Amazing Adventures #14
In "The Uncanny Threat of... Unus the Untouchable!", Beast's departure from the X-Men takes a surprising turn when he becomes a wrestler—only to cross paths with Unus, a mutant whose powers make him untouchable. Written by Stan Lee and illustrated by Jack Kirby, with Chic Stone handling inks and Sam Rosen on letters, this 1981 Marvel classic sees the X-Men confront Unus in a battle that spirals into a strange twist involving a machine designed to amplify his abilities. The cover, by Jack Kirby and Chic Stone, captures the moment of tension as the mutant threat looms large.
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After being attacked by a mutant hating crowd, Beast gets fed up and quits the X-Men. He becomes a professional wrestler but meets Unus, a mutant who cannot be touched. Unus is trying to join Magneto's Brotherhood so he takes on the X-Men. The X-Men barely fend him off and find Beast has constructed a machine that will actually increase Unus' powers. The X-Men try to prevent Hank from using the machine, but, once Unus has been zapped, he finds that he cannot even eat without the food being repelled out of his hands. Beast returns him to normal and Unus promises to will steer clear of Magneto.
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