Comics:X-Men Vol 1 32

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"Beware the Juggernaut, My Son!"

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X-Men Vol 1 #32
May, 1967

Cover Artists

Werner Roth, John Tartaglione, Sam Rosen

Writers

Roy Thomas

Pencilers

Werner Roth

Inkers

John Tartaglione

Letterers

Artie Simek

Editors

Stan Lee

Caterer

Honest Irv

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X-Men #31

X-Men #33

Did you think a pair of wings is all that it takes to defeat...the Juggernaut

-- Juggernaut

Appearing in "Beware the Juggernaut, My Son!"

Featured Characters:

• X-Men

• Cyclops (Scott "Scotty" Summers)
• Marvel Girl (Jean "Jeanie" Grey)
• Angel (Warren "Warry" Worthington III) - (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Beast (Henry "Hank" P. McCoy)
• Iceman (Robert "Bobby" Drake)

• Professor X (Charles Xavier) - (Appears in flashback and main story)

Supporting Characters:

• Vera Cantor
• Zelda
• Candy Southern
• Bernard the Poet

Villains:

• Juggernaut (Cain Marko) - (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Satan's Saints

• Rocky Rhodes
• "Red-Bone"
• Other unnamed Satan's Saints members

• Factor Three - (Behind the scenes)

Other Characters:

• Unnamed Coffee-A-Go-Go patrons
• Unnamed policemen
  

Locations:

• New York

• New York City

• Greenwich Village

• Coffee A Go-Go

• Westchester County

• Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters

• Korea - (Appearance in flashback only)

• Temple of Cyttorak - (Appearance in flashback only)

Items:

• Cyclops' Visor, version 1
• Crimson Gem of Cyttorak - (Appearance in flashback only)
• Energo-Transformer
• Cerebro - (Destroyed)

Vehicles:

• Warren Worthington III's Mustang
  
  
  

Synopsis for "Beware the Juggernaut, My Son!"

The X-Men (as their normal selves) and dates are celebrating Bobby's birthday at the Coffee A Go-Go. Back at the mansion, Professor X reveals why he's been so secretive recently - he's got the Juggernaut restrained in the basement and wants to reform him! Back at the Coffee A Go-Go, the X-Men get attacked by Satan's Saints (a bike gang) because Zelda turned him down for a date (i kid you not). A brief fight ensues, and the X-Men manage to defeat the bikers without revealing their alter egos. Back in the mansion, Professor X enters Marko's mind, but a third mental presence interferes - the resulting backlash knocks the professor out and frees the Juggernaut! Unaware of their mentor's fate, most of the X-Men take their dates home, and Scott and Jean go for a walk where Scott starts to open up for the first time.^[1] Returning back to the mansion in smaller groups, they all sense something is wrong, and reunite before going down to investigate the professor's lab. There they discover the Juggernaut, who overpowers the X-Men in a brief battle. His victory at hand, Juggernaut is contacted by a mysterious psychic emissary from Factor 3 who convinces the Juggernaut to go to Europe, and Juggernaut smashes his way out - leaving our unconscious heroes to regain their senses.

Notes

• This issue celebrates Robert Drake's 18th birthday.
• This issue is reprinted in many other comics and books, see references for more info.^[2]
  

Trivia

• The title is a parody of the famous line "Beware the Jabberwock, my son".
• This is the first and only time during the original run (X-Men #1-66) the X-Men actually *finish* a date they are on without having to costume up.

See Also

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• Cover gallery for the X-Men series
• Images from X-Men Vol 1 32

Recommended Reading

• This is part of the Factor Three storyline which started in X-Men #28, and will continue (in an over-arching way) until X-Men #39.
• This is the start of a 2-issue battle against the Juggernaut that will conclude next issue.
• X-Men #12 and #13 - first appearance and origin of the Juggernaut.

Links and References

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