Professor Xavier holds a Shi’ar holoempathic matrix crystal in his hand that contains the essence of his fallen student Scott Summers, and remembers both he and X-Men past. It is a farewell gift from Shadowcat and Colossus. Having decided to help the mutant Skrulls in their new life, Xavier boards a ship with them and departs. As Xavier leaves Kitty decides it is time to follow her dreams. Later, as the rest of the X-Men are playing baseball, Storm cannot concentrate, convinced a new evil is going to come. Meanwhile on Genosha, Magneto and Polaris stop an open human rebellion and prevents a burgeoning one by Cortez, who is trying to take over the Acolytes. Witnessing this, Polaris is unsure of her place with Magneto. Nearby, the Beast and Iceman secretly reach the Genoshan Coast so Hank can study the Legacy Virus. In America, Mystique sneaks into the NRO offices to cover up some of her aliases that have recently been compromised. Elsewhere in a hideout, the Blob gathers some villains to pull a heist. Phoenix and X-Man meet in Alaska to discuss what happened to Cyclops and what Nate should do with his future. Back at the mansion, the High Evolutionary contacts the X-Men in New York to tell them that he has created a device to reverse the mutant genome, making them human. The Evolutionary triggers this device and mutants around the world revert to humans. As a result, the authorities capture Mystique while the Blob and his partners have their plan nipped in the bud. On Genosha, Magneto realizes that his enemies will soon strike now that he has a new handicap. Beast, analyzing what has happened, realizes that this is the work of the Evolutionary, who may have a secret beneficiary helping him. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net) - Reprints: Uncanny X-Men #379, X-Men #99 and Gambit On-Going Series I #15.
Variant Information: None.

X-Men Universe #9 - Night of Masques, Lost Souls, Hello, Old Friend
Importance Rating: 7.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Adam Kubert, Tom Raney, Georges Jeanty Writer(s): Chris Claremont, Joseph Harris Release Date: August 2000 Comic Summary: Six months have passed since the High Evolutionary tried to eliminate mutant kind. In the catacombs beneath a building in Venice, Italy, Phoenix shows Cable a room full of treasure that she always meant to show her deceased husband, Cyclops. She tells Cable that his war with Apocalypse is over and, before he starts a new one, he should see the world he strives to protect. The two go outside into the streets to celebrate the Carnival when the Beast, who set up an elaborate stunt to sweep Jean off her feet, comes and scoops the woman up. After Beast’s little show, the two talk and discover that both have been summoned to Venice by Gambit. A group of men called the Shockwave Riders, members of the Neo, attack the X-Men. Storm comes in and saves Jean, but the Riders use their powers to send Cable’s techno-organic virus out of control. As Jean protects him, another Rider uses his powers to steal some memories of Cyclops from Jean. Gambit arrives, as the Neo are defeated. The Neo escape, except for one, who wills himself to death. Jean creates a mind link with him to get her memories back but, if she does not return to her body before he dies, she will die with him. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net) - Reprints: Uncanny X-Men #381, Uncanny X-Men #382 and Bishop: The Last X-Man #8.
Variant Information: None.

X-Men Universe #12 - Moscow Knights, Gimme Shelter
Importance Rating: 6.5 out of 10
Penciler(s): Adam Kubert, Georges Jeanty Writer(s): Chris Claremont, Joseph Harris Release Date: November 2000 Comic Summary: In Russia, Storm kidnaps an old ally named Simyon Borisovitch Kurasov from his home and enlists him in helping her free the other X-Men, who have been captured. Storm tells Simyon her story, how the X-Men came to Russia to help Gambit pay off an old debt to Colonel Alexei Mikhailovitch Vazhin. Their goal was to sneak into a club named “the Slash!” and free Major Debra Levin, who went missing while investigating. The X-Men snuck in, but were ambushed by Manacle, Bludgeon, Cudgel, and Revenant, who were sent by the club owner, Ransome Sole. Sole had his slave, Sketch, encase the four captured X-Men in shells but Storm escaped. Simyon agrees to help. He takes a S.H.I.E.L.D. like model decoy, programmed to mimic Storm, and pretends to hand the real Storm to Sole. The real Storm sneaks in and frees Levin and attacks Bludgeon and Cudgel. Meanwhile, Sole is trying to sell the captured X-Men to his guests: some Shockwave Riders and the slaver known as Tullamore Voge. Sketch transforms the fake Storm into a machine gun to help out the X-Men. She frees the X-Men and they take down Ransome Sole, Big Casino and the other mutant guards. Some Shockwave Riders escape with Sole and his associates as Revenant teleports away. In the end, the X-Men free Levin, free a slave, and capture Voge, but realize more is going on that meets the eye and that their trip to Moscow will be prolonged. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net) - Reprints: Uncanny X-Men #383 and Bishop: The Last X-Man #10.
Variant Information: None.

X-Men Universe #14 - Crimson Pirates, Painted Ladies, Shell Game
Importance Rating: 7.5 out of 10
Penciler(s): Adam Kubert, Leinil Francis Yu, German Garcia, Michael Ryan, Randy Green Writer(s): Chris Claremont Release Date: January 2001 Comic Summary: In Hong Kong, the five remaining X-Men attack the local Hellfire Club branch in search of another lead to find the Crimson Pirates and the Goth. Phoenix mentally finds their next lead, who is a waitress spying on the Hellfire Club. Wolverine stalks the women to her meeting point with the Goth. The others return to their villa and discuss how their reputation is being hurt by their hit and run tactics on major crime families. They decide that they must do everything in their power to stop this new slave trade, no matter how bad they look. Elsewhere, the captured X-Men make an escape attempt, thanks to Gambit and Storm, but find themselves neck-deep in a giant slave-processing center, where hundreds of kidnapped people are being packaged for transport. They encounter the leader of the Goth, who is appropriately also called the Goth. To evade being recaptured, Gambit proposes a deal to the Goth. Rogue absorbs Phoenix’s telepathy and attacks Killian and the Crimson Pirates at their Hong Kong headquarters. There, she meets Kymri, a friend of Nightcrawler’s who has been converted into a personal Hound for Killian. Rogue escapes and the X-Men head out to face the Pirates and the Goth in final confrontation. In Hollywood, after learning more about Senator Kelly’s plan to use mutants as his presidential campaign topic, Mystique vows to stop Kelly, no matter what. With volume 7 of 13 of Destiny’s diaries, she may very well be able to do so. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net) - Reprints: Uncanny X-Men #384, Uncanny X-Men #385, and X-Men #104.
Variant Information: None.

X-Men Universe #15 - For Those in Peril, Killing Angels!
Importance Rating: 5.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Tom Derenick, Leinil Francis Yu, Michael Ryan Writer(s): Chris Claremont, Robert Weinberg Release Date: February 2001 Comic Summary: Gambit takes Rogue and his team of X-Men down to New Orleans for some rest after their ordeals during the last few days. Cable has a hard time fitting in with the team and relaxing, even though Rogue tries to help him. Gambit and Rogue discuss how weird Cable has been acting lately and wonder what is wrong with him. Jean follows Cable to the docks, but their conversation about Cyclops is interrupted when Jean picks up a mayday call from Lee Forrester, whose ship is trapped in Hurricane Sam. Storm, Cable and Rogue fly out to the Arcadia, Lee’s ship, and try to help, but Storm is knocked out when pieces of the plane Hercules fall on her. Cable and Rogue try to help Lee and her crew, but to no avail. Lee decides to try to help the crew of the Hercules. Rogue and Cable succeed in saving the airmen. Storm wakes up and rallies the team together to make a run for the eye of the hurricane. Rogue pushes the ship from behind, Storm bends the wind and Cable cuts down the waves. When they reach the eye, Rogue is swept away in the undertow, but follows a vision of Cyclops back to the Arcadia. Cable also has a vision of Cyclops, which leads him to Rogue. As Rogue wonders what this revelation means, Storm comes out and says that they still have a long way to go before they are safe. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net) - Reprints: Uncanny X-Men #386, X-Men #105 and Cable #85.
Variant Information: None.

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