X-Men Vol 1 117

X-Men Vol 1 #117 January, 1979 Editor-in-Chief Jim Shooter Cover Artists Dave Cockrum Terry Austin Morrie Kuramoto Publisher Marvel Comics "Psi War!" Writers Chris Claremont John Byrne Pencilers John Byrne Inkers Terry Austin Colourists Glynis Wein Letterers Clem Robins Gaspar Saladino Editors Roger Stern Previous Issue Next Issue X-Men #116 X-Men #118

Appearing in "Psi War!"

Featured Characters:

• The X-Men
  • Banshee
  • Colossus
  •  Cyclops 
  • Nightcrawler
  • Storm (Appears in flashback and main story)
  • Wolverine

• Phoenix
•  Professor X 

Supporting Characters:

•  Lilandra 

Adversaries:

• Amahl Farouk (First appearance) (Apparent Death) (Possessed by Shadow King)

Other Characters:

• Angel (In a photograph only)
• Beast (In a photograph only)
• Captain Hama (First appearance)
• Iceman (In a photograph only)
• Marvel Girl (In a photograph only)
•  Misty Knight 
• Moira MacTaggert (Only in flashback)
• Takeda - Hama's first mate
• Unnamed crewman of the Jinguchi Maru freighter
• Unnamed patrons of Egyptian saloon
• Unnamed Egyptians
• Unnamed personnel and passengers at JFK airport

Locations:

• Antarctica

• Drake Passage

• Westchester County, New York

• Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters

• John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York
• Cairo, Egypt (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Astral Plane

Items:

• Cyclops' Visor, ver. 2

Vehicles:

• Savage Land boat
• 'Jinguchi Maru' freighter
  
  

Synopsis for "Psi War!"

• Synopsis not yet written.

Notes

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

Trivia

• Misty Knight refers to Phoenix as an "erstwhile roommate" in this issue. This would mean that they are no longer roommates though their separation was never seen.

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Recommended Reading

• X-Men #114 - Phoenix tells Professor X the X-Men are dead.
• X-Men #114 - #116 - X-Men's entrance into and adventure in the Savage Land.

  Links and References

• Uncanny X-Men series index at UncannyX-Men.Net
• The Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators - accessed on 05/31/2009
• 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

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