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Uncanny X-Men, The (1981 series) #190

Feb 1985
on-sale: Nov 6, 1984
Chris Claremont | John Romita Jr.

Uncanny X-Men, The (1981 series) #190 cover

Story Name:

An Age Undreamed Of

Synopsis

Uncanny X-Men, The (1981 series) #190 synopsis by Peter Silvestro
Rating: 4 stars
Bizarre and monumental changes have taken place in New York City overnight. National Security expert Valerie Cooper briefs the President and his cabinet that Manhattan has been enveloped by an energy curtain and inside the city everything has regressed to a barbarian state of swords and sorcery. Anyone passing through the curtain is absorbed into the alternate world, losing all memory of their previous life. Several heroes have been identified inside but they have also been transformed. Meanwhile, in the city, Ororo is lounging aboard a ship when the Vizier’s guards (the former Morlocks) led by Callisto burst in and attempt to force a slave collar on her. Ororo overturns a brazier, setting the ship afire and attempts to escape, slashing Callisto with a dagger. The two women fall overboard and are swept under the energy curtain, where Ororo regains her memory. The wizard Kulan Gath, who has created this world, has enslaved other magicians including Dr. Strange and is bent on revenge against Spider-Man. He has merged Professor Xavier with Caliban, using him to recruit slaves to his cause. The latest recruits are the New Mutants, lured into a mind-controlling trap from which only the half-machine Warlock escapes. Later, Rachel Summers and Amara (Magma) Aquilla are rescued from marauding guards by the sorceress Selene. In Hoboken, Ororo and Callisto are contacted by Selene and asked to reenter the city under her protection to overthrow Kulan Gath. Meanwhile, Spider-Man, the only person in the city not absorbed into the change, finds himself utterly confused and unable even to speak the local language. Fleeing the New Mutants he passes through a tavern where a number of former Avengers and X-Men are relaxing. The heroes join in the battle against the rogue mutants complicated by the presence of Colossus and Sunder among the enemy. A slash from Magyk’s Soul-Sword breaks Kulan Gath’s hold over Colossus, but the New Mutants get away with Spidey as their prisoner. As the heroes ponder their next move, Selene appears before them with Amara and Rachel to enlist them in the fight against Kulan Gath. The evil wizard, however, seizes her with a spell and spirits her away while threatening the heroes with dire consequences unless they declare allegiance to him. The rebels, led by the former Captain America, are joined by Ororo and Callisto and together they vow to invade the villain’s stronghold and overthrow his evil reign....


Characters
Good (or All)
AVENGERS
CAP
COLOSSUS
DOCTORSTRANGE
MAGIK
NIGHTCRAWLER
XAVIER
RSUMMERS
ROGUE
SCARLETWITCH
SPIDERMAN
STARFOX
STORM
VISION
WARLOCK
WASP
XMEN
Plus: Caliban, Callisto, Magma, New Mutants, Valerie Cooper (Val Cooper).

Enemies
HPGYRICH
KGATH
SELENE
Plus: Morlocks.

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Uncanny X-Men, The (1981 series) #190 cover

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Main/1st Story Full Credits

John Romita Jr.
Dan Green
Glynis Wein
John Romita Jr. (Cover Penciler)
Dan Green (Cover Inker)
Unknown (Cover Colorist)
Additional Credits
Letterer: Tom Orzechowski.



Review / Commentaries

Uncanny X-Men, The (1981 series) #190 Review by (July 16, 2010)
X-Men: Professor X, Storm, Nightcrawler, Rogue, Colossus, Magyk. Avengers: Captain America, Wasp, Starfox. New Mutants: Sunspot, Wolfsbane, Magma, Warlock, Rachel Summers, Cannonball, Moonstar. Other guests: Spider-Man, Dr. Strange.

Comments: First of a two-part story. Spider-Man’s confrontation with Kulan Gath took place in MARVEL TEAM-UP #79. At one point, Spidey claims that New York looks like a set from a Conan the Barbarian movie; no surprise, Kulan Gath is a long-time Conan villain.

Review and Additional Comments By Anthony Silvestro:

Review: Kulan Gath changes the entire landscape of Manhattan into a simulacrum of his time, changing everyone’s memories at the same time! Well, everyone except Spider-Man, who’s allowed to keep his memories as part of Kulan Gath’s revenge against him. These two issues are pretty weird, and very unlike almost anything else in Uncanny X-Men, with the more sword and sorcery style. Some characters fit into this landscape much better than others, and there are a ton of characters affected, including the Avengers and the New Mutants in addition to the X-Men. There’s a lot of implied alternate history, and it kind of feels like we’re coming in in the middle of a story, which we are to an extent, but it can still feel a bit confusing. Things progress a little more haphazardly than usual, with more abrupt scene cuts than usual for Claremont. Naturally, the X-Men are blamed for everything, though one general does defend them, even comparing anti-mutant ideas to those of the nazis! Claremont not exactly being subtle with his allegories, though X-Men allegories never really have to be.

Comments: Kulan Gath’s previous appearance was in an issue of Marvel Team-Up, explaining his hatred of Spider-Man. Kulan Gath is established as having a previous history against Selene.

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