Comics:Giant-Size X-Men Vol 1 1

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"Deadly Genesis!"

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Giant-Size X-Men Vol 1 #1
May, 1975

Editor-in-Chief

Marv Wolfman

Cover Artists

Gil Kane

Writers

Len Wein

Pencilers

Dave Cockrum

Colourists

Glynis Wein

Letterers

John Costanza

Editors

Len Wein

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You, My Friend, Are A Mutant--And I Have A Need Of Mutants--Desperate Need!

-- Professor X

Appearing in "Deadly Genesis!"

Featured Characters:

• X-Men
  • Professor X
  • Cyclops (Scott Summers)
  • Wolverine
  • Storm (First appearance)
  • Nightcrawler (First appearance)
    
  • Colossus (Piotr Rasputin) (First appearance)
  • Thunderbird (John Proudstar) (First appearance)
  • Banshee (Sean Cassidy)
  • Sunfire (Shiro Yoshida)
  • Havok (Alex Summers)
  • Polaris (Lorna Dane)
  • Marvel Girl
  • Angel
  • Iceman
  • Beast (cover only)

Supporting Characters:

Villains:

• Krakoa

Other Characters:

• Parents of Colossus
  
• Illyana Rasputin (First appearance)

Locations:

• Winzeldorf, Germany
• Quebec, Canada
• Nashville, Tennessee
• Kenya
• Osaka, Japan
• Lake Baikal, Siberia
• Camp Verde, Arizona
• Westchester, New York
• Krakoa

Items:

• Cyclops' Visor, version 2

Vehicles:

• X-Men Stratojet
  
  

Synopsis for "Deadly Genesis!"

Krakoa "the Living Island", captures most of the original team, and feeds on their mutant lifeforces. Cyclops escapes. Professor X travels around the world to form a new team of X-Men. This new team consists of Nightcrawler, Storm, Banshee, Sunfire, Colossus, Thunderbird, and Wolverine. Nightcrawler is saved from an angry mob. Wolverine resigns his commission with the Canadian military. Storm leaves the Serengeti Plain, where she was worshiped as a goddess. Colossus, a Russian farm boy, is convinced to leave his parents and younger sister. Cyclops leads the new team back to the island where they free the original X-Men. Krakoa is defeated.

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See Also

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

Recommended Reading

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