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Appearing in "Pawns of Senescence (Kings of Pain, Pt. 1)"

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  • Alliance of Evil helicopter
  • X-Force helicopter

Synopsis for "Pawns of Senescence (Kings of Pain, Pt. 1)"

  • Synopsis not yet written.

Appearing in "The First Cut (Killing Stroke, Pt. 1)"

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  • Reinhold Kurtzmann

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  • Iraqi tanks

Synopsis for "The First Cut (Killing Stroke, Pt. 1)"

Freedom Force begins a commando assignment into Iraq, to obtain the German scientist Reinhold Kurtzmann and bring him to the Allied forces. The team stops an Iraqi tank patrol and begins taking out guards, killing everyone. They find the location they were heading for to obtain the doctor, but find it empty. Too late, they realize that they are trapped, and Crimson Commando is injured and Super Sabre is beheaded. As Blob and Pyro cry out for the villains to show themselves, a group appears out of thin air, announcing itself to be the Desert Sword.

Appearing in "Close Encounters of the Mutant Kind"

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  • Ida Fassbender
  • Sergeant Winchenbach & other policemen
  • Annalee - Artie's projection

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  • Wiz Kid's Spaceship - (Destroyed in this issue)

Synopsis for "Close Encounters of the Mutant Kind"

Artie, Leech, and Wiz Kid celebrate a Thanksgiving concert with Cyclops and Jean, and Taki decides to cheer up the other two by giving them a ride on his new flying saucer. The saucer scares some of the locals, including Ida Fassbender, a UFO fanatic. As the locals are frightened and prepare to kill the “aliens,” Ida stops them, and takes the children into her home. Leech mistakes her for his dead mother, and Ida promises that though she can’t be a mother to them, she can still be their "Grammie" and they can visit anytime.

Notes

  • Part of the Kings of Pain event.
  • The second story arc is followed in these comics:
  1. New Mutants Annual #7
  2. Uncanny X-Men Annual #15
  3. X-Factor Annual #6
  • The first story of this issue is reprinted in other comics and books, see references for more info.[1]
  • Throughout the issue are the following bonus pinups & info sheets (click on image for full image):


Trivia

  • The book that Ida Fassbender is reading when Wiz Kid's spaceship flies by is a real book named, "Communion", by Whitley Streiber. The author's first name is mispelled as "Whitely".

See Also


Recommended Reading

Footnotes

  1. This story is reprinted in the following comics/TPB's:
    • New Warriors Classic TPB #2 - 5th story


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