The X-Men#43
Cover: John Buscema & John Buscema
The X-Men #43
“The Torch Is Passed...!”
writer Roy Thomas · artist George Tuska · inker John Tartaglione · letterer Sam Rosen · cover John BuscemaJohn Buscema
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Cast · 36 characters
AngelBeastBlobBobby DrakeBruce BannerCaptain AmericaChangelingClint BartonCyclopsErik LehnsherrFrederick DukesGoliathHank McCoyHank PymHawkeyeHerculesHulkIcemanJanet Van DyneJean GreyMagnetoMarvel GirlMortimer ToynbeePietro MaximoffQuicksilverRomulus AugustulusScarlet WitchScott SummersSteve RogersTelford PorterToadTyrannusVanisherWanda MaximoffWarren Worthington IIIWasp
Full credits
writer Roy Thomas
artist George Tuska
inker John Tartaglione
letterer Sam Rosen
cover pencils John Buscema
cover inks John Buscema
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The X-Men attend Professor X's funeral and are surprised when Quicksilver shows up. Returning to the mansion, the X-Men are greeted by a posthumous message from Xavier passing the torch on to his students. Quicksilver returns to Magneto's lair and is plagued with doubt about leaving the Avengers to rejoin his old master but fears for his sister's health. The X-Men lay a trap and attack Magneto and his Brotherhood but the bad guys quickly gain the upper hand.
Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).