Cover: Alan Davis & Mark Farmer

X-Men #85

Mar 1999 · Marvel · 1.99 USD; 2.99 CAD

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“A Tale of Two Mutants”

In "A Tale of Two Mutants," the X-Men rush to save a nursery of infants trapped in a burning hospital, facing not just flames but a chilling moral test from Magneto. As he challenges an ordinary human to prove humanity's worth, the line between protector and destroyer blurs in a story that redefines what it means to fight for survival. Written by Joe Kelly and brought to life by Alan Davis, with inks by Mark Farmer and cover art by Davis and Farmer, this 1999 issue captures the franchise at its most human.

writer Joe Kelly · artist Alan Davis · inker Mark Farmer · colorist Liquid Graphics · letterer Richard Starkings · letterer Comicraft's EM · cover Alan Davis, Mark Farmer

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Full credits

writer Joe Kelly

artist Alan Davis

inker Mark Farmer

colorist Liquid Graphics

letterer Richard Starkings

letterer Comicraft's EM

cover pencils Alan Davis

cover inks Mark Farmer

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The X-Men save a nursery full of babies in a burning hospital. Magneto gives an average human an unfair test to see if humanity is fit to exist or if he should launch his Magneto War.

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