In which Phoenix has nothing on Jamie Madrox when it comes to retcons, Pterosaurs have super punchable faces, Colossus gets laid, we are uninterested in the Savage Land, Wolverine and Storm are both pretty interesting, smiling costs extra if you’re Doctor Doom, Banshee saves the day, Alpha Flight tries, Angry Hovercraft Guy comes back, and Proteus is fairly upsetting.

X-Plained:

• X-Men #109, 114-16, 118-122, and 125-128


• Multiple Man


• Metacontinuity


• The Savage Land


• Pterosaurs


• Shi’ar mustache technology


• Karl Lykos


• Misty Knight


• Colleen Wing


• Wolverine in Japan


• Mandroids


• Moses Magnum


• A Heist


• Angus McWhirter, disgruntled hovercraft rental guy


• Alpha Flight


• Team Dynamics


• Why you always leave a note


• Proteus

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