Cover: John Byrne & Terry Austin

The X-Men #127

Nov 1979 · Marvel · 0.40 USD

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“The Quality of Hatred!”

In "The Quality of Hatred!", the X-Men regroup after a devastating psychic assault by Proteus, only to face a chilling escalation—Proteus hijacks his own father’s body to wage war on the team. Written by John Byrne and Chris Claremont, with Byrne’s dynamic art and Terry Austin’s sharp inks, this 1979 issue delivers a tense, personal clash that pushes the team to their limits. The cover by Byrne and Austin captures the eerie intensity of a father and son locked in a battle of wills.

writer, artist John Byrne · writer Chris Claremont · inker Terry Austin · colorist Glynis Wein · letterer Tom Orzechowski · cover John Byrne, Terry Austin

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Cast · 14 characters

Alex Summers Colossus Cyclops Jean Grey Kevin MacTaggert Kurt Wagner Lorna Dane Mar-Vell Moira MacTaggert Phoenix Polaris Sean Cassidy Storm Wolverine

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writer, artist John Byrne

writer Chris Claremont

inker Terry Austin

colorist Glynis Wein

letterer Tom Orzechowski

cover pencils John Byrne

cover inks Terry Austin

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Cyclops pulls the team together after their first mind numbing encounter with Proteus. Proteus takes over the body of his father in order to take the X-Men down in round two.

Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).