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"All right, people! The show's over and it's time Professor Xavier's School for Gifted Youngstesr was a going concern again... time you learned what being an X-Men is all about."

- Cyclops

"The Doomsmith Scenario!" is the title to the ninety-fourth issue of the first The X-Men ongoing comic book series published by Marvel Comics. The story was written by Chris Claremont and plotted by Len Wein. It was illustrated by Dave Cockrum with Bob McCleod [sic]] on inks. Coloring was by Phil Rachelson and it was lettered by Tom Orzechowski. The story was edited by Len Wein. This issue shipped with an August, 1975 cover date and carries a cover price of .25 cents per copy.

Appearances







 * Harris


 * X-Men
 * NORAD
 * United States Air Force




 * New York
 * Westchester County
 * Salem Center
 * 1407 Graymalkin Lane
 * Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters
 * Danger Room


 * Colorado
 * Colorado Rockies
 * Valhalla Base
 * NORAD war room


 * Adamantium
 * Cyclops' visor
 * Giant robot
 * Rockets
 * Wheelchair


 * Automobile
 * Helicopter


 * Claws
 * Flight
 * Superhuman strength
 * Telepathy


 * Laser weapons
 * Smoking

Notes & Trivia

 * The actual title to this issue is X-Men #94, which redirects to this page.


 * "UXM 94" serves as a shortcut to this page.


 * The tagline to this issue is a character quote from Count Nefaria, "X-Men, you came seeking Count Nefaria!! Instead you have found only -- DEATH!"


 * This issue shipped to retailers on April 29th, 1975. The publication date was recorded in the U.S. Copyright Office filing.


 * Welcome to the X-Men, Chris Claremont! Hope you survive the experience! This is Chris Claremont's first issue as writer on The X-Men. He will become one of the most celebrated writers of the title... nay, the entire X-Men franchise... for many years to come. Claremont will continue to churn out tales of mutant mayhem in this marvelous mag on a regular basis until issue #279. He will then return one-hundred issues later in issue #379 and write tales until issue #474. In fairness, Claremont actually sneaked his way onto the book waaaaaay back in The X-Men #59 in "Do or Die, Baby!" He was uncredited for doing plot assists for Roy Thomas on that issue.


 * Dave Cockrum's cover ink credits is identified as "DEC". His full name is David Emmett Cockrum.


 * Dan Crespi's cover lettering credit is taken from this issue's profile page at the Grand Comics Database. He is not credited in the actual issue itself.


 * Inker Bob McLeod's surname is mis-spelled as "McCleod" in this issue.


 * The events of this issue take place immediately following the events from Giant-Size X-Men #1.


 * This is the first appearance of the "All-New, All-Different" X-Men in the regular series.

People

 * Sunfire quits the X-Men in this issue. His promise to aid them was a one-time deal. His duty is to his home country of Japan.


 * Sunfire regards himself as a samurai.


 * Banshee smokes a pipe in this issue.


 * Banshee refers to himself as an ex-cop. He once worked for Interpol.


 * Angel, Iceman, and Marvel Girl all quit the X-Men in this issue, leaving Cyclops as the only founding member remaining on the team.


 * Havok and Polaris also quit the X-Men in this issue. Nobody cared.


 * Thunderbird calls Banshee "Shamrock" as an insult to his Irish heritage.


 * Thunderbird calls Cyclops "One-Eye".


 * Joe Harris is a member of the U.S. Air Force stationed at Valhalla Base. He receives a package from the mail room.


 * Reference is made to Raquel Welch. Raquel Welch is a film actress and model. She was considered an icon of hotness in the 1970s.

Places

 * Wolverine makes reference to Alpha Base. Presumably this is a Canadian government facility related to Department H.


 * Cyclops puts the X-Men through a Danger Room exercise which involves simply crossing the room. Thunderbird is the first to try, and fail, this exercise.


 * The NORAD war room at Valhalla Base is the operational command center of the most powerful war machine ever conceived.

Things

 * The X-Men must defeat a giant robot in the Danger Room exercise.


 * Rockets are fired at Storm during a Danger Room exercise.


 * Big mechanical arms entangle Thunderbird in the Danger Room.


 * Laser beams singe Thunderbird's leg in the Danger Room.


 * Two U.S. Air Force helicopters fly around Valhalla Base.

Powers

 * Sunfire flies out of the mansion using his mutant powers.


 * Wolverine pops his Adamantium claws when he gets riled up with Iceman.


 * Banshee flies during a Danger Room exercise.


 * Wolverine uses his claws to fight a giant robot in the Danger Room.


 * Colossus uses super-strength to pulverize rocks in the Danger Room.


 * Storm flies to avoid rockets in the Danger Room.


 * Professor X telepathically yells at Cyclops, Banshee and Thunderbird who are bickering.


 * Bird-Man and Dragonfly both demonstrate the power of winged flight when they burst into Valhalla Base.

Events

 * The new team of X-Men recently fought Krakoa, the living mutant island in Giant-Size X-Men #1.

Reprints

 * The story from this issue is reprinted in the following volumes:
 * 40 Years of X-Men DVD-ROM
 * Classic X-Men 2
 * Essential X-Men 1
 * Giant-Size X-Men 4
 * Marvel Masterworks 11
 * Marvel Masterworks: The Uncanny X-Men 1
 * Uncanny X-Men Omnibus 1
 * X-Men Epic Collection 5