In Japan, Wolverine finds his girlfriend, Mariko, trapped in an arranged marriage – and comes to blows with her father, Lord Shingen. Bronze Age legends Chris Claremont and Frank Miller pair on the first – and still quintessential – Wolverine solo series.
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Rogue comes to the X-mansion looking for help but finds angry X-Men – and an angrier Carol Danvers – instead! Guest artist Walter Simonson joins regular writer Chris Claremont to welcome the formerly evil mutant to the team.
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In an effort to save Angel and Kitty, Storm fights to the death to become the leader of the Morlocks. A deceptively important issue from the creative team of Chris Claremont, Paul Smith and Bob Wiacek
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When Angel is kidnapped, the X-Men pursue his attackers beneath the streets of New York … and into the Morlock’s lair! Chris Claremont and Paul Smith introduce a new mutant subculture to the X-Men’s storyworld.
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Trying to remain on the main X-team, Kitty Pryde ends up fighting Sidrian Hunters (with a little help from Lockheed). Chris Claremont and Paul Smith serve up one of the classic character-driven issues of the Bronze Age.
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Fellow green Barsoomian Barak Sol challenges Tars Tarkas in formal combat for leadership of the Thark. Chris Claremont’s script is tough on new readers, but the visual storytelling of a young Frank Miller – inked by Bob McLeod – is already a treat.
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The Rev. William Stryker escalates his evangelical, anti-mutant crusade to a mass-murderous level with a plot involving Professor X. A powerful addition to the X-Men canon by longtime scribe Chris Claremont and future-Astro-City artist Brett Anderson.
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Pairing a reprint of “Second Genesis!” (from the historic Giant-Size X-Men #1) with a new backup tale by Chris Claremont and Dave Cockrum, Special Edition X-Men #1 makes a solid package for the early collector’s market.
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Storm falls under Dracula’s thrall once more, but what’s going on with a distraught – and seemingly murderous – Kitty Pryde? Another mismatched story of horror and superheroics from the future New Mutants team of Chris Claremont and Bill Sienkiewicz.
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Professor X is impregnated with a Brood Queen; have the X-Men returned to Earth in time to stop the transformation? An excellent concluding issue to the original Brood saga, from the team of Chris Claremont, Paul Smith and Bob Wiacek.
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