X-Men Vol 1 129

Part of the 'Dark Phoenix Saga' storyline X-Men Vol 1 #129 January, 1980 Editor-in-Chief Jim Shooter Cover Artists John Byrne Terry Austin John Costanza Publisher Marvel Comics "God Spare the Child..." Writers Chris Claremont John Byrne Pencilers John Byrne Inkers Terry Austin Colourists Bob Sharen Letterers Tom Orzechowski Editors Roger Stern Previous Issue Next Issue X-Men #128 X-Men #130

Appearing in "God Spare the Child..."

Featured Characters:

• The X-Men
  •  Banshee (Sean Cassidy) 
  • Colossus (Peter Rasputin)
  • Cyclops (Scott Summers)
  • Nightcrawler (Kurt Wagner)
  • Phoenix (Jean Grey)
  •  Professor X (Charles Xavier) (Rejoins Team)
  • Storm (Ororo Munroe)
  • Wolverine (Logan)

Supporting Characters:

• Katherine "Kitty" Pryde 
• Moira MacTaggart
•  Havok (Alex Summers) 
•  Polaris (Lorna Dane) 
•  Multiple Man (Jamie Madrox) 
• Carmen Pryde (First appearance)
• Theresa "Terri" Pryde (First appearance)

Adversaries:

• Hellfire Club (First appearance as Hellfire Club)
  • Black King (Sebastian Shaw)  (Appears in shadow only)
  • Donald Pierce  (Appears in shadow only)
  • Harry Leland (First appearance) (Appears in shadow only)
  •  Jason Wyngarde 
  • White Queen (Emma Frost) 
  • Hellfire Club Soldiers (First appearance)
  • Hellfire Knights (First appearance)
  • Massachusetts Academy (First mention)

Other Characters:

• Unnamed malt shop owner and patrons

Locations:

• Muir Island
• New York
  • New York City
    • Hellfire Club Mansion
  • Westchester County
    • Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters
      • Danger Room
• Illinois
  • Deerfield
    • Family Pryde's Home

Items:

• Cyclops' Visor, ver. 2
• Hellfire Knights power armor
• Cerebro

Vehicles:

• SR-71 Blackbird
• Hellfire Hovercraft
  
  

Synopsis for "God Spare the Child..."

• Synopsis not yet written.

Notes

• Banshee left the team after last issue because of damage sustained to his voice/power during X-Men #119.
• Each Hellfire Knight is equipped to fight a single X-Man.
• Refers to X-Men #128 in regards to Proteus.
• Refers to X-Men #125 and X-Men #126 in regards to Jean Grey's perception that she is in the 18th century, events caused by Jason Wyngarde.
• This issue is reprinted in many other comics and books, see references for more info.

See Also

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Recommended Reading

• This is the start of the first Hellfire Club storyline, and leads directly into the Dark Phoenix Saga. The plot covers this issue through #137.

  Links and References

• Uncanny X-Men at Wikipedia.org
• Uncanny X-Men at Marvel Subscriptions
• Uncanny X-Men series index at Comicbookdb.com
• Uncanny X-Men series index at Uncanny X-Men.net
• Uncanny X-Men series index at the Grand Comics Database Project
• Uncanny X-Men at the Complete Marvel Reading Order

• The Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators - accessed on 06/16/2009
• The Official Marvel Index to the X-Men #7 - See for further referencing
• The Official Marvel Index to the X-Men Vol 2 #3 - See for further referencing

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