(1987)


Short Summary:
The tragic tale of the slaughter of the Morlocks. The Marauders break into the Morlock tunnels and begin to slaughter everyone there. The X-Men, still recovering from a battle with Nimrod, are alerted to what is happening and descend into the tunnels to help. Unfortunately, with Storm powerless, Wolverine and Nightcrawler in bad shape, and Phoenix II missing, the team is no match for the ruthless Marauders, and Nightcrawler, Shadowcat, and Colossus are severely injured. The X-Men try to evacuate as many Morlocks as they can, while Wolverine takes on Sabretooth. As Storm and Callisto set up a field hospital and prepare the Mansion for a possible attack, Magik teleports Karma to her apartment to check on her siblings. A bomb goes off, but they get out in time. The New Mutants follow through the tunnels and witness the carnage first-hand. They pick up Illyana and Xi'an, but Warlock panics, sensing his father Magus nearby. He grabs the team and flees to the tunnels, only to collapse just as Magus arrives. Magik teleports the team to Limbo. X-Factor also makes its way to the tunnels, but is cut off from the X-Men, who have yet to learn of their old allies' true motives. However, Wolverine does smell Jean Grey's scent, but knowing that she died on the Moon, questions his senses rather than believe them. Angel is ambushed and beaten by Blockbuster, and Harpoon impales his wings, leaving him for dead and setting in motion the events that will lead to Angel's transformation into Death I. Some Morlocks, led by Masque and Berserker, make their way to the surface and cause trouble before X-Factor stops them. During the aftermath of the slaughter, Sabretooth attacks the X-Mansion, but is stopped by Psylocke.


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Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Part 5

(Thor #373)
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Part 7

Part 8

Part 9

Part 10

Part 11

Part 12


Assignment:

Research the following segments of this story:

  • Uncanny X-Men #210
  • New Mutants #46
  • Thor #373
  • Power Pack #27
  • Thor #374
  • Daredevil #238
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