Cyclops	That, sir, is no way to treat a lady.
Gambit	Or Rogue neither, hein?
Beast	My, O, My, talk about a man who loves to live dangerously.

Appearing in "Rubicon"Edit

Featured Characters:

• Professor X (Charles Xavier)
• The X-Men (Blue Team)
  • Cyclops (Scott Summers) (Joins Team)
  • Wolverine
  • Beast (Hank) (Joins Team)
  • Gambit
  • Psylocke
  • Rogue
• The X-Men (Gold Team)
  • Storm
  • Jean Grey (Joins Team)
  • Archangel (Joins Team)
  • Colossus
  • Iceman (Joins Team)

Supporting Characters:

• Nick Fury
• Banshee (Sean)
• Forge
• Moira MacTaggart
• Tam Anderson

Villains:

• The Acolytes - (First appearance)
  •  Magneto 
  • Fabian Cortez - (First appearance), (Joins Team)
  • Delgado - (First appearance), (Joins Team)
  • Anne Marie Cortez - (First appearance), (Joins Team)
  • Chrome - (First appearance), (Joins Team)
  • Nance Winters - (First appearance), (Joins Team)

Other Characters:

• Harry Delgado - (First appearance) - Russian agent
• Sasha - Russian agent
• Deke - Russian agent - (Killed)
• Unnamed Russians
• President George H. W. Bush
• The New Mutants - (In a photograph only)
  • Mirage - (In a photograph only)
  • Magik - (In a photograph only)
  • Wolfsbane - (In a photograph only)
  • Cannonball - (In a photograph only)
  • Cypher - (In a photograph only)
  • Karma - (In a photograph only)
  • Warlock - (In a photograph only)

Locations:

• Space
  • Asteroid M
• Russia
  • Baikonur
    • Star City Cosmodrome
• New York
  • Westchester County
    • Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters
      • Danger Room
• Genosha
  • Hammer Bay

Items:

• Cerebro

Vehicles:

• X-Men Blackbird
• Russian submarine, Leningrad
  
  

Synopsis for "Rubicon"Edit

A group of mutants have stolen a shuttle and are being pursued by some agents. Magneto arrives and tears their ships apart before bringing them on board Asteroid M. At the mansion the X-Men are testing the building's defenses. They split into two teams, but only Wolverine, with Psylocke's help, is able to breach them. The two different crews fight on board the asteroid until Magneto stops them. One of them, Fabian Cortez, has a suggestion for Magneto. Back at the mansion the X-Men Blue team respond to a signal that Magneto is up to something. He has raised a nuclear submarine.

The X-Men confront him, but after a brief battle he flies off with the nuclear weapons. Rogue tries to follow him to talk, but is shot down by a Russian plane. Magneto is hurt and is healed by Cortez. Rogue is found in Genosha but is pursued by the newly formed Acolytes wanting her to join them. She disagrees and fights them, and the X-Men arrive to help her. Magneto turns up and declares that Asteroid M will be a haven for all mutantkind.

NotesEdit

• First issue of the series. Advertised as a "Mutant Milestone".
• First appearance of the two Blue and Gold X-Men teams lead by Cyclops and Storm.
• Most of the X-Men wear new costumes and Professor X is seen using his new hoverchair.
• This issue came with 5 variant covers by Jim Lee.
• First appearance of The Acolytes.
• This issue is reprinted in other comics and books, see references for more info.^[1]
• Only one of the following featured pinup posters were shown in each of the variant editions of this comic:

"A Villains Gallery", featuring several X-Men villains

"Blast From the Past", featuring the original X-Men team

"Wish You Were Here!...", featuring both X-Men teams poolside

"Things to Come", featuring future characters from this series

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TriviaEdit

• No trivia.

See AlsoEdit

• Write your own review of this comic!
• Discuss X-Men Vol 2 1 on the forums
• Cover gallery for the X-Men series
• Images from X-Men Vol 2 1

Recommended ReadingEdit

• None.

Links and ReferencesEdit

• X-Men at Wikipedia
• X-Men at Marvel Subscriptions
• X-Men series index at Comicbookdb.com
• X-Men series index at Uncanny X-Men.net
• X-Men series index at the Grand Comics Database Project
• The Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators - accessed on 12/18/2009