Released May 1968
Uncanny X-Men #44
Key Issue
Synopsis
Red Raven, Red Raven...!The brotherhood made the X-Men their prisioners and Quicksilver is responsible for them. Angel manages to escape, and Cyclops tells him to go to New York and ask for the help of the Avengers. From the island that Angel was on, to NYC, it is a very long way and he couldn't make in one trip, so he lays down on a rock above the ocean. He's very tired and waits for a big storm to pass.Suddenly, the rock rises from the ocean and a new island is born. The Red Raven appears and attacks the Angel. Then he explain that he was a human raised by the Birdmen, and when he realized that and became aware of the plans of Birdmen to destroy the Earth, he put the Birdmen military on an eternal sleep and hid them inside this island. At last, Red Raven knocked out Angel and sunk the island again. When Angel awakes, he goes after the Avengers.The Iceman Cometh!The origin of Iceman. Young Bobby Drake is walking with his girlfriend Judy Harmon when a group of bullies appears, and while fighting them, Bobby covered one of the guys with snow. Everyone panics and later the whole neighborhood tries to confront Bobby's parents about him. Bobby throws snowballs at the mob, but gets arrested. Meanwhile, professor Xavier has told Cyclops to go to the jail and save the new mutant.
Synopsis
Red Raven, Red Raven...!The brotherhood made the X-Men their prisioners and Quicksilver is responsible for them. Angel manages to escape, and Cyclops tells him to go to New York and ask for the help of the Avengers. From the island that Angel was on, to NYC, it is a very long way and he couldn't make in one trip, so he lays down on a rock above the ocean. He's very tired and waits for a big storm to pass.Suddenly, the rock rises from the ocean and a new island is born. The Red Raven appears and attacks the Angel. Then he explain that he was a human raised by the Birdmen, and when he realized that and became aware of the plans of Birdmen to destroy the Earth, he put the Birdmen military on an eternal sleep and hid them inside this island. At last, Red Raven knocked out Angel and sunk the island again. When Angel awakes, he goes after the Avengers.The Iceman Cometh!The origin of Iceman. Young Bobby Drake is walking with his girlfriend Judy Harmon when a group of bullies appears, and while fighting them, Bobby covered one of the guys with snow. Everyone panics and later the whole neighborhood tries to confront Bobby's parents about him. Bobby throws snowballs at the mob, but gets arrested. Meanwhile, professor Xavier has told Cyclops to go to the jail and save the new mutant.
Key Facts
- 1st appearance of Red Raven in the Silver Age
- Origin of Iceman, continued thru to #47
Details
- Series
- Uncanny X-Men
- Cover Date
- May 1968
- Pages
- N/A
- UPC
- N/A
- Cover Price
- N/A
- Final Order Cutoff
- N/A
Creators
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ArtistDon Heck
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WriterRoy Thomas
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WriterGary Friedrich
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Cover ArtistDon Heck
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ArtistWerner Roth
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LettererSam Rosen
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InkerJohn Tartaglione