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Jack Kirby cover/art; Magneto app; COMIC BOOK IMPACT rating of 5 (CBI)
Picking up where issue #17 left off, some of the X-Men are recuperating from their battle with the Sentinels at a hospital, where Iceman has slipped into a coma. As the remaining members return to their school, they are subdued and captured one-by-one by a mysterious intruder who has rigged the mansion with contraptions perfectly designed to take advantage on each mutant's particular weaknesses. Eventually the entire team is captured, except for the unconscious Iceman, and set aloft in a balloon meant to travel above Earth's atmosphere, asphyxiating the entire team. It turns out the perpetrator of these nefarious deeds is the one and only Magneto, whose identity is revealed at the end of the issue. Art by Jack Kirby, Werner Roth, and Dick Ayers.


Artists Information

Jack Kirby is called 'The King of Comics' for a reason, during his career that spanned six decades he gave us many of the most iconic characters the medium would ever see. From his introduction of Captain America at the height of World War II it was clear he wasn't your ordinary comics artist. But it was his creative explosion at Marvel Comics in the 1960's that cemented his legacy, over a short period of time Kirby would give us The Fantastic Four, Iron Man, The Hulk, The X-Men, Thor, Ant-Man and Nick Fury just to name a few. Kirby would then go to DC and create his Fourth World, introducing Darkseid, Mister Miracle, The New Gods and a host of cosmic supporting players. Long live The King.

Richard "Dick" Ayers was an American comic book artist and cartoonist best known for his work as one of the main inkers during the late-1950's and 1960's Silver Age of Comics, including some of the earliest issues of Marvel Comics' including Jack Kirby's The Fantastic Four. He is the signature penciler of Marvel's World War II comic Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos, drawing it for a 10-year run, and he co-created Magazine Enterprises' 1950s Western-horror character the Ghost Rider, a version of which he would draw for Marvel in the 1960s. His career would span 7 decades until his death in 2014.

Werner Roth is an American comic book artist who's worked with Marvel's predecessor Atlas during the golden age of comics. Werner was also notably the artist who took over the X-men series after Jack Kirby left. Roth's other famous works include Lorna, the Jungle Girl and Superman's Girlfriend, Lois Lane.