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Issue Details

Issue #1
Published July 2004
Cover Price 2.99 USD
Pages 36
Editing Stephanie Moore (Assistant Editor); Cory Sedlmeier (Assistant Editor); Mike Marts (Editor); Joe Quesada (Editor-in-Chief)

Cover Details - "The Dream Lives On!"

Characters Professor X; Magneto; Wolverine; Rogue; Storm; Havok; Marvel Girl [Rachel Summers]; Juggernaut; Xorn; Sage; Cannonball; Wolfsbane [Rahne Sinclair]; Magma; Dani Moonstar; Sunspot; Magik [Illyana Rasputin]; Moira MacTaggert; Polaris; Gambit; Beast; Iceman; Nightcrawler; Emma Frost [White Queen]; Cyclops
Genre Superhero
Pencils Andy Park
Inks Andy Park
Colors Andy Park
Letters Typeset

23 page Excalibur story "Forging the Sword 1 of 4: Paint it Black"

Characters Professor X; Moira MacTaggert (illusion); Magneto (cameo); Wicked; Unus; Freakshow; Mega-Sentinels (flashback)
Synopsis Xavier makes his way to Hammer Bay, Genosha which has been decimated by Cassandra Nova's Mega-Sentinels and quarantined off to the rest of the world; As the ghost of Moira helps him get his head together, he meets Wicked, a mutant who summons ghosts of her own; He is confronted by Unus who claims to be in control of the island but is aided by the young boy, Freakshow, who transforms into a giant monster and swallows the untouchable mutant; With plans to rebuild the decimated nation, who better to bring as an ally than the former ruler of Genosha, Magneto.
Genre superhero
Script Chris Claremont
Pencils Aaron Lopresti
Inks Greg Adams
Colors Liquid!
Letters Tom Orzechowski