X-Men Vol 1 113

X-Men Vol 1 #113

September, 1978

Editor-in-Chief

Jim Shooter

Cover Artists

John Byrne
Bob Layton
Danny Crespi

Publisher

Marvel Comics

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X-Men #114

Appearing in "Showdown!"

Featured Characters:

• The X-Men
  • Banshee
  • Colossus
  • Cyclops
  • Nightcrawler
  • Phoenix
  • Professor X
  • Storm
  • Wolverine

Supporting Characters:

•  Beast 
• Lilandra

Adversaries:

•  Magneto 
• Nanny - (Destroyed in this issue)

Other Characters:

• Achmed El-Gíbar - (Only in flashback)
• John Cheever
• Unnamed Australian soldier
• Unnamed Grecians

Locations:

• Royal Australian Aerospace Research Facility, Woomera, Australia
• Kirinos, Cyclades Islands, Greece
• Cairo, Egypt
• Magneto's Volcano Base, Antarctica
• Asteroid M, Earth's orbit
• New York
  • Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters, Westchester County

Items:

• Cyclops' Visor, ver. 2
• Magneto's Helmet

Vehicles:

• Australian tanks and army equipment
  
  

Synopsis for "Showdown!"

• Synopsis not yet written.

Notes

• This is the story that made Ororo's lockpicking skill famous.

• This issue is reprinted in many other comics and books, see references for more info.
  

Trivia

• This is the first issue after X-Men became monthly.

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See Also

• Discuss X-Men Vol 1 113 on the forums
• Cover gallery for the X-Men series

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Recommended Reading

• This is the conclusion to a three part storyline that started in X-Men #111 and continued in #112.

Links and References

• Uncanny X-Men series index at UncannyX-Men.Net
• The Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators - accessed on 05/17/2009
• The Official Marvel Index to the X-Men #6 - See for further referencing
• The Official Marvel Index to the X-Men Vol 2 #2 - See for further referencing