Comics:X-Men Vol 1 132

From Marvel Database

X-Men Vol 1 #132

April, 1980

Editor-in-Chief

Jim Shooter

Cover Artists

John Byrne, Terry Austin, Gaspar Saladino

"And Hellfire is Their Name!"
Writers Chris Claremont, John Byrne Pencilers John Byrne Inkers Terry Austin Colourists Glynis Wein Letterers Tom Orzechowski Editors Jim Salicrup

Previous Issue

Next Issue

X-Men #131

X-Men #133

Worry not, Jason. Had the Black Queen struck to kill, there would be nothing left of the lad but ashes.

-- Black Queen (Jean Grey)

Appearing in "And Hellfire is Their Name!"

Featured Characters:

• The X-Men
  • Cyclops (Scott Summers) - (Appears in flashback and main story)
  • Storm (Ororo) - (Appears in flashback and main story)
  • Wolverine - (Appears in flashback and main story)
  • Colossus (Peter) - (Appears in flashback and main story)
  • Nightcrawler - (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Professor X (Charles Xavier)

Supporting Characters:

• Angel (Warren Worthington III)
• Candy Southern
• Dazzler - (Cameo), (Appearance in flashback only)
• Kitty Pryde - (Cameo), (Appearance in flashback only)

Villains:

• The Hellfire Club
  • Sebastian Shaw
  • Donald Pierce
  • Mastermind (Jason Wyngarde)
  • Harold Leland
  • Tessa (First appearance)
  • Phoenix / Black Queen (Jean Grey) - (Appears in flashback and main story), (Joins Team)
  • White Queen (Emma Frost) - (Cameo), (Appearance in flashback only)

Other Characters:

• Unnamed New Yorkers
• Unnamed Hellfire Club workers
• Unnamed Hellfire Club attendees
• Hugh Hefner^[1]

Locations:

• New Mexico
  • Angel's Aerie
• New York
  • New York City
    • Hellfire Club Mansion

Items:

• Cyclops' Visor, ver. 2
• Ruby-Quartz Helmet (First appearance)

Vehicles:

• Professor X's Rolls-Royce
  
  

Synopsis for "And Hellfire is Their Name!"

The X-Men visit Angel in New Mexico to ask him some questions about the Hellfire Club. They then return to New York with 4 invitations to a Hellfire Club event, sending Jean, Scott, Ororo, and Peter in as party-goers. Wolverine and Nightcrawler access the club via sewers. While Scott and Jean are dancing, Mastermind cuts in and bespells Jean with another dream-vision. She walks off with him upstairs and Scott follows, finally recognizing Mastermind for who he is. But he's too late because Jean has become the Hellfire Club's Black Queen, and blasts Scott. Storm and Colossus rush to his aid only to run into Sebastian Shaw. Wolverine and Nightcrawler run into Pierce and Leland. Fights ensue, Shaw bests Storm and Colossus while Pierce captures Nightcrawler and Leland drops Wolverine back into the sewers and thought dead. The Hellfire Club celebrates its victory and the addition of the Black Queen, but in 30 days its Wolverine's turn.

Notes

• It's revealed that Phoenix can hold back Cyclops' power, so he can open his eyes.
• Jason Wyngarde is revealed to be Mastermind for the first time.
• This issue is reprinted in many other comics and books, see references for more info.^[2]
  

Trivia

• This issue reveals that the X-Men comic book series has received 5 Eagle Awards.

See Also

• Write your own review of this comic!
• Discuss X-Men Vol 1 132 on the forums
• Cover gallery for the X-Men series
• Images from X-Men Vol 1 132

Recommended Reading

• This is part of the first Hellfire Club storyline, and leads directly into the Dark Phoenix Saga. The plot covers the issues X-Men #129 through #137.

Links and References

• Uncanny X-Men at Wikipedia
• Uncanny X-Men at Marvel Subscriptions
• Uncanny X-Men series index at Comicbookdb.com
• Uncanny X-Men series index at Uncanny X-Men.net
• Uncanny X-Men series index at the Grand Comics Database Project
• The Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators - accessed on 06/24/2009
• The Official Marvel Index to the X-Men #7 - See for further referencing
• The Official Marvel Index to the X-Men Vol 2 #3 - See for further referencing