COMIC DETAILS
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Comic Description:
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X-Men Annual 14 Signature
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Grade:
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9.8
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Page Quality:
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WHITE
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Certification #:
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2613998005
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Owner:
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Colossus Keck
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SET DETAILS
Owner's Description
Days of Future Present, part 4: You Must Remember This (1st Story)
The Fundamental Things(2nd Story)
Staff:
1st story: Art Adams (penciler), Dan Green, Bob Wiacek, Al Milgrom, Art Thibert, Steve Mancuse (inkers), Brad Vancata (colorist), Tom Orzechowski (letterer)
2nd story: Mark Heike (penciler), Geoff Isherwood (inker), Nelson Yomtov (colorist), Mike Heisler (letterer)
Chris Claremont (writer), Michael Heisler (assistant editor), Ralph Macchio (editor), Tom DeFalco (editor in chief)
Brief Description:
1st story:
Rachel Summers is enjoying a burger at a diner, when some thugs come in demanding money. Rachel easily deals with them, before leaving, and seeing Franklin. She flies after him, and finds him. They talk instead of fight, before kissing. Soon, they arrive at Four Freedoms Plaza, where the Fantastic Four, and members of X-Factor are gathered. They announce that they are going attempt to find happiness together, and Franklin apologizes for the trouble he has caused everyone, and the heroes agree, but Cyclops is still anxious to find out what the adult Franklin has done to his son. Rachel says her goodbyes to Cyclops, while Marvel Girl is still hesitant to get involved. Meanwhile, at the remains of the Xavier Institute, the young Storm and her friend Gambit break in, and meet with Forge, Banshee, Cable and the New Mutants, who relate their recent adventure with the adult Franklin. Storm explains that Franklin was killed in his future. Back at Four Freedoms Plaza, Cyclops and the Invisible Woman are captured by Ahab, while Storm and everyone else have arrived and is meeting with X-Factor and the Fantastic Four. They discuss the adult Franklin at length and set out to find Franklin, while Cyclops and the Invisible Woman are transformed into hounds by Ahab, so they too can find the adult Franklin and Rachel Summers. And they do soon after, as Rachel and Franklin are watching over Cyclops’ son when they are set upon by the transformed Cyclops and Invisible Woman. Ahab takes them back to his base between space and time, but soon the Fantastic Four, X-Factor and the other heroes arrive to rescue them. Cyclops and Invisible Woman lead the hounds against the heroes. Storm manages to rescue the adult Franklin, who then makes a transformation of sorts, while Marvel Girl rescues Rachel from Ahab’s harpoon, and realizing he is outnumbered, Ahab escapes. Forge and Mr Fantastic attempt to reverse the hound transformations on Cyclops and the Invisible Woman and fail, while Storm and Rachel try to reach the adult Franklin, and soon it is revealed that he is the dream manifestation of his future self, unable to accept his death. Rachel says goodbye to him, before using her power to restore everyone to how they should be - Cyclops and Invisible Woman are free of the hound programming, the unconscious present day Franklin is revived, and the dream self of the future Franklin vanishes. However, Rachel is still in her hound outfit, and is frightened that she has to relive her nightmare over and over again. She asks Marvel Girl for help, but Jean refuses. Rachel then flies away. Cyclops and the Invisible Woman talk to Jean about Rachel, but it doesn’t help. The other heroes all soon discuss what the future could be, before saying their goodbyes. Later, Jean visits her parents’ home to look at a crystal imbued with the energies of both her and Rachel, and ponders her destiny.
2nd story:
In Madripoor, Jubilee puts on a fireworks display for some observers, before Wolverine tells her to keep a low profile. Psylocke is with them, and Jubilee is cold towards her, before Wolverine gives Jubilee a history lesson about the X-Men, which is when Rachel Summers and the adult Franklin appear. There is tension between Rachel and Wolverine. Wolverine tries to reach the adult Franklin and urges him to make amends for what he has done. Rachel and Franklin then depart for Manhattan.
Characters Involved:
1st story:
Banshee, Forge, Gambit, Storm (all X-Men)
Beast, Cyclops, Marvel Girl (all X-Factor)
Nathan Christopher Summers
Ship
Boom-Boom, Cannonball, Sunspot, Warlock (all New Mutants)
Cable
Phoenix III (member of Excalibur)
Human Torch II, Invisible Woman, Mister Fantastic, She-Thing (all Fantastic Four)
Ben Grimm
Franklin Richards
Dr Strange, Spider-Man
Thieves
Diner staff and patrons
Various civilians
From Reality Earth-811 (Days of Future Past):
Franklin Richards
Ahab
Hounds
Sentinels
in computer image:
Blaze, Blue, Magus / Cypher, Rachel, Franklin Richards and one unnamed member of the future New Mutants
2nd story:
Jubilee, Psylocke, Wolverine (all X-Men)
Phoenix III (member of Excalibur)
Nathan Christopher Summers
Civilians
From Reality Earth-811 (Days of Future Past):
Franklin Richards
in illustrative flashback images:
Angel, Banshee, Beast, Colossus, Cyclops, Dazzler, Havok, Iceman, Longshot, Marvel Girl, Nightcrawler, Phoenix II, Psylocke, Rogue, Sprite, Storm, Sunfire, Thunderbird, Wolverine (all X-Men at various stages)
Cannonball, Cypher, Magma, Sunspot (all New Mutants)
Guardian (member of Alpha Flight)
Magneto (at various stages)
Sentinel
Count Nefaria
In Flashback:
Wolverine
Rachel Summers
Story Notes:
This issue also includes a bonus pin-up featuring Wolverine, Havok, Colossus and Longshot, and includes the alternative cover for this annual, which features Ahab looming over Cyclops and the Invisible Woman who have been transformed into Hounds, with the motionless Rachel Summers and adult Franklin Richards at their feet.
This is part 4 of the “Days of Future Present” crossover, it follows X-Factor Annual #5 and concludes the crossover.
1st story:
Ishmael and the whaler Pequot refer to the classic novel “Moby Dick”.
Rachel falling into bad company refers to her being captured and brainwashed by Spiral and Mojo.
Rachel and the adult Franklin briefly encountered each other in X-Factor Annual #5.
Jean Grey met Rachel Summers for the first time in X-Factor Annual #5. The encounter was not a happy one.
Notably absent this issue are Archangel and Iceman from X-Factor, and Wolfsbane and Rictor from the New Mutants.
The adult Franklin took away the young Franklin’s powers in New Mutants Annual #6.
Cable, the New Mutants, Banshee and Forge must have returned to the sub-basement of the Xavier Institute ruins off panel.
Storm’s dealings with Nanny can be seen in Uncanny X-Men #248, 267.
Franklin Richards of the Days of Future Past timeline was killed in Uncanny X-Men #142.
Cyclops’ inability to locate Rachel was considered by many fans to be a hint that Claremont inteded to reveal Rachel was someone else’s daughter – possibly Wolverine’s. Actually Claremont had started a subplot in Excalibur - that was never carried to its conclusion - to reveal that Rachel was the daughter of Jean Grey and the Phoenix Force and had no father.
The Fantastic Four did not find Jean Grey in the cocoon, it was the Avengers in Avengers (1st series) #263, however it was the Fantastic Four who freed her from the cocoon in Fantastic Four (1st series) #286.
Hints this issue and in New Mutants Annual #6 implied that Ahab was the future version of Cable. This storyline never eventuated, and Ahab is most likely to be the future version of Dr Rory Campbell.
Sara Grey was turned into a water-breather by Attuma in Bizarre Adventures #27. [Thanks to Monolith for this information]
Actually, the crystal given to Elaine and John Grey was gifted by Lilandra in Uncanny X-Men #138. This contained a holo-empathic essence of Jean Grey. Rachel Summers broke the crystal in Uncanny X-Men #199, and fixed it in Uncanny X-Men #201, adding her own essence to it at this point. In Fantastic Four (1st series) #286 the crystal was later helped reveal that the Phoenix Force replaced Jean. [Thanks to Monolith and Ruth for this information]
At this point in time the Human Torch is married to Alicia Masters-Storm. However, in truth, the Skrull Lyja had been posing as Alicia since Secret Wars. [Thanks to Monolith for this information]
Jean Grey eventually comes to accept Rachel Summers. Although their time together is short-lived as Rachel is thrust into the far future soon after. [Excalibur (1st series) #71, 75]
2nd story:
This story takes place in between pages 10 and 11 of the main story.
Super Sabre is incorrectly called Super Sable this issue.
Wolverine skewered Rachel Summers in Uncanny X-Men #207 in an attempt to stop her from murdering Selene in cold blood.
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