The X-Men #66
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "The Mutants and the Monster," the X-Men face their most desperate mission yet when Professor X falls into a coma after battling the Z'Nox—his final mental message to them a single word: "Hulk." With Roy Thomas scripting and Sal Buscema drawing, this 1970 classic sees the team track down the Hulk, only to find Bruce Banner caught in a cycle of transformation, manipulated by Major Talbot. As the X-Men pursue him into the desert and confront the raging giant at a forgotten lab, they uncover the key to saving their leader. Cover by Marie Severin, with inks by Sam Grainger, this issue blends emotional stakes with the raw power of Marvel's earliest superhero team.
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With Professor X in a coma after warding off the Z'Nox, the X-Men try to reach him and he mentally tells them one word, "Hulk." The X-Men track down the jade giant and Jean's mental powers cause him to revert to Bruce Banner. Banner tells them that he has a machine that may save Xavier but Major Talbot shows up and causes him to transform to the Hulk again. The X-Men follow him into the desert and battle him at the site of an old lab where they are able to procure the piece of machinery that brings Professor X out of his coma. "And they fought happily ever after...??"
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