COMIC DETAILS
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Comic Description:
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Uncanny X-Men 223 Modern
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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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4009982006
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Owner:
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Colossus Keck
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SET DETAILS
Owner's Description
My 2nd to last 9.8 in the 201-300 to acquire
Chris Claremont (writer), Kerry Gammill (guest penciler), Dan Green (inker), Tom Orzechowski (letterer), Glynis Oliver (colorist), Ann Nocenti (editor), Jim Shooter (editor in chief)
Brief Description:
The Crimson Commando and Stonewall are taken to Freedom Force's headquarters where they are to be made members. After a bit of hazing from the veterans, Spiral senses an intruder. She teleports out of there and snags him. It turns out to be Super Sabre, who joins the team. Inside, Destiny screams. She senses the end of the X-Men, and the world. In the Rocky Mountains, Nazé falls over and is terribly ill. Storm takes care of him and makes him some medicine. Nazé has her take it first and suddenly a huge bear busts through the wall and attacks her. Later on, a giant snake attacks her. Eventually, she runs smack dab into Forge, who tries to woo her to the side of chaos. She's left with only one choice. She unsheathes her knife and stabs him in the chest. Suddenly, the world changes around her. She's back in the cabin. It was only a test by Nazé. She passed. Over in San Francisco, the X-Men hone their battle skills. Dazzler gets a little careless and Wolverine comes down hard on her. However, he says he's pleased with Rogue's progress. The team discusses their desire to bring the Marauders to justice. Nearby, Maddie is thinking about her past. She's all upset about Scott and her baby. Alex sees her looking over the edge of a cliff and rushes to her aid. They discuss their problems and Alex manages to comfort his desolate sister-in-law.
Characters Involved:
Dazzler, Havok, Longshot, Psylocke, Rogue, Storm, Wolverine (all X-Men)
Madelyne Pryor
Dr. Valerie Cooper (presidential assistant on superhuman affairs)
Avalanche, Blob, Crimson Commando, Destiny, Mystique, Pyro, Spiral, Stonewall, Super Sabre (all Freedom Force)
Mr. B (a reporter)
Mutant-hating patron, Harry and other bar patrons
The Adversary posing as Nazé
In flashbacks:
Cyclops
Scalphunter
In a dream sequence:
Forge
Viet Cong
Demons
Story Notes:
The Crimson Commando and Stonewall turned themselves in to the authorities in Uncanny X-Men #216 at the behest of Storm and Wolverine.
Super Sabre was presumed dead in Uncanny X-Men #216 when a rock avalanche overtook him.
Spider-Woman II left Freedom Force to help the Avengers after the government sent Freedom Force to arrest those superheroes in Avengers Annual #15.
Avalanche's name is here given as Domenic Szilard. Actually, it's Domenic Petros.
The flashbacks from Madelyne Pryor's life show scenes from Uncanny X-Men #175 (her wedding to Cyclops), X-Factor #1 (Scott walking out on her) and Uncanny X-Men #215 (Scalphunter shooting Madelyne and Maddie awakening from her coma) respectively.
The bear Storm faces in her dream might be a reminder of Danielle Moonstar's Demon Bear as, according to a New Mutants letter column, the Adversary was the driving force behind the Demon Bear as well.
Storm saw the demons killing the Viet Cong soldiers twice before as parts of a holographic display in Forge's penthouse in Uncanny X-Men #186 and #220 respectively.
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