Comics:X-Men Vol 1 57

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"The Sentinels Live!"

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X-Men Vol 1 #57
June, 1969

Cover Artists

Neal Adams

Writers

Roy Thomas

Pencilers

Neal Adams

Inkers

Tom Palmer

Letterers

Sam Rosen

Editors

Stan Lee

"The Female of the Species"

Editors

Stan Lee

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Appearing in "The Sentinels Live!"

Featured Characters:

• X-Men
  • Cyclops (Scott Summers)
  • Marvel Girl (Jean Grey)
  • Angel (Warren Worthington III)
  • Beast (Hank McCoy)
  • Iceman (Robert Drake)

Supporting Characters:

• Alex Summers
• Lorna Dane

Villains:

• Sentinel Mk II (First appearance)
• Number Two (First appearance)

Other Characters:

• Larry Trask (First appearance)
• Professor Abdol

Locations:

• Egypt
• Hank and Bobby's apartment

Items:

• Cyclops' Visor, version 1
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Vehicles:

Synopsis for "The Sentinels Live!"

We begin watching Lorna Dane get ambushed by Sentinels, but then quickly cut back to Egypt where the X-Men recently defeated the Living Monolith.^[1] There Alex Summers is having problems coming to grips with his mutant power. While he argues with the X-Men to leave him alone or he could destroy them, locals ride up on camels. Professor Abdol accuses Alex of destroying an ancient temple while the X-Men try to convince them Professor Abdol is the menace. The professor, being known to the locals, is believed, and the situation starts to escalate. Suddenly Alex loses control again, blasting the dirt, and a fight starts between the locals and the X-men. The X-Men defeat the locals, but Alex runs off in the confusion. Alex takes refuge in a cave where he is ambushed by a sentinel. The X-Men try calling home, but Lorna doesn't answer. The X-Men split up; Iceman and Beast to check on Lorna, the rest to look for Alex. Hank and Bobby get ambushed by police at the apartment, and take off. They catch a TV broadcast featuring Larry Trask, and become aware that the Sentinels live!

Appearing in "The Female of the Species"

Featured Characters:

• Jean Grey
  

Synopsis for "The Female of the Species"

Marvel Girl demonstrates the many and varied uses of her powers, including a demonstration of her least known but perhaps most important power of "being able to turn heads without really trying."

Notes

• Professor Abdol was the Living Pharoah (issues 54 and 55) and then the Living Monolith (56).
• Jean Grey doesnt get an origin like the other characters did, but she does get this issue to show off her powers in the supplemental story. (In Silver-Age continuity, Jean first meets the X-Men and Professor X in X-Men Vol. 1 #1, and thus no origin is necessary - she already has one from the first issue!)

Trivia

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See Also

• Discuss X-Men Vol 1 57 on the forums
• Cover gallery for the X-Men series

Recommended Reading

• X-Men Vol. 1 #14 - #16 (First appearance) and battle vs. the Sentinel Mk Is.

Links and References

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