PREVIEW THE BATTLE
METROPOLIS BATTLES
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Writers and Artists
Chris Claremont and Paul Smith, John Romita Jr.
SUMMARY FOR “PHOENIX!”
Dark Phoenix has returned to threaten the X-Men. Only Cyclops is left to help the team overcome this illusion. And it may already be too late to find out who is the real menace behind the attack.
IN SQUADS, TEAMS AND LEAGUES
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Enter the contestants in New York City. On the left side is Cyclops, leader of the X-Men, and on the right side are the X-Men.
Let’s look at the stats.
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SCORE: -16.5
FORMIDABILITY: CIVILIAN
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SCORE: 21.5
FORMIDABILITY: BRAWLER
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THE FIGHT
In the danger room, Cyclops fights a bloodlusted X-Men team. In fact, he must defeat them in time to free them from Mastermind’s mind control.
The battle to decide who is the best X-man!
WINNER: CYCLOPS WINS BY MIND LIBERATION.
CYCLOPS IN COMICS
‘X-Men’ (1963) #1 marks the first appearance of the Cyclops and the X-Men in Marvel continuity. The original team consisted of Cyclops, Marvel Girl, Beast, Angel and Iceman.
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[…] Together, writer Chris Claremont and a team of artists collaborate on the story. Really, the writing shines on the central protagonist and the reality of the danger. Also, the art in the book is characteristic of X-Men comics in the 80s: anatomically correct, colorful and expressive. Moreover, Cyclops vs the X-Men! […]
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