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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Jim Starlin continues his creator-owned epic with this first regular comic-book series from Marvel’s Epic line. In this debut issue, a small team of revolutionaries, led by Vanth Dreadstar, seeks funding to challenge the Instrumentality.
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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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Separated into two (or maybe three?) forms, a cloned Luther Manning starts chronicling the adventures of Deathlok. A pair of confusing stories from Rich Buckler and Keith Pollard wrap up the character’s run in Astonishing Tales.
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Athena is sucked into a space warp where she encounters a powerful alien who can fulfill her every dream. A fairly generic sci-fi story from Steven Grant and Walter Simonson, with stylish art from Brent Anderson and Klaus Janson.
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Han and Chewbacca reunite with Leia on the ship of Crimson Jack, while Luke and the Droids battle sea monsters. Archie Goodwin’s story is just OK, but the art team of Carmine Infantino and Terry Austin gives this issue an interesting look.
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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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