| Characters |
FEATURE: X-Men--Professor X; Storm; Wolverine; Colossus; Nightcrawler (Origin); Kitty Pryde (Joins); GUESTS: Dr. Strange; Stefan Szardos (1st and death in flashback); Jimaine Szardos [Amanda Sefton]; VILLAIN: Margali Szardos (1st); CAMEOS: Charon; Minos; Harpies; Cerberus |
| Synopsis |
Full origin of Nightcrawler; The X-Men and Doc Strange try to rescue Kurt from his foster mother's hell; Amanda Sefton is Kurt's long lost love Jimaine. |
| Genre |
superhero |
| Script |
Chris Claremont |
| Pencils |
John Romita, Jr. |
| Inks |
Bob McLeod |
| Colors |
Glynis Wein |
| Letters |
Tom Orzechowski |
| Notes |
References to Dante's INFERNO; Story depicts events leading directly to Nightcrawler's 1st app. in Giant-Size X-Men #1; Published between X-Men #138 and 139. |
| Reprinted |
in Essential X-Men (Marvel, 1996 series) #3 |