X-amining Classic X-Men #27 - Patreon First!

 "Backlash!"

November 1988

In a Nutshell

Wolverine and Phoenix are trapped in a basement with a penis monster. 

Writer: Ann Nocenti, Chris Claremont (additional pages)
Artist: John Bolton, Kieron Dwyer (additional pages) 

Inker: Terry Austin (additional pages)
Letters: Tom Orzechowski

Editor: Ann Nocenti

Editor-in-Chief: Jim Shooter

Plot

Cyclops, Jean and Wolverine stop at a roadside diner for burgers. As they wait for their food, Jean hears the psychic cry of a janitor in a nearby derelict factory. Investigating, the janitor tells the X-Men he was attacked by a strange creature created by the chemicals in the factory, Just then, the floor collapses, with Wolverine and Jean falling into the tunnels beneath the factory. Telling Cyclops to evacuate the factory, Jean and Wolverine pick their way through the tunnels, trying to find the creature, but Wolverine seems more interested in flirting with Jean. When Jean feels something grab her leg, she assumes its Wolverine, but it's a tentacle of the creature. Wolverine cuts it off, but it multiples, and soon, they're surrounding by numerous creatures. Jean throws a telekinetic bubble around them, but as the creatures push in on it, it grows smaller and smaller. As Wolverine and Jean's bodies press together, Cyclops telepathically tells Jean the factory is clear, and she triggers an explosion, destroying the creatures When Cyclops asks if they're okay, Wolverine tells him it's the best time he's had in months. 

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