The Uncanny X-Men vol.1 nr. 138
"Elegy"
Original Editor: Marvel Comics
publication date: October 10, 1980
pencil: John Byrne
story: Chris Claremont & John Byrne
inks: Terry Austin
colors: Glynis Wein
Jean Grey's funeral is held, without a body, disintegrated on the moon.
The dates 1956-1980 are indicated on the plaque.
The X-men recall their origins in a flashback.
Jean's arrival at the school, the first clashes with the Confraternity of Magneto.
The meeting with Ka-zar, The Stranger, Juggernaut, Mastermold and many others.
The story ends with the arrival of Kitty Pryde at the school.
A long flashback to the adventures of the first X-Men, not very interesting for those who have read them.
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The Uncanny X-Men vol.1 nr. 139
“…Evil is Coming!”
Original Editor: Marvel Comics
publication date: November 10, 1980
pencil: John Byrne
story: Chris Claremont
inks: Terry Austin
colors: Glynis Oliver
Angel is back in action in the squad, but he is not yet in tune with the rest of the team.
Kitty wears the classic X-men uniform and Ororo suggests the name Sprite, as an alter-ego.
Ororo takes her to a friend of hers to take dance lessons, Stevie Hunter.
Logan returns to Canada with Nightcrawler to solve problems with Alpha Flight, the Canadian team of superheroes he was a part of.
She shows up at Heather Hudson's house and asks where she can find her husband James, aka Guardian.
Wolverine and Nightcrawler find him, Snowbird and Shaman (Michael Twoyoungmen) in the forest, hunting for Wendigo.
Wolverine has already faced him when he was chasing Hulk.
The first to find the cannibal creature is Nightcrawler.
Little flashback to Wolverine's past.
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The Uncanny X-Men vol.1 nr. 140
"Fury"
Original Editor: Marvel Comics
publication date: November 30, 1980
pencil: John Byrne
story: Chris Claremont
inks: Terry Austin
colors: Glynis Wein
Clash with Wendigo, first Nightcrawler alone, then together with all of Alpha Flight.
Logan is about to be defeated when the others from Alpha Flight arrive.
It is Snowbird who solves, transforming herself into a real wolverine.
Shaman uses a spell to free the man from the spirit of the Wendigo.
At the end we see the escape of Blob.
The action is pleasant.
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The Uncanny X-Men vol.1 nr. 141
"Days of Future Past"
Original Editor: Marvel Comics
publication date: January 10, 1981
pencil: John Byrne
story: Chris Claremont
inks: Terry Austin
colors: Glynis Oliver
The story is set in the 21st century, where Kate Pryde came out of the mutant concentration camp to bring medicines to the rebels.
Attacked by vandals, she is rescued by Logan, who has just returned to town.
Returning to the concentration camp, guarded by the Sentinels, she crosses the cemetery that surrounds it.
Among the gravestones are Johnny Storm, Ben Grimm, Charles Xavier, Scott Summers, Kurt Wagner, Reed Richards, Warren Worthington III and Hank McCoy.
Some survivors are waiting for her: Ororo, Peter Rasputin, Franklin Richards, Rachel Summers (daughter of Jean and Scott) and Magneto.
Rachel uses her powers to send Kate's spirit back into her young body.
Kitty is facing the danger room for the first time.
Terrified, she closes her eyes and crosses it intangible, nullifying all its technology.
At the end of the trial, she is possessed by her old self spirit and passes out.
When he wakes up in the infirmary, it's old Kate who talks to the X-men.
She explains that the death of the mutants is due to the murder of Senator Kelly, which they must then foil.
In the future Logan is helping the few survivors to escape, but they are tracked down.
Franklin Richards is immediately incinerated.
In the past, Mistique sneaks into the Pentagon, accompanied by other members of the fraternity: her wife Destiny (at the time presented as a friend), Avalanche, Pyro and Blob.
The story ends with the attack of the brotherhood, which unexpectedly finds itself against the X-men.
One of the best stories of the Claremont cycle. Innovative, at the time, it was then repeatedly revived afterwards.
Based on the paradoxes of time travel.
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The Uncanny X-Men vol.1 nr. 142
"Time has gone crazy!"
Original Editor: Marvel Comics
publication date: February 10, 1981
pencil: John Byrne
story: Chris Claremont
inks: Terry Austin
colors: Glynis Oliver
the clash between X-men and brotherhood begins.
While in the present the X-men stop the brotherhood, in the future Wolverine, Storm and Colossus succumb to the Sentinels.
First meeting between Nightcrawler and Mistyque, in which Raven mentions a bond between them.
Claremont intended Mistyque to be Kurt's father, not his mother.
Kate stops Destiny and prevents the murder of Senator Kelly.
Kelly and Sebastian Shaw speak with the President of the United States, who assigns Henry Peter Gyrich to lead the Sentinels project.
One of the best stories of the Claremont cycle.
Innovative, at the time, it was then repeatedly revived afterwards.
Based on the paradoxes of time travel.
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The Uncanny X-Men vol.1 nr. 143
"Demons"
Original Editor: Marvel Comics
publication date: February 28, 1981
pencil: John Byrne
story: Chris Claremont
inks: Terry Austin
colors: Glynis Oliver
The N'Garai demons already faced by Storm return.
A demon survives and attacks the school, finding Kitty Pryde alone.
Kitty defeats the demon N’Garay with the Blackbird engines.
An attempt, quite successful, to duplicate the success of "Wolverine: solo!", Starring Kitty Pryde.
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