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"All right, people! The show's over and it's time Professor Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters was a going concern again... time you learned what being an X-Man is all about."
―Cyclops
"The Doomsmith Scenario!"
Uncanny X-Men 94
The X-Men
Title: "The Doomsmith Scenario!"
Volume: 1
Number: 94
Cover price: .25
Cover date: August, 1975
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Credits
Chief: Len Wein
Writers: Len Wein; Chris Claremont
Pencilers: Dave Cockrum
Inkers: Bob McCleod [1]
Cover artists: GK [2]
Cover inker: DEC [3]
Cover letterer: Dan Crespi [4]
Colorists: Phil Rachelson
Letterers: Tom Orzechowski
Editors: Len Wein
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"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.

Synopsis[]

Having just returned from defeating Krakoa the Living Island, there is a bit of a shake-up within the ranks of the X-Men. Newcomer Sunfire quits the team immediately. Banshee hedges about whether to remain, but Professor X convinces him to stay. The original team members, Warren Worthington, III, Bobby Drake, and Jean Grey all shock Professor X by announcing that they are leaving as well. Alex Summers and Lorna Dane are quitting with them. Wolverine makes an insensitive wisecrack, which nearly erupts into a fight with the departing members. Cyclops is the only original who elects to remain with the team, and is now entrusted with putting the new team members through their paces.

Over the course of several days, Cyclops puts Banshee, Colossus, Nightcrawler, Storm, Thunderbird, and Wolverine through their paces in several grueling Danger Room scenarios. Thunderbird turns out to be quite a hot-head, which results in not only failing in the exercises, but also nearly coming to blows with Cyclops.

Meanwhile at the Valhalla Base of NORAD in the Colorado Rockies, an officer receives a package in the mail, which contains a remote control. Unwittingly, he presses it, which activates a space portal. The evil Count Nefaria, and his new minions the Ani-Men burst into the war room. In short order, they take control of NORAD and Nefaria activates the Doomsmith Scenario, which gives him complete control over the country's entire missile defense system.

Beast from the Avengers contacts his former teammates in the X-Men to alert them to the crisis. The Avengers are otherwise indisposed and cannot intervene, so he asks the X-Men to go in their staid. En route, Cyclops communicates with Lieutenant General Fredericks of the United States Army, who is already marshaling a counter-offensive against the compromised Valhalla Base.

Cyclops pilots the X-Men Stratojet over the Rockies with his new team of X-Men. Count Nefaria picks them up on the war room monitors and launches three missiles at them. Cyclops manages to deftly avoid two of the missiles, but one of them strikes the plane. Cyclops disengages the lifting body of the craft from the lower half and manages to avoid being blown up. Nefaria is never without a back-up plan however, and activates sonic disruptors, which disintegrates the remaining craft. The X-Men begin falling to their doom.

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Notes & Trivia[]

The raid !

The Ani-Men raid Valhalla Base!

  • The X-Men were created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby. They first appeared in The X-Men, Volume 1 #1 in September, 1963. The title eventually evolved to include the "All-New, All-Different" X-Men, after which the series became a runaway hit, ultimately changing its title to Uncanny X-Men. Since then, this outcast team of mutant misadventurers have appeared in numerous comic book titles that have since been adapted into several cartoon programs, feature films, and video games; not to mention copious amounts of merchandising ranging from toys to apparel.
  • 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.
  • This story is divided into two chapters:
  • Chapter One: "The Doomsmith Scenario!"
  • Chapter Two: "Death O'er Valhalla High!"
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • This is the first appearance of the "All-New, All-Different" X-Men in the regular series.

Annotations[]

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.
  • Banshee smokes a pipe in this issue.
  • Havok and Polaris also quit the X-Men in this issue. Nobody cared.
  • Count Nefaria wears a monocle, has an "N" emblazoned signet ring and smokes a cigar.
  • Reference is made to Raquel Welch. Raquel Welch is a film actress and model. She was considered an icon of hotness in the 1970s.
  • Beast appears on a video monitoring screen only. He makes reference to his current team, the Avengers, who are busy elsewhere and cannot assist the X-Men. This appears to be a drastic mis-coordination of priorities, for over in Avengers #138, all the team has to deal with is the Toad impersonating the Stranger.
  • Wolverine apparently has friends at Valhalla Base. This comes as a surprise to absolutely no one. As years pass, we as readers come to learn that Wolverine pretty much knows everybody.

Places[]

  • 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.
  • Big mechanical arms entangle Thunderbird in the Danger Room.
  • Laser beams singe Thunderbird's leg in the Danger Room.
  • Count Nefaria activates the Doomsmith Command System, which gives him operational control over the country's strategic missile force.
  • Count Nefaria launches three missiles at the X-Men. Cyclops avoids two of them, but one of them strikes, crippling the main body of the plane.
  • A U.S. Army tank is deployed to attack Valhalla Base.
  • The Danger Room training robot seen in this issue may be Colosso, who first appeared in The X-Men #22, or it may be a different robot altogether.

Powers[]

  • Sunfire flies out of the mansion using his mutant powers.
  • 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. He later sends a telapathic summons to Cyclops to meet in the briefing room.

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The Year in Comics[]

Check out all of the other comic book titles released in August, 1975.

References[]

  1. ↑ Bob McLeod's surname is mis-spelled as McCleod in this issue.
  2. ↑ Gil Kane cover artist signature credit.
  3. ↑ Dave Cockrum cover inking signature credit. Full name is David Emmett Cockrum.
  4. ↑ 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 issue itself.
  5. ↑ Count Nefaria's attempt to conquer Washington, D.C. took place in The X-Men #22 in July, 1966 and The X-Men #23 in August, 1966.
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