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Issue Details

Issue #9
Published April 2008
Cover Price 2.99 USD Dir 3.99 News
Pages 36
Editing Mark Paniccia; Nathan Cosby (Assistant)

Cover Details

Characters Jean Grey; Scarlet Witch; Black Widow
Genre superhero
Pencils Roger Cruz
Inks Roger Cruz
Colors Brad Anderson
Letters Typeset

1 page X-Men character profile "You Have Fifteen Seconds to Read and Destroy the Following"

Characters Jean Grey; Scarlet Witch; Black Widow
Genre superhero
Script Jeff Parker
Pencils Roger Cruz
Inks Roger Cruz
Colors Brad Anderson
Letters Typeset
Notes Short dossiers on the three women featured in the story as prepared by Nick Fury.

19 page X-Men story "The New Recruit"

Characters FEATURE: X-Men--Professor X; Jean Grey; Angel; Cyclops; GUESTS: Scarlet Witch; Black Widow; Nick Fury; Dum Dum Dugan; SHIELD; VILLAINS: Hydra
Synopsis Fury sends the Black Widow to try and recruit the Scarlet Witch for SHIELD but after a harrowing encounter with Hydra, Wanda decides she would rather hang with Jean and her X-Buddies.
Genre superhero
Script Jeff Parker
Pencils Roger Cruz (pgs. 1 & 19); Julia Bax (pgs. 2-18)
Inks Kris Justice
Colors Val Staples
Letters Blambot's Nate Piekos

1 page Black Widow story "How the Black Widow Got Her Mod Look"

Characters FEATURE: Black Widow; GUESTS: Dum Dum Dugan; Jean Grey; VILLAINS: Hydra
Synopsis After having her fishnets ripped one too many times, the Widow decides to pattern a costume based loosely on Jean Grey's look.
Genre superhero; humor
Script Jeff Parker
Pencils Colleen Coover
Inks Colleen Coover
Colors Colleen Coover
Letters Colleen Coover

1 page X-Men promo (ad from the publisher) "Next Issue"

Characters Cyclops
Genre superhero
Pencils John Romita Jr.
Inks Klaus Janson
Colors Dean White
Letters Typeset
Notes Promo art for next issue with the tagline "Cyclops drinks bottled water!"

1 page Mini Marvels story "Untitled"

Characters FEATURE: Avengers--Hawkeye; Quicksilver; Giant-Girl [Janet Van Dyne]
Synopsis The Avengers use their new Iron Man inspired armor to perform the most heroic of tasks, changing the channel on the TV by remote control.
Genre superhero; humor
Script Chris Giarrusso
Pencils Chris Giarrusso
Inks Chris Giarrusso
Colors Chris Giarrusso
Letters Chris Giarrusso

1 page Mini Marvels story "Untitled"

Characters FEATURE: Iron Man; GUESTS: Ka-Zar; Zabu
Synopsis Iron Man tries to convince Ka-Zar that an armored costume is exactly what he needs to keep the Savage Land in line.
Genre superhero; humor
Script Chris Giarrusso
Pencils Chris Giarrusso
Inks Chris Giarrusso
Colors Chris Giarrusso
Letters Chris Giarrusso