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Comic Description:
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X-Men 89 Universal
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Grade:
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9.6
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Page Quality:
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OFF-WHITE
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Certification #:
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0010359012
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Owner:
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johnnytz1
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SET DETAILS
Owner's Description
Info: Reprint of the first story of X-Men #41
Story Title: Now Strikes ... the Sub-Human !
By: Roy Thomas
Artist: Don Heck
Synopsis: There once was a hostile race of subterrans living in a vast underground empire, with huge cities and millions of people. Eventually, after they had defeated all their subterran foes, their king decided to conquer the surface world. However, at precisely that moment, a nuclear test blast destroyed the center of the subterran empire. Those who didn’t die in the initial explosion died of radiation poisoning in the weeks that followed. Only Gor-Tok, the prince of this once mighty race, survived, though the radiation changed him, bestowing him with great physical power. All alone, he found himself a new home in the caverns underneath New York City. When Dr. Hunt, a scientist at Archer’s College, developed a device to create minor earthquakes, Gor-Tok is not only reminded about the way his people died, but also decided to exact revenge by stealing the device and using it to destroy the planet so that humanity becomes extinct as well. Hank McCoy and Bobby Drake are among the first to feel Gor-Tok’s wrath, as he attacks a subway train that the two were riding in with their girlfriends. After a brief battle with the two X-Men, who call him “grotesque” because of his physical appearance, he decides to call himself Grotesk from now on. Back at the mansion, Hank and Bobby barely have the chance to alert the others to the incident, as Xavier is rather busy lecturing and reprimanding the team for every minor mistake. He then sends the male X-Men to check out Grotesk’s headquarter, but orders Jean to stay behind, wanting to continue his experiments with her. Finding Grotesk’s base empty, and unable to contact Xavier, Cyclops sends Angel and Iceman back to the mansion. Meanwhile, Grotesk has made his way to Archer College, where he kidnaps a lab assistant when he can’t find the weapon. Taking him back to his lair, Grotesk finds Cyclops and the Beast waiting for him. When Angel and Iceman arrive back at the mansion, they find Xavier gone and Jean acting rather evasive and distracted, as if she no longer cared about the X-Men.
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