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Cover: John Romita & Vince Colletta

Strange #12

Dec 1970 · Editions Lug · 3 FRF
🌐 French edition · synopsis shown in English
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In "Les origines du Professeur X," Stan Lee and Jack Kirby deliver a pivotal moment in the X-Men mythos as Professor X recounts his past to his students, revealing the painful transformation of his step-brother from tormentor to the unstoppable Juggernaut. With Cerebro on high alert and the mansion under siege, the tension builds as Xavier shares his origins in a story illustrated with dynamic energy by Kirby and Alex Toth, and inked by Vince Colletta. The cover by John Romita and Vince Colletta captures the storm of conflict, a 3 FRF gem from 1970.

Contains 4 stories
Les origines du Professeur X
20 pp · Superhero
The X-Men [Professor X (origin)CyclopsMarvel Girl [Jean Grey]AngelBeastIceman]Juggernaut [Cain Marko] (first appearance, origin]Kurt Marko (flashback)Sharon Xavier (Professor X's mother, flashback)

In "Les origines du Professeur X," Professor X recounts the pivotal moment that shaped his life as mutantkind’s protector—his fraught bond with his step-brother, a boy whose cruelty would one day forge the unstoppable force known as the Juggernaut. As Cerebro warns of a looming threat and the mansion braces for an assault, Xavier shares his past not just to explain his powers, but to reveal the deep, unresolved history that may be coming to a head.

L'arrivée du Contrôleur
20 pp · Superhero
Iron Man [Tony Stark]Tony Stark LMDJanice CordJasper SitwellThe Controller (villain, introduction) [Basil Sandhurst]
Aveugle sur une Terre Sauvage !..
20 pp · Superhero
Daredevil [Matt Murdock]Ka-Zar [Kevin Plunder]ZabuPlunderer [Lord Parnival Plunder] (villain)Maa-Gor (villain)Foggy Nelson (cameo)Karen Page (cameo)

In "Aveugle sur une Terre Sauvage !..", Matt Murdock—seeking escape from his thoughts about Karen—finds himself adrift on a cruise that turns perilous when pirates seize the ship. Taken to the Savage Land by the Plunderer, he’s rescued by Ka-Zar, who recognizes a familiar echo in Daredevil’s presence and intervenes to defend his territory.

Le Surfer doit tuer !
19 pp · Superhero
Silver SurferNick FuryDum Dum DuganSHIELDMr. FantasticThe ThingHuman TorchShalla BalTony Stark [Iron Man]Mephisto (villain)

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Full credits

writer Stan Lee
artist Jack Kirby
artist Alex Toth
cover pencils, inks John Romita
cover inks Vince Colletta

Reprints

↩ Reprints The X-Men #12 (1965), Daredevil #12 (1966), The Silver Surfer #3 (1968), Iron Man #12 (1969), The Silver Surfer #17 (1970), Marvel #9 (1970), Strange #13 (1971)

Reprinted in Strange #11 (1970), Marvel #9 (1970)

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