Issue Description

The X-Men fight the Marauders and Madelyne Pryor uncovers her past.

Synopsis

Madelyne, after arriving at an orphanage in Nebraska in the search for answers about her past, meets Mr. Sinister. He tells her that he is her father. She refuses to believe him and sends her demon pets after him. Sinister waives off the attack and binds Madelyne in chains.

In New York, the X-Men continue their fight with the Marauders. As the two teams fight, the city around them continues to morph into a demon infested mess. Fire hydrants attack a dog, a post office box eats a man, and the police ride in on ghouls. Polaris senses that the demons are techno-organic and uses her powers to hurl the creatures at the X-Men. Riptide and Vertigo also unleash a brutal attack and get the X-Men on the ropes. Havok, however, has other plans and blasts the Marauders. This buys the X-Men time to try and help some of the citizens of New York from the demonic horde that plagues the streets.

In the orphanage, Madelyne continues to deny being linked to Mr. Sinister. He asks her for proof of her independence: the smallest memory that is hers alone. She tells of an incident in which she and her best friend, Annie Richardson, were playing and Annie was hit by a car. Mr. Sinister finishes the memory and states that the memory actually belongs to Jean Grey, Madelyne's template. Sinister then explains how he used Jean Grey's blood to create a copy that he could use for his own purposes. Sinister admits that he was disappointed that Madelyne did not manifest any powers at first, but she soon burst forth with some powers of her own, seemingly at the precise moment Jean Grey gave up her powers on the moon.

In New York, some of S'ym's followers attack the Marauders and X-Men. Colossus captures one and learns of Ilyana's defeat in Limbo. Colossus pounds the demon and gets cheered on by Storm and Wolverine. Colossus notes their increased desire for destruction and assumes that his teammates are succumbing to the sorcery taking over New York. He departs to find his sister. The X-Men, meanwhile, meet N'astirh who claims to have feasted on Longshot's soul. N'astirh escapes, but the X-Men are unable to follow, as they meet a different problem.

In the orphanage, Mr. Sinister continues to explain his plan to Madelyne. He constructed Madelyne to meet up with Cyclops and to make a baby, a baby that should possess all the unique characteristics to the two mutants. He would then take the baby for himself, for his own purposes. Madelyne reminds him that Sinister has partially failed, in that his Marauders could not take the baby. Sinister admits this slight defeat but looks forward to taking Madelyne apart to see how she's changed, especially in light of the demonic powers she seems to possess. Having heard all of Sinister's machinations, Madelyne bursts from her chains and stands triumphant over Sinister. He cannot believe her power is so strong. To make matters worse, N'astirh appears and hands Madelyne her child. Madelyne turns to Mr. Sinister and promises that she will consume everything with her inferno.

The Uncanny X-Men (1981)

Publisher

Marvel

Volume Description

This is a continuation of Stan Lee's and Jack Kirby's original The X-Men (Vol. 1). Beginning with issue #114 the descriptive "Uncanny" was added to the cover treatment but it wasn't until issue #142 that the volume's official name was permanently changed to Uncanny X-Men.

The title has had many creative influences over the years but Chris Claremont was probably the force that drove the title through many it its historic changes, truly bringing it from "the world strangest teens" into their new status a team of mutants fight in a "world that fears and hates them". During his legendary 15 year run he gave us character and stories such as Phoenix/Dark Phoenix, the Hellfire Club, the New Mutants, X-Factor, the Mutant Massacre, Inferno and Jubilee and numerous other historic heroes and events. This epic run ended after editorial disputes in 1991.

For the Uncanny X-Men Post-Schism, see Uncanny X-Men (Vol. 2).

Collected EditionsIssues #142-143 are collected in X-Men: Days of the Future PastUncanny X-Men Omnibus Volume 3 (#154-175)Issues #168-176 are collected in From the AshesIssues #199-209 are collected in GhostsIssues #210-213 are collected in Mutant MassacreIssues #225-227 are collected in Fall of the MutantsX-Men: Inferno Prologue (#228-238)Issues #239-243 are collected in InfernoX-Men: Inferno Volume 1 (#239-240)Issues #248 and 256-258 are collected in X-Men Visionaries: Jim LeeIssues #265-267 are collected in Gambit ClassicIssues #268-269 are collected in X-Men Visionaries: Jim LeeIssues #270-272 are collected in X-Tinction AgendaX-Tinction Agenda: Warzones! (#270)Issues #273-277 are collected in Crossroads and in X-Men Visionaries: Jim LeeIssues # 281-293 are collected in Bishop's CrossingIssues #294-297 are collected in X-Cutioner's Song (Hardcover)Issue #298-305 are collected in Fatal Attractions (Hardcover)Issues #308-310 are collected in X-Men: The Wedding of Cyclops and Phoenix #1 - TPBIssues #316-318 are collected in Generation XIssues #320-321 are collected in LegionquestIssues #322-326 are collected in X-Men: Road To Onslaught #1 - Volume 1Issues #327-328 are collected in X-Men: Road To Onslaught #2 - Volume 2Issues #329-332 are collected in X-Men: Road To Onslaught #3 - Volume 3Issues #334-335 are collected in The Complete Onslaught Epic, Book 1X-Men: Operation Zero Tolerance (#346)X-Men: The Hunt For Professor X (#360-365)Deathlok: Rage Against the Machine (#371)Issues #372-375 are collected in X-Men: The ShatteringIssues #376-377 are collected in X-Men Vs. Apocalypse: The TwelveIssue #378 is collected in X-Men vs. Apocalypse: Ages of ApocalypseIssues #379-380 are collected in X-Men: Powerless!Issues #388-390 are collected in X-Men: Dream's EndIssues #391-393 are collected in X-Men: Eve of DestructionIssues #394-409 are collected in X-Men: X-CorpsIssues #410-415 are collected in Uncanny X-Men Vol. 1: HopeIssues #416-420 are collected in Uncanny X-Men Vol. 2: Dominant SpeciesIssues #421-427 are collected in Uncanny X-Men Vol. 3: Holy WarIssues #428-436 are collected in Uncanny X-Men Vol. 4: The DracoIssues #437-441 are collected in Uncanny X-Men Vol. 5: She Lies with AngelsIssues #442-443 are collected in Uncanny X-Men Vol. 6: Bright New MourningIssues #444-449 are collected in Uncanny X-Men - The New Age: The End of HistoryIssues #450-454 are collected in Uncanny X-Men - The New Age: The Cruelest CutIssues #455-461 are collected in Uncanny X-Men - The New Age: On IceIssues #466-471 are collected in Uncanny X-Men - The New Age: End of GreysIssues #472-474 are collected in Uncanny X-Men - The New Age: First FoursakenIssues #475-486 are collected in Uncanny X-Men: Rise and Fall of the Shi'ar EmpireIssues #487-491 are collected in Uncanny X-men: ExtremistsIssues #492-494 are collected in X-Men: Messiah CompleXIssues #495-499 are collected in Uncanny X-Men: Divided We StandIssues #500-503 are collected in Uncanny X-Men: Manifest DestinyIssues #504-507 are collected in Uncanny X-Men: LovelornIssues #508-512 are collected in Uncanny X-Men: SisterhoodIssues #513-514 are collected in Avengers/X-Men: UtopiaIssues #515-522 are collected in X-Men: Nation XIssues #523-525 are collected in X-Men: Second ComingIssues #526-529 are collected in Uncanny X-Men: The Birth of Generation HopeIssues #530-534 are collected in Uncanny X-Men: QuarantineIssues #535-539 are collected in Uncanny X-Men: Breaking PointIssues #540-544 are collected in Fear Itself: Uncanny X-Men

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