Uncanny X-Men Vol 1 249

Uncanny X-Men Vol 1 #249 Early October, 1989 Editor-in-Chief Tom DeFalco Cover Artists Marc Silvestri Dan Green "The Dane Curse" Writers Chris Claremont Pencilers Marc Silvestri Inkers Dan Green Colourists Glynis Oliver Letterers Tom Orzechowski Editors Bob Harras Previous Issue Next Issue Uncanny X-Men #248 Uncanny X-Men #250

Wouldn't that be a hoot -- to discover that our old, mute, mutant teleporter was taking care of us, just like Professor X used to.

-- Havok

Appearing in "The Dane Curse"

Featured Characters:

• The X-Men
  • Psylocke (Betsy Braddock)
  • Colossus (Peter Rasputin)
  • Dazzler (Ali Blaire)
  • Havok (Alex Summers)
  • Wolverine (Logan) (Appears on a Computer Screen, TV or Hologram Only)

Supporting Characters:

• Gateway
• Polaris (Lorna Dane)

Villains:

• Savage Land Mutates
  •  Zaladane 
  • Barbarus
  • Amphibius
  • Gaza
  • Whiteout (First appearance)
• Malice
• The Reavers
  • Lady Deathstrike (Yuriko Oyama)
  • Bonebreaker
  • Donald Pierce
  • Murray Reese
  • Wade Cole
  • Angelo Macon

Other Characters:

• Storm (Ororo Munroe) (Only in flashback)
• Rogue (In a photograph only)
• Longshot (In a photograph only)
• Luis, Ramon and other Chileans
• Swamp Men

Locations:

• Australia
  • X-Men outback hideout
• Chile
  • Punta Arenas

Items:

• Black Lotus

Vehicles:

• High Evolutionary's flying ships
  
  

Synopsis for "The Dane Curse"

As the remaining X-Men bury their recently deceased teammate Storm, a call is received by the base's computer. The call is from the missing Lorna Dane, a.k.a. Polaris, asking for help. The X-Men investigate the call, leading them to Punta Arenas, Chile. Upon arrival, the X-Men witness Polaris being kidnapped by warriors from the Savage Land, led by Zaladane and her Savage Land Mutates. Reaching a stalemate, the X-Men offer to allow Zaladane's forces to withdraw with their captive, if only the innocent people of Punta Arenas are left alone. Zala accepts and and she and her forces leave, failing to notice that one soldier in her army is none other than the disguised Havok.

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