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Cover: Alan Davis & Mark Farmer

X-Men: Danger Room Battle Archives #[nn]

Aug 1996 · Marvel · 19.95 USD; 27.95 CAD
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This 1996 Marvel collection reprints early X-Men stories centered on the team's training sessions in the Danger Room, featuring encounters with the Hulk, Sentinels, and the reality-warping Mojo. Key characters include Wolverine, Nightcrawler, Colossus, Rogue, and Longshot, with appearances by Spiral, Warlock, and the X-Cutioner. The volume captures the high-stakes, often dangerous simulations that defined the team's combat readiness during the era's storylines.

"A Fire in the Sky!" delivers a high-stakes X-Men showdown in a 1996 issue that brings together Iceman, Angel, and the Hulk in a chaotic clash with the Master Mold and a relentless Sentinel. Written by John Byrne and Roger Stern, with Byrne handling the art and Bob Layton on inks, this action-packed tale sees Angel racing to Gamma Base only to drag the Hulk into a fight that ends in explosive destruction. The cover by Alan Davis and Mark Farmer captures the intensity of the moment, making this a standout entry in the Danger Room Battle Archives.

Contains 5 stories
A Fire in the Sky!
35 pp · Superhero
X-Men [Cyclops [Scott Summers]Storm [Ororo Munroe]Wolverine [Logan]Colossus [Peter Rasputin]Nightcrawler [Kurt Wagner]Banshee [Sean Cassidy]]Edwin JarvisArkonImperionsCaptain America [Steve Rogers] (flashback)Thor (flashback)Iron Man [Tony Stark] (flashback)
The Evil That Is Cast...
35 pp · Superhero
Hulk [Bruce Banner]Angel [Warren Worthington III]Iceman [Robert Drake]Doc Samson [Leonard Samson]Jim WilsonCandy SouthernMaster Mold [Steven Lang]General Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" RossCyclops [Scott Summers] (flashback)Jean Grey (flashback)

In "The Evil That Is Cast...", Iceman finds himself crash-landing at Angel's apartment during a night out, only to be interrupted by a rogue Sentinel. With Master Mold hunting them across the skies, Angel races to Gamma Base, dragging the Hulk into a fight that spirals beyond control. As the station burns and the trio fights to survive, the line between ally and enemy blurs in the chaos.

Why Do We Do These Things We Do?!
48 pp · Superhero
New Mutants [CannonballCypherKarmaMagikMagmaMirageSunspotWarlockWolfsbane]Captain Britain [Brian Braddock]Psylocke [Betsy Braddock]Bratpack [ButchAlfieDarla]Mojo (villain)Spiral (villain)MegganLeong ManhNga Xui Manh

In a high-stakes twist of fate, Mojo’s twisted games bring together the New Mutants, Captain Britain, and the Bratpack in a fight for survival, as Psylocke’s transformation and the capture of key allies force unexpected alliances. When Cypher merges with Warlock in a desperate bid to break Mojo’s hold, the line between hero and prisoner blurs — and one choice will define a new path for Psylocke.

Performance
42 pp · Superhero
X-Men [MagnetoStorm [Ororo Munroe]Wolverine [Logan]Colossus [Peter Rasputin]RogueNightcrawler [Kurt Wagner]Shadowcat [Kitty Pryde]Psylocke]LongshotLockheedNew Mutants [CannonballSunspotMirageMagik [Illyana Rasputin]Wolfsbane [Rahne Sinclair]MagmaCypher [Doug Ramsey]WarlockKarma]MojoSpiralMajor DomoBratpack [ButchDarlaAlfie]Walt SimonsonLouise SimonsonPuddlegulp (and other Frogs from Thor)Carrie Kelly [Robin from Dark Knight Returns]
The Gift Goodbye
44 pp · Superhero
X-Men [Jean GreyStorm [Ororo Munroe]Colossus [Peter Rasputin]BishopIceman [Robert Drake]Archangel [Warren Worthington III]]X-CutionerTower (Death)Mastermind (Death)

In "The Gift Goodbye," the X-Men face off against the relentless X-Cutioner as he targets Tower and moves toward Mastermind, but the dying Mastermind’s final act unleashes a surreal dreamscape where Jean Grey, Bobby Drake, and Bishop confront versions of their deepest hopes and regrets—realities both familiar and uncanny.

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Cast · 12 characters

Full credits

writer, artist John Byrne
colorist Janice Cohen
letterer Jim Novak
cover pencils Alan Davis
cover inks Mark Farmer

Reprints

↩ Reprints The Incredible Hulk Annual #7 (1978), X-Men Annual #3 (1979), The Dark Phoenix Saga: The Uncanny X-Men #[nn] (1984), The New Mutants Annual #2 (1986), X-Men Annual #10 (1987), X-Men: The Asgardian Wars #[nn] (1989), The Uncanny X-Men: From the Ashes... #[nn] (1990), X-Tinction Agenda [X-Men] #[nn] (1992), The Uncanny X-Men Annual #17 (1993), Weapon-X #[nn] (1994), X-Cutioner's Song #[nn] (1994), X-Men: Fatal Attractions #[nn] (1994), Avengers / X-Men: Bloodties #[nn] (1995), Rogue #[nn] (1995), X-Men: Mutant Genesis #[nn] (1995), The Adventures of Cyclops and Phoenix #[nn] (1995), Bishop: The Mountjoy Crisis #[nn] (1996)

Reprinted in Marvel Masterworks: The Uncanny X-Men #14 (2021), The Uncanny X-Men Omnibus #5 (2023)

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