Title:
X-Men (1991)
Synopsis:
"Collector’s Item"
Gambit, Bishop and Dark Beast (posing as this reality’s Beast) are aboard a train, full of passengers infected with a mutating virus – a train that heads straight into the heart of New York City. In a last-ditch attempt to stop the train, Gambit charges it with kinetic energy, which Bishop absorbs and re-channels. The kinetic backlash works, and the train comes to a standstill. Before they have time to celebrate, though, they are knocked out and abducted by the perpetrator, Mr. Sinister. Later, they wake up in his lab in St. Louis. Sinister informs them that the effects of the virus were only temporary, although he already plans to develop a new, more formidable strain. Sinister also admits being intrigued by Bishop since he is a time-traveler from the future, which entails that he is not included in Sinister’s collection of data of every known mutant. Fascinated, he pries into Bishop’s head and examines his memories. Terrified, Dark Beast realizes that Sinister, through his investigation of Bishop’s memories from his time in the Age of Apocalypse, is going to discover McCoy also hails from that reality. He fears that discovery could instigate unpredictable reactions on Sinister’s part. Before this happens, though, Bishop and Gambit manage to break free and smash up Sinister’s lab and equipment, causing him to flee. Meanwhile, a mysterious man known as Bastion examines the train wreck, while Rogue sets up a new home in Pine Bluff, South Carolina, trying to leave her life as an X-Man behind.
Gambit, Bishop and Dark Beast (posing as this reality’s Beast) are aboard a train, full of passengers infected with a mutating virus – a train that heads straight into the heart of New York City. In a last-ditch attempt to stop the train, Gambit charges it with kinetic energy, which Bishop absorbs and re-channels. The kinetic backlash works, and the train comes to a standstill. Before they have time to celebrate, though, they are knocked out and abducted by the perpetrator, Mr. Sinister. Later, they wake up in his lab in St. Louis. Sinister informs them that the effects of the virus were only temporary, although he already plans to develop a new, more formidable strain. Sinister also admits being intrigued by Bishop since he is a time-traveler from the future, which entails that he is not included in Sinister’s collection of data of every known mutant. Fascinated, he pries into Bishop’s head and examines his memories. Terrified, Dark Beast realizes that Sinister, through his investigation of Bishop’s memories from his time in the Age of Apocalypse, is going to discover McCoy also hails from that reality. He fears that discovery could instigate unpredictable reactions on Sinister’s part. Before this happens, though, Bishop and Gambit manage to break free and smash up Sinister’s lab and equipment, causing him to flee. Meanwhile, a mysterious man known as Bastion examines the train wreck, while Rogue sets up a new home in Pine Bluff, South Carolina, trying to leave her life as an X-Man behind.
Cover Date:
May 1996
Publisher:
Marvel
Issue Number:
52
Cover Price:
$1.95
Genre:
Superhero
Adventure
Action
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Date Added:
2018-07-02 22:23:45
Series:
X-Men Vol. 2
Story Arc:
Ride the Death Train
Date Added:
2018-07-02 22:23:45
Writer:
Mark Waid
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Artist:
Cam Smith
Andrew "Andy” Kubert
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Cover Artist:
Cam Smith
Andrew "Andy” Kubert
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