Appearing in "X-Cutioner's Song part 2: Tough Love"
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Adversaries:
- X-Force
Mr. Sinister (Impersonates Apocalypse)- Horsemen of Apocalypse
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Vehicles:
- S.H.I.E.L.D. IPAC
Synopsis for "X-Cutioner's Song part 2: Tough Love"
In Arizona, Cannonball decides to take part of X-Force to New York and find Cable. In New York, Val, Havok, and Wolfsbane accompany the unconscious Professor X to the emergency room and meet X-Men Bishop and Storm in the waiting area. A few floors above, Polaris, Multiple Man, and Quicksilver stand with Lukas and Prodigal by Taylor’s bedside and discuss anti-mutant prejudice. Once Strong Guy arrives at the hospital with Pirouette, Havok sends him to Central Park with Wolfsbane to search for clues to Cable’s location. On a rooftop somewhere in the city, Archangel vows to take down Cable and then Apocalypse. In the park, Strong Guy watches as X-Force arrives, and he notifies Havok, but Wolfsbane rushes to greet Cannonball and her ex-boyfriend Rictor. Guido orders X-Force to surrender, and Rahne tries to talk them into it, but they refuse, and a fight breaks out. Strong Guy clashes with Shatterstar while Wolfsbane grapples with Feral. Quicksilver arrives, followed by Havok and Polaris, and takes on Shatterstar while Guido knocks out Rictor. Boom-Boom bombs Havok and Polaris, but Multiple Man appears and swarms her. Realizing X-Force is outmatched, Cannonball orders them to retreat, and they flee in their aircraft. As they fly off, Havok damages their craft with a plasma blast, causing it to leave a smoke trail. Wolverine arrives with the X-Men’s Blue Team to help pursue X-Force. Elsewhere, Apocalypse takes delivery of the captive Cyclops and Jean Grey from his Horsemen. Once they leave, he reveals himself as Mr. Sinister in disguise. Back at the hospital, a doctor informs Val, Bishop, and Storm that Professor X has been infected with something untreatable. Multiple Man recognizes the infection as a techno-organic virus.
Notes
- This issue is part two of the 12-part "X-Cutioner's Song" crossover with Uncanny X-Men, X-Force, and X-Men. The story continues from Uncanny X-Men #294 and continues in X-Men Vol 2 #14.
- This issue came polybagged with a X-Cutioner's Song trading card featuring Caliban drawn by Brandon Peterson and Al Milgrom.
- This issue is reprinted in:
- X-Men: X-Cutioner's Song trade paperback (1994);
- X-Factor Visionaries: Peter David vol. 4 trade paperback (2008);
- X-Men: X-Cutioner's Song hardcover (2011);
- X-Factor Epic Collection vol. 8: X-Aminations trade paperback (2019);
- X-Men Milestones: X-Cutioner's Song trade paperback (2019);
- X-Force Epic Collection vol. 2: X-Cutioner's Song trade paperback (2020);
- X-Factor by Peter David Omnibus hardcover (2021);
- X-Men Epic Collection vol. 21: The X-Cutioner's Song trade paperback (2022).
See Also
Recommended Reading
Links and References
- X-Factor at Wikipedia
- X-Factor at Marvel Subscriptions
- X-Factor series index at Comicbookdb.com
- X-Factor series index at Uncanny X-Men.net
- X-Factor series index at the Grand Comics Database Project
- The Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators - accessed on 11/7/2010