Cable, Vol. 1 #16 - Phalanx Covenant: Final Sanction - Part 2: The Phalanx Sanction
Importance Rating: 3.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Steve Skroce Writer(s): Larry Hama Release Date: October 1994 Marvel Digital: No Comic Summary: Cable, along with Cyclops, Jean Grey, and Wolverine of the X-Men, are flying a plane towards Mt. Everest, where the Phalanx has set up their Citadel containing their all-important Womb. The four mutants fly the plane into the fortress as a distraction for their real plan, to get into the Citadel undetected. Inside, Lang has turned traitor and looks to Psylocke for help against the Phalanx. Finally gaining entrance to the Citadel after an arduous climb up the mountain, the three of the four mutants battle their way through an horde of attacking Phalanx. Wolverine heads off to the Womb to free his captured X-Men allies. In the heat of the battle, Hodge senses the X-Men’s escape. His efforts were in vain, though, as the X-Men, now freed, join in the battle against the Phalanx. Psylocke is able to free herself from her assimilation just in time to act as a psi-rod channeling the combined psi-powers of herself, Cable and Jean against the psi-net that had once connected all Phalanx entities across the globe. Sensing that the battle is nearly lost, Hodge absorbs the nests energies from around the world, effectively killing all his Phalanx allies with-in them. He tries to power up the Citadel and the Phalanx with-in with the power that he gained. It was too late for them, though, as Lang seizes his moment and finally lets go of his psi-hold on the Citadel itself, sending it and its occupants into the depths of Mt. Everest. Using all their resources, the X-Men are able to save themselves from the deathly plummet. Though not to be outdone, Hodge stretches forth with the last of his energy. Taking hold of Lang, he drags him into oblivion with him. In another galaxy far away from this one, a techno-organic being senses the loss of the Phalanx. He decides that now is the time for him to take more of an active role in the mission against Earth. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net) - Trade Availability: Origin of Generation X: Tales of the Phalanx Covenant - Fun Facts: None.
Variant Information: None.

Cable, Vol. 1 #20 - Legion Quest - Addendum: An Hour of Last Things
Importance Rating: 5.5 out of 10
Penciler(s): Ian Churchill Writer(s): Jeph Loeb Release Date: February 1995 Marvel Digital: No Comic Summary: Cable returns from his trip to the past, where he tried to remind the lost X-Men of their mission. He was able to pass on a message, however he and the X-Men are still unsure if it was enough and tempers flare. Through a holographic message, Lilandra informs them they have only an hour left and the various X-Men contemplate what they have done with their lives and spend some time with loved ones. Xavier gives them one final lesson before the crystalline wave hits earth and shatters. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net) - Trade Availability: X-Men: Dawn of the Age of Apocalypse - Fun Facts: None.
Variant Information: None.

Cable, Vol. 1 #87 - Dream's End - Part 2: Life Decisions
Importance Rating: 6.5 out of 10
Penciler(s): Michael Ryan Writer(s): Bob Weinberg Release Date: January 2001 Marvel Digital: No Comic Summary: Cable is doubting if joining the X-Men was a right decision. Thinking back to an incident years ago, when he saved a very young Rogue from a few mutant-hating boys who tried to kill her, but then left her behind. He thinks that maybe her life would have been different if he had taken her along. Cable thinks that this was just one of many bad decisions in his life. His thoughts are interrupted by Avalanche, Blob and the Post crashing in on Senator Kelly’s speech. Cable tries his best to protect the senator and telepathically alerts Beast and Gambit, who are on the roof as back-up. At first, the Brotherhood gains the upper hand and Post makes it close to Kelly, but one of his bodyguards turns out to be Colossus, disguised with an image inducer. The tide turns and now the X-Men gain the upper hand, when suddenly Cable recognizes a terminally ill man observing the battle. It’s Pyro, who is dying from the Legacy Virus. He points Cable to there being a fourth Brotherhood member in the female Mastermind and, indeed, she has been altering their perceptions. Cable takes the illusionist out but Post is already close enough to shoot Kelly once and for all. His powers flaring up a final time, Pyro engulfs Post in flame, ending the battle. Before he dies, Pyro urges Senator Kelly to change his anti-mutant views. Impressed by the former villain’s heroic act, Kelly promises that he will try to improve human/mutant relations. While the X-Men silently mourn the loss of life, Cable realizes that Pyro believed more in the X-Men’s dream than he himself, and he really hopes they made a change today. Though, being a soldier at heart, he always expects the worst. - Trade Availability: X-Men: Dream's End - Fun Facts: None.
Variant Information: None.

Cable, Vol. 2 #25 - Deadpool & Cable: Two Mutants & a Baby
Importance Rating: 4.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Paco Medina Writer(s): Duane Swierczynski Release Date: June 2010 Marvel Digital: No Comic Summary: Cooperstown, Alaska, is a scene of horror. There, the Purifiers are torching little children and babies with flamethrowers. They’re looking for one baby in particular, a mutant, the first born since M-Day. Their problem, so is Cable. Despite witnessing the number of atrocities Cable can’t help. He must remain steadfast on his target. Cable eventually rescues the mutant baby, facing a bunch of Purifiers along the way. His partner, Deadpool, catches up with him mid-battle carrying a bag of baby supplies. After dealing with both the Purifiers and the Marauders Cable and Deadpool find themselves in the snowy Alaskan wilderness. Their journey quickly sours when Predator X arrives, hungry for the infant. Deadpool distracts the beast and gets swallowed for his troubles. After being regurgitated he activates a bomb he attached to its inside. As if that wasn’t bad enough they’re soon attacked by a rogue *O*N*E* Sentinel. Once again Deadpool uses his smarts to trick the giant robot into following him, which later stumbles over a building and crashes to the ground, breaking apart. It’s here where Cable and Deadpool split up, Cable explaining he needs to take care of the girl, that that’s the reason he came back to this time. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net) - Trade Availability: None. - Fun Facts: None.
Variant Information: A. Standard Release Variant.

Cable & Deadpool #42 - Fractured, Part Three
Importance Rating: 6.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Reilly Brown, Jon Malin Writer(s): Fabian Nicieza Release Date: August 2007 Marvel Digital: Yes Comic Summary: The situation on Providence Island gets Cable thinking about a woman he knew who sacrificed herself to save him, only he cannot remember her name. He informs Deadpool that Providence Island needs to be destroyed, and sends him on a quest to recover a backup bypass. Cable, meanwhile, tries to encrypt the island’s files, but is ambushed by Gambit and Sunfire. Deadpool encounters a similar obstacle in the Acolyte Senyaka. Without many options left, Cable activates the island’s self-destruct mechanism in order to protect its secrets. As the island explodes, Cable finally remembers the woman’s name. Gambit and Sunfire try to escape the explosion, while Deadpool, against his own will, is teleported to safety via bodyslide. He arrives safely at home, and realizes Cable tricked him in order to spare him from the complete destruction of Providence Island. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net) - Trade Availability: Cable & Deadpool #7: Seperation Anxiety and Deadpool and Cable Ultimate Collection Vol. 3 - Fun Facts: None.
Variant Information: None.

Sabretooth Special: In the Red Zone #1 - In the Red Zone
Importance Rating: 2.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Gary Frank Writer(s): Fabian Nicieza Release Date: Main Storyline Marvel Digital: No Comic Summary: Sabretooth is being hunted by the X-Men, after he left Psylocke critically wounded at the mansion. Caliban is the first to find him but, not being too smart, he is outwitted by Sabretooth and left unconscious in the tunnels. Cyclops and Iceman head to his safehouse and find travel schedules there. As they search the apartment, Creed returns and attacks the two X-Men. Iceman manages to force his retreat and Creed heads into the city. Bobby manages to catch up with him again but Creed uses a hostage to force Iceman to allow him to board a train into Grand Central Station. Unfortunately for Creed, Beast is also on the train and he manages to occupy him in battle until Cyclops and Jean Grey can catch up with them. Once again, though, he slips away and, this time, Archangel tries to stop him. Sabretooth manages to damage one of Warren’s wings, forcing them to crash land in a water tower. The tower explodes and the falling Archangel is frozen in ice by Bobby before he hits the ground. Sabretooth escapes yet again. Jean Grey determines that Creed is actually heading for Massachusetts in order to take out the kids of Generation X, the next generation of X-Men. Jean intercepts him before he boards the Boston train and, along with Cyclops and Beast, they manage to keep Sabretooth down until a chopper lands, carrying Val Cooper. Instead of allowing Creed a final chance of glory, Cyclops blasts him in the forehead. A police officer, thinking he is unconscious or dead, gets too close and Creed grabs his rifle. More police officers open fire on him and Creed goes down hard. He manages one final act of defiance, before he finally gives in to fate. Val Cooper orders his dead body taken away and thanks the X-Men for their good work. At least there was only one casualty, she tells Scott. Unfortunately, he replies, he was the one they were trying to save. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net) - Trade Availability: None. - Fun Facts: Gambit only appears in flashbacks in Jean/Sabretooth's thoughts.
Variant Information: None.

Storm, Vol. 1 #1 - Sunburst and Snowblind
Importance Rating: 2.5 out of 10
Penciler(s): Terry Dodson Writer(s): Warren Ellis Release Date: February 1996 Marvel Digital: No Comic Summary: Storm is unhappy and doubtful with all the things weighing in on her: her recent murder of Marrow, her relationship with Forge and her leadership skills. She finally asks Cable to teach her the Ceremony of Light, as a way of saying good-bye to the Morlocks and apologizing for letting them down. Cable agrees. Later, as she performs the ceremony in the Morlock tunnels, a dimensional vortex appears and attacks her. She retaliates and brings down the roof. Cable, who was nearby, runs to join her, finding only what seems to be her disfigured corpse and no psychic trace. He informs the X-Men of her death. They still hold out hope though and intend to examine the corpse the next day. Storm awakes in another horrible world and recalls the energy effect was familiar to her: it belongs to Mikhail Rasputin. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net) - Trade Availability: None. - Fun Facts: None.
Variant Information: None.

X-Man #60 - Out Of The Loop
Importance Rating: 1.5 out of 10
Penciler(s): Ben Herrera Writer(s): Terry Kavanagh Release Date: February 2000 Marvel Digital: No Comic Summary: Nate finds himself in New York City, surrounded by Coldsnap-9 gas. All around him are dead bodies, some super heroes. He has no idea what’s happened. He flies around and sees a reflection of himself. He looks like Caliban. He runs into Spider-Man, only he’s been turned into a vampire. He eventually escapes Spidey’s group of vampires only to run into a battle between the X-Men and Gene Nation. It seems to Nate that everything bad that’s happened is actually something that he prevented from happening in earlier adventures. Nate tries to fight Gene Nation, but he can’t physically hit anyone. Nobody can even see him. During the fight most of the X-Men are killed. Nate realizes that he can still use his telekinesis and single handedly takes out the remaining Gene Nation members. Soon after, he wakes from his dream and finds himself inside an underground lair with Caliban in front of him. At the end he finds out that his captor is Apocalypse and what he wants with him. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net) - Trade Availability: None. - Fun Facts: None.
Variant Information: None.

X-Men: Phoenix - Endsong #5 - Phoenix End Song, Part Five
Importance Rating: 2.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Greg Land Writer(s): Greg Pak Release Date: June 2005 Marvel Digital: Yes Comic Summary: Wolverine engages Quentin Quire in battle while Beast and Shadowcat defend the egg housing the Phoenix, Cyclops and Emma, however Quire manages to crack it, at the same time as Emma gives in to the Phoenix’s power which she cannot handle. The X-Men turn their attention to stopping the Phoenix, but Quire manages to intrigue her, and they protect themselves from the others. The Shi’ar learn that Quire has claimed the Phoenix and begin the Endsong as they prepare for an Event 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) - Trade Availability: X-Men: Phoenix - Endsong and X-Men: Phoenix - Endsong Hardcover - Fun Facts: None.
Variant Information: A. Limited Edition Variant. Was printed with errors and missing pages.

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