Contest of Champions II #1
In "The Gathering," Marvel's mightiest heroes are ensnared by the Badoon and forced into a deadly arena battle, their minds hijacked by nanites. With Iron Man's armor shielding him from the tech, he's sent in first—overcoming Psylocke only to fall to the brutal efficiency of X-Force. Written by Chris Claremont and brought to life by Oscar Jimenez’s dynamic art, with Eduardo Alpuente’s inks and Atomic Paintbrush’s colors, this 1999 issue sets a high-stakes tone from the first page. The cover by Oscar Jimenez and Eduardo Alpuente captures the chaos with striking precision.
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The major superheroes are captured by the Badoon and infected with nanites to make them battle each other. Iron Man's armor makes him impervious, so he is sent into the arena first. He defeats Psylocke, but is beaten by X-Force.
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