The X-Men #42
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "If I Should Die...!", the X-Men face their darkest hour when the vengeful Grotesk unleashes the deadly oscillotron, threatening to shake the world apart. With Professor X confronting the threat alone and the team racing to intervene, the fate of the mutant leader hangs in the balance. Written by Roy Thomas and illustrated by Don Heck with inks by George Tuska, this pivotal 1968 issue features a cover by John Buscema and John Verpoorten.
In "If I Should Die...!", Grotesk, driven by a relentless hatred of humanity, hunts for the powerful oscillotron to unleash devastation. With Professor X confronting him alone and ultimately falling in the battle, the X-Men arrive just in time to stop the machine—but not before the cost becomes tragically clear.
In the aftermath of a devastating clash, the Living Diamond is reduced to atoms, leaving Professor X and Scott Summers standing amidst the wreckage. With the threat neutralized, Professor X turns to Scott with a quiet but profound request: to help build something new— a team dedicated to bridging the divide between humans and mutants.
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Reprinted in Fantastic! #82 (1968), Fantastic! #83 (1968), Los Hombres X #40 (1969), Hit Comics #103 (1969), Strange #42 (1973), The X-Men #90 (1974), Amazing Adventures #5 (1980), Spidey #58 (1984), The Marvel Saga the Official History of the Marvel Universe #4 (1986), The Official Marvel Index to the X-Men #2 (1987), Marvel Special #4 (1995), Marvel Special #15 (1998), Marvel Masterworks: The X-Men #4 (2004), Essential Classic X-Men #2 (2006), The X-Men Omnibus #2 (2011), Marvel Masterworks: The X-Men #4 (2011), X-Men Epic Collection #2 (2016), X-Men: Children of the Atom #[3] (2019), X-Men (Penguin Classics Marvel Collection) #[nn] (2023), HIP Comics #19103
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