Classics X-Men #38 "The Dark Phoenix Saga Part 5: And Hellfire is Their Name!" #39 "The Dark Phoenix Saga Part6: Wolverine: Alone!" Arc: The Dark Phoenix Saga

" Y SU NOMBRE ES HELFIRE "

(APARECIDA ORIGINALMENTE EN X-MEN #132 ABRIL/1980)

Continued from last issue... 

Following their near defeat at the hands of the Hellfire Club's White Queen, Cyclops has the X-Men seek refuge at Angel's aerie, feeling that the mansion is no longer safe for them at this time. Needing privacy, Cyclops is carried by Angel to a butte out in the middle of the New Mexico desert where they can talk privately, much to the chagrin of Professor X. There Cyclops explains the X-Men's most recent clash with the Hellfire Club. Warren finds this hard to believe as he and his girlfriend Candy are members of the Hellfire Club. Scott goes on to explain that he's worried about Jean's powers. Before he can explain any further, Jean arrives and interrupts them to have a private and impromptu picnic with Scott. When Warren leaves them alone, Jean takes off Scott's visor, and much to his surprise she is able to hold back his optic blast with her mental powers. The two embrace and make love on the butte as the sun sets. 

A week later on a stormy night, the X-Men return to New York City to infiltrate the Hellfire Club and learn why they are targeting the X-Men. Wolverine and Nightcrawler travel through the sewers to sneak into the club from below. As they are passing through the rapidly flooding tunnels, Wolverine slices open some electrical wires pointing out that they could use a distraction later if things get hairy, a move that Nightcrawler finds very sneaker. Meanwhile, with invitations organized by Warren, Scott, Jean, Peter and Ororo prepare to enter a prestigious party with in the club. Before they go in, they radio back to the Professor and Angel in New Mexico to advise them of their plan so that they can carry on if they fail. As Scott and the others enter the party and try to blend in, they are noticed on the security monitors by the Hellfire Club's Inner Circle: the cyborg Donald Pierce, and mutants Sebastian Shaw and Henry Leland. Shaw tells Jason Wyngarde that this is his chance to prove that he has full control over Jean Grey and send him out into the party. 

Sure enough, when Wyngarde goes downstairs he quickly sweeps Jean off into another one of his illusions. When Scott watches Wyngarde taking Jean upstairs he follows after him and is shocked when he reveals himself to be none other than the X-Men's old foe Mastermind. Following after them, he is blasted by Jean who, under Mastermind's full control, has transformed herself into the Black Queen. Hearing Scott's scream of pain over the crowd, Storm and Colossus change into costume and charge after their friend. Running upstairs they run into Sebastian Shaw, and Colossus learns the hard way that Shaw can absorb any attack directed at him and transform it into strength and invulnerability. Shaw easily defeats Colossus in battle, but Storm manages to escape by creating a thick fog to obscure his vision. 

Down in the basement, Wolverine and Nightcrawler emerge from the sewers to be attacked by Pierce and Leland. While Wolverine manages to damage Pierce's cybernetic arm, Leland uses his mass increasing powers to increase Wolverine's weight until he breaks through the floor and lands into the rushing waters of the sewers below, he is swept away and presumed dead. While upstairs, Storm is tracked down by Sebastian Shaw who easily defeats her in hand to hand combat. 

With the X-Men defeated and their prisoners, Sebastian Shaw notes Jason Wyngarde's cockiness and begins to suspect that he is going to vie to replace him as leader of the Hellfire Club. When the two quibble over how effective Mastermind would be without Jean as his slave. The argument is quashed by the others who propose a toast to the newest member of their club, the Black Queen. While down below in the sewers, Wolverine emerges from the waters alive and well. He is incredibly angry, having seen the Hellfire Club's "best shot" he is ready to show them his own. 

This story is continued next issue.... 

TITULO: Classic X-Men #38

FECHA: Octubre / 1989  PORTADA: Steve Lightle (lapices, tinta)  PERSONAJES: Featured Characters: The X-Men: Cyclops, Storm, Wolverine, Colossus, Nightcrawler, Professor X
Supporting Characters: Angel (Warren Worthington III), Candy Southern Villains: The Hellfire Club: Sebastian Shaw, Donald Pierce, Mastermind, Harold Leland, Tessa (First appearance), Phoenix / Black Queen - (Appears in flashback and main story), (Joins Team), White Queen - (Cameo), (Only in flashback)
Other Characters: Dazzler - (Only in flashback), Kitty Pryde - (Only in flashback), Unnamed New Yorkers, Unnamed Hellfire Club workers, Unnamed Hellfire Club attendees, Hugh Hefner
Locations: New Mexico (late changed to Colorado): Angel's Aerie; New York: New York City: Hellfire Club Mansion
Items: Cyclops' Visor, ver. 2, Ruby-Quartz Helmet (First appearance)
Vehicles: Professor X's Rolls-Royce 

ESCRITOR: Chris Claremont; John Byrne (And Hellfire Is Their Name), Ann Nocenti (Strangers on a Lift)

DIBUJO: John Byrne (And Hellfire Is Their Name), Kyle Baker (Strangers on a Lift)
TINTA: Terry Austin (And Hellfire Is Their Name), Kyle Baker (Strangers on a Lift)
COLOR: Glynis Oliver (And Hellfire Is Their Name), Glynis Oliver (Strangers on a Lift)
EDITORIAL: Marvel Comics
GENERO: Superheroes
PAGINAS: 30
FORMATO: .cbr
TAMAÑO: 8.8 mb

" WOLVERINE SOLO "

(APARECIDO ORIGINALMENTE EN X.MEN #133 Mayo/1980)

 

Continued from last issue... 

The Hellfire Club's Inner Circle has sent some of their soldiers down into the basement of their prestigious club to find the body of Wolverine, whom they assume was killed in a fight with Henry Leland. Wolverine however is alive and well, and is hiding in the rafters. When they his wet body drips water on the soldiers below, they try to shoot him. They fail and Wolverine mortally wounds three of them before he seemingly takes some rifle rounds to the stomach and falls over in some boxes. However, he has been playing possum, having rolled with the shots he tags one more of the soldiers. With only one left on his feet, Wolverine freaks him out enough to get close enough to grab him. Threatening the man with his claws, Wolverine demands to know everything he knows about his employers in the Hellfire Club. 

While upstairs, the other X-Men are a prisoner of the Hellfire Club, who are celebrating not only their victory over the X-Men, but the addition of Jean Grey as their new Black Queen. Cyclops, with a ruby quartz helmet on his head puzzles over the fact that somehow Mastermind was able to take control of Jean by making her believe that she is her ancestor, a decadent woman who was a member of the Hellfire Club, and that they are not her friends but captured thieves and slaves that have betrayed her. Realizing that he and Jean still have their psychic rapport, Scott tries to see if he still has access to it in a bid to try and free Jean from Wyngarde's control. Nightcrawler meanwhile asks Shaw what he wants from them, and Shaw explains that the capture of the X-Men will facilitate his goals of experimenting on mutants so that his club can custom make their own mutants. 

Meanwhile, on Muir Island, Sean Cassidy finishes his job around the island and goes to check on his lover Moira MacTaggert. She is exhausted after extensive research into Jean's new powers and she fears that her near infinite power levels could threaten the entire world. While in New Mexico, Angel and Professor X wait for word from the X-Men and Charles expresses the difficulty that he has with Cyclops leading the X-Men without his direction. 

Back at the Hellfire Club, Wolverine takes a dumbwaiter up to the main floor where a party is still going on. He is considering his options on how to slip by undetected when a guard manages to get the drop on him, putting a gun to his temple. While upstairs, Scott access the psychic rapport with Jean to get into her mind. To his dismay, he finds himself transformed into a Colonial era outfit and that Jason Wyngarde is in Jean's mind as well, despite the fact that Scott knows that Mastermind has no telepathic abilities. The two get into a sword fight, with Mastermind warning Scott that whoever dies here will likely die in the real world as well. Downstairs, Wolverine manages to get the better of the guard who has caught him and tosses him into the middle of the party. With this distraction, Wolverine storms through until he is confronted by the Club's security guards who pile onto him with their clubs swinging. 

While upstairs, Scott's telepathic sword fight with Mastermind ends when Mastermind stabbing Scott through the chest with his sword. In the real world the X-Men watch in horror as Cyclops suddenly screams and keels over and as far as the X-Men can tell, their leader is dead. 

This story is continued next issue...

TITULO: Classic X-Men #39

FECHA: Noviembre / 1989  PORTADA: Steve Lightle (lapices, tinta)  PERSONAJES:Featured Characters: The X-Men: Cyclops, Storm, Wolverine, Colossus, Nightcrawler, Professor X
Supporting Characters: Moira MacTaggert, Sean Cassidy, Angel
Villains: The Hellfire Club: Sebastian Shaw, Pierce, Mastermind, Leland, Black Queen; Hellfire Troops: Wade (First appearance), Angelo (First appearance), Murray (First appearance), Rosen, Unnamed troops; Senator Kelly (First appearance), (Cameo)
Other Characters: Mary, a waitress at the Hellfire Club, Lou, a butler at the Hellfire Club, Unnamed Hellfire Club party attendees
Locations: New York: New York City: Hellfire Club Mansion; Muir Island; New Mexico (later changed to Colorado), Angel's Aerie, Astral Plane
Items: Cyclops' Visor, ver. 2, Ruby-Quartz Helmet 

ESCRITOR: Chris Claremont; John Byrne (Wolverine: Alone!), Ann Nocenti (Briggs' Revenge)

DIBUJO: John Byrne (Wolverine: Alone!), Jim Lee (Briggs' Revenge)
TINTA: Terry Austin (Wolverine: Alone!), Joe Rubinstein (Strangers on a Lift)
COLOR: Glynis Oliver (Wolverine: Alone!), Gregory Wright (Strangers on a Lift)
EDITORIAL: Marvel Comics
GENERO: Superheroes
PAGINAS: 31
FORMATO: .cbr
TAMAÑO: 9.4 mb

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