X-Men #8 PR

X-Men #8 PR

X-Men #8 PR 1st appearance of Unus the Untouchable, has the ability to create forcefields. First time Iceman appears to be comprised of ice instead of snow. Pin-up Missing Tape on inside back cover Water damage on back cover

Issue Synopsis

After being attacked by a mutant hating crowd, Beast gets fed up and quits the X-Men. He becomes a professional wrestler but meets Unus, a mutant who cannot be touched. Unus is trying to join Magneto's Brotherhood so he takes on the X-Men. The X-Men barely fend him off and find Beast has constructed a machine that will actually increase Unus' powers. The X-Men try to prevent Hank from using the machine, but, once Unus has been zapped, he finds that he cannot even eat without the food being repelled out of his hands. Beast returns him to normal and Unus promises to will steer clear of Magneto.

More Comic Details

Cover Details:

• Characters: The X-Men, Angel [Warren Worthington III], Cyclops [Scott Summers], Beast [Hank McCoy], Marvel Girl [Jean Grey], Iceman [Bobby Drake], Unus [Gunther Bain]
• Title: The Uncanny Threat of... Unus the Untouchable!

Inside Pages Details:

• Characters: The X-Men, Angel [Warren Worthington III], Marvel Girl [Jean Grey], Beast [Hank McCoy], Iceman [Bobby Drake], Cyclops [Scott Summers], Professor-X [Charles Xavier], Unus [Gunther Bain] (first appearance), Tommy (first appearance), Maxie (first appearance), Mastermind [Jason Wyngarde], Charlie (first appearance)
• Title: The Uncanny Threat of... Unus the Untouchable!