X-Men #102 (December, 1976)

With this post, we’ll be resuming our coverage of writer Chris Claremont and artist Dave Cockrum’s half-century old “Cassidy Keep” storyline in X-Men right where we left off in July — so, if you didn’t read our post about issue #101 at that time (or just need to refresh your memory), you might want to check it out before proceeding.  Also along the lines of housekeeping notes, we’ll be discussing the story’s conclusion in #103 in this post as well, so please plan accordingly.  Read More

X-Men #101 (October, 1976)

In today’s post, we pick up from the intense cliffhanger with which writer Chris Claremont and artist Dave Cockrum left us in the final panels of the milestone 100th issue of X-Men, with the team’s space shuttle hurtling towards planet Earth, and its pilot, Jean Grey, about to succumb to what was likely to be a lethal dose of radiation from an intense solar flare.  Back in July, 1976 it had been a two-month wait for fans to learn the fate of Jean and her fellow mutant heroes… but for the characters, naturally, it had been but a matter of minutes…  Read More