Issue Description

Can the X-Men stop Mikhail before his crazy plan for a new world is achieved?

Peter Rasputin and his brother Mikhail look out across the barren landscape of Mikhail's alternate dimension. Mikhail explains how he came to this dimension with the Morlocks as they fled their flooded tunnels. After years of isolation, Mikhail believes himself to be a god – and with his greatly enhanced powers, he wants to resurrect their sister Illyana.

Marrow barrels through the tunnels underneath the sanctuary, chasing a ghostly image of Callisto. She witnesses events of her youth played back before her eyes – when she came of age she was torn from Callisto's side to go to “the outlands” and fight her way back to the sanctuary.

Mikhail insists that Peter's imperfect version of Illyana in the painting is exactly the inspiration he needs to bring her back to life. He wants to tap into Colossus's mind to draw out that humanly flawed version of their sister. When Colossus resists, Mikhail heartlessly blasts him across the room.

Marrow sees the version of herself that returns from the outlands – a terrifying warrior, hideous in her rage. In her memory, Mikhail challenges her to defeat his personal guards. She makes quick work of them, and he invites her to remain in the sanctuary.

Colossus strikes out against his brother. His efforts are futile. Mikhail's powers have been magnified since they last met, seemingly at the expense of his sanity. Mikhail crushes Peter in a prison of living rock, but before he can do any further harm he's interrupted by a vicious slash by Marrow. Mikhail barely recognizes her, remembering her as a mere child. “I did only what was necessary,” he claims, “to prepare you for the cruelty of the real world.”

Finally, Marrow confronts her idol for an explanation for her years of suffering – and the reason behind it is a madman's whim!

Mikhail is at once angered and aghast at Marrow's accusations. In his turmoil, his powers lash out – seemingly uncontrolled. An amorphous entity of green energy emerges from him; Colossus theorizes it is a symbiotic that has been possessing him, forcing him to wage an ongoing battle to promote the survival of the fittest.

Mikhail opens a portal back to the museum with the last of his power. It quickly sucks in Marrow and Colossus, but before Peter can be enveloped he grabs Mikhail.

They emerge from Illyana's painting into the deserted museum. Peter carries Mikhail's prone form – unconscious, but alive.

In Egypt, Deathbird gloats about the anachronistic tribe, worshiping their monolithic idol. She is cut down in a blaze of energy. Her attackers are unseen but for a massive blue boot. From somewhere above it, a voice commands, “Take her for conversion.”

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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