Giant-Size X-Men #3
"Teamwork" marks a pivotal moment in the X-Men's history, delivering a tense, high-stakes showdown in Bavaria where the team must outthink both a deadly threat and their own allies. Written by Stan Lee and illustrated by Jack Kirby with inks by Chic Stone, this issue brings together the X-Men and the Avengers in a race against time to prevent a thermal bomb from destroying the world—while Xavier’s mind blast leaves Lucifer unconscious and the team must act fast. The cover, a dynamic collaboration by Dave Cockrum and John Cassaday, captures the chaos of the moment with striking precision.
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Xavier has tracked down Lucifer, who cost him the use of his legs, but finds his foe's heartbeat is rigged to a giant thermal bomb. The X-Men arrive in Bavaria and run across the Avengers who have also just arrived. The X-Men have to stop the Avengers from defeating Lucifer since by defeating Lucifer, the world will be destroyed. After Xavier gives Lucifer a mind blast that renders him unconscious, he contacts his team for help and the Avengers agree to let the X-Men clean up the current crisis on their own. Cyclops uses his eye beams to disable Lucifer's thermal bomb.
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