The X-Men Omnibus #1
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeThis handsome 2009 omnibus collects the earliest X-Men adventures, its cover by Alex Ross faithfully recreating that thrilling original image: Angel soaring overhead, Iceman and the rest of the team in their distinctive yellow-and-blue uniforms facing off against a swirling, imposing Magneto. Ross brings his signature painted precision to the classic composition, making it a fitting gateway into Stan Lee and Jack Kirby's foundational mutant saga, inked by Chic Stone with lettering by Sam Rosen. At $99.99, it's a substantial volume that gathers these early stories in one impressive package for readers eager to experience where Marvel's strangest super-heroes began.
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After being attacked by a mutant hating crowd, Beast gets fed up and quits the X-Men. He becomes a professional wrestler but meets Unus, a mutant who cannot be touched. Unus is trying to join Magneto's Brotherhood so he takes on the X-Men. The X-Men barely fend him off and find Beast has constructed a machine that will actually increase Unus' powers. The X-Men try to prevent Hank from using the machine, but, once Unus has been zapped, he finds that he cannot even eat without the food being repelled out of his hands. Beast returns him to normal and Unus promises to will steer clear of Magneto.
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