Cover: Gil Kane & Frank Giacoia

The X-Men #79

Dec 1972 · Marvel · 0.20 USD

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“We Must Destroy...the Cobalt Man!”

In "We Must Destroy...the Cobalt Man!", the X-Men take a rare break from their duties—only to be thrown back into action when a former Stark employee, now clad in a dangerous new suit, goes rogue. Written by Roy Thomas and illustrated by Werner Roth with inks by John Tartaglione, this 1972 classic sees the team racing to stop the unstable Cobalt Man before his suit triggers a catastrophic meltdown. The cover, by Gil Kane and Frank Giacoia, captures the high-stakes tension of the moment.

writer Roy Thomas · artist Werner Roth · inker John Tartaglione · letterer Sam Rosen · cover Gil Kane, Frank Giacoia

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Full credits

writer Roy Thomas

artist Werner Roth

inker John Tartaglione

letterer Sam Rosen

cover pencils Gil Kane

cover inks Frank Giacoia

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The X-Men are given a weekend off and head out for some fun. Cyclops and Angel visit Jean in college and find her engaged with brothers Ted and Ralph Roberts. Ralph, who used to work for Tony Stark, takes them all to his lab where he puts on his new Cobalt Man suit to impress his brother. Going a little batty, Cobalt Man wrecks the lab and heads out to Stark Industries to confront his old boss. The X-Men assemble to battle him before his suit becomes radioactive and blows up.

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