Review of Uncanny X-Men Issue #52

Uncanny X-Men Issue #52 (January 10, 1969)

Story By: Arnold Drake                                                   Art By: Werner Roth and Marie Severin

Rating 4 out of 5 stars

Brief Description: Brace yourselves for the epic conclusion to this origin of Polaris story arc! Plus the Beast is forced to live a life of crime!

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Review of Uncanny X-Men Issue #50

 

Uncanny X-Men Issue #50 (November 10, 1968)

Story By: Arnold Drake                                                    Art By: Werner Roth and Jim Steranko

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

Brief Description: Polaris is born! But will she fight on the side of good or evil? Also the origins of Beast part 2!

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Review of Uncanny X-Men Issue #49

Uncanny X-Men Issue #49 (October 10, 1968)

Story By: Arnold Drake                                                                                 Art By: Jim Steranko

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

Brief Description: The entire X-Men team comes back together to face the mysterious Mesmero! Plus the origin of Beast part 1!

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Review of Uncanny X-Men Issue #47

Uncanny X-Men Issue #47 (August 10, 1968)

Story By: Gary Friedrich                                                        Art By: Werner Roth and Don Heck

Rating: 2 out of 5 stars

Brief Description: Iceman and Beast’s double date gets interrupted by the return of Merlin! And also a behind the scenes look about Iceman’s powers.

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Review of Avengers Issue #53

Avengers Issue #53 (June 10, 1968)

Story By: Roy Thomas                                                                               Art By: John Buscema

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

Brief Description: The Avengers and the X-Men are both trying to stop Magneto, but are they on the same side? Find out why the two epic Marvel teams are battling each other instead of their common foe!

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Review of Uncanny X-Men Issue #45

Uncanny X-Men Issue #45 (June 10, 1968)

Story By: Gary Friedrich                                            Art By: George Tuska and John Buscema

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

Brief Description: With Angel still searching for the Avengers, Cyclops escapes from Magneto’s prison and battles to save his team! And in the past, Cyclops tries to rescue Iceman from jail.

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Review of Uncanny X-Men Issue #43

Uncanny X-Men Issue #43 (April 10, 1968)

Story By: Roy Thomas                                                  Art By: Werner Roth and John Buscema

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

Brief Description: The X-Men barely have any time to mourn after Professor X’s death because Magneto is back and he has a plan to destroy the X-Men once and for all.

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Review of Uncanny X-Men Issue #42

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Uncanny X-Men Issue #42 (March 10, 1968)

Story By: Roy Thomas

Art By: Werner Roth and John Buscema

Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars

Brief Description: Could this really be the end of Professor X? The X-Men’s battle with Grotesk ends with large consequences for the team.

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Review of Uncanny X-Men Issue #41

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Uncanny X-Men Issue #41 (February 10, 1968)

Story By: Roy Thomas

Art By: Werner Roth and George Tuska

Rating: 1.5 out of 5 stars

Brief Description: Iceman and Beast’s double date is interrupted when a sub-human menace named Grotesk stops their train with his bare hands. Who is Grotesk and why does he hate humanity so much?

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Review of Uncanny X-Men Issue #40

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Uncanny X-Men Issue #40 (January 10, 1968)

Story By: Roy Thomas

Art By: Werner Roth and George Tuska

Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars

Brief Description: Could it really be? In this issue the X-Men face off against Frankenstein’s Monster!

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