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in: Comics, Secret Wars (UK) Vol 1, Week 44, 1985,
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Appearing in "Assault on Galactus!"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars #9

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Synopsis for "Assault on Galactus!"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars #9

The battle-wounded Colossus exits the rustic building he is healing inside to see Galactus starting up his machine to devour the planet. He re-enters the building to tend to the unconscious Zsaji. He tells her he loves her and goes out to help stop Galactus. Meanwhile, the X-Men and Magneto try to attack Galactus. An energy ball appears and blocks them from continuing up the mountain. In the village, Hawkeye, Captain Marvel, and Wasp watch the X-Men try to battle it when suddenly a large blast on the mountain makes them think the X-Men have been defeated.

At Doombase, the remaining heroes try to return to the battle that is going on on the mountainside. They take a ship from the base and begin to travel to the battle. Hulk is distraught over his new "intelligence" of Bruce Banner's mind in his body. Ben Grimm suddenly regains his powers as the Thing. Iron Man ponders what Spider-Woman's true intentions are. Spider-Man meanwhile, is glad to have his webs back since he has donned the new "black costume". Mister Fantastic thinks of a reason as to why they are all there in the first place. They reach the mountain and are hit by Galactus' beams. They crash into Colossus, who braces their ship from impact.

The heroes exit the ship and begin their fight to reach Galactus. As they get closer, Mister Fantastic realizes a meaning to this conflict and tells the heroes NOT to stop Galactus. He says the only way to stop Galactus is to let him win. In doing this the Beyonder will grant him his wish of freedom from his planet-consumption hunger. As they all agree to stop fighting, Reed suddenly vanishes along with Galactus and the construct Galactus built. Reed appears on Galactus' homeworld which is housed in his spaceship in space. There Galactus shows Reed a vision of his pregnant wife and their child, Franklin. Then Galactus tells Reed to listen to what he is about to tell him.

Inside the containment unit in the Doombase, Doctor Doom determines that he needs to get to Galactus' homeworld and he breaks free of his cell. He ignores the pleas of the other villains who are still trapped and releases only one other, Klaw.

On the mountainside, Colossus frees the trapped X-Men from beneath some rubble. They all journey into the village and Colossus realizes Zsaji is awake and runs not to him, but to Human Torch. While they are all discussing what to do, Mister Fantastic reappears in the village. He says Galactus told him that Reed was a "Champion of Life". This emboldens him not to fight Galactus. The Avengers decide otherwise. Galactus reappears on the mountain and turns on the machine again. The Avengers then head back toward the mountain. Doctor Doom watches the battle from inside the Doombase where he cuts up Klaw into tiny disc-shaped lenses.

The battle continues and Mister Fantastic realizes he must stop Galactus to be able to see his son born. He tells the heroes to stop Galactus from leaving and they cannot. He flies off to his homeworld where he begins to devour it and create a huge energy field. Doom sees this as his opportunity to "steal" the energy of that homeworld by using the Klaw-discs as a siphon...

Appearing in "Quicksand!"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Iceman #3

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Synopsis for "Quicksand!"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Iceman #3

Iceman is falling through a black void after the death of his father in 1942.[1] He suddenly finds himself in a crib making baby sounds and being coddled by his young father and mother but retaining his Iceman appearance. His mother dances with a toddler version of Iceman and remarks on his resemblance to an ice cube before becoming ice herself and then falling and shattering on the floor. Bobby's father angrily sends him off to school, now appearing as a normal young boy when he suddenly plows into a wheelchair-bound Charles Xavier. Xavier asks Bobby to carry him to Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters but he is suddenly shot and Bobby quickly turns into a teenage puffy-iced version of himself as a member of the fledgling X-Men and accompanied by his original teammates. He turns back to his parents who speak to him of the dangers of being an active mutant but is pulled away by Hercules accompanied by other members of the Champions and insisting that the only life for him is as a member of a super-team. However, he is shunned by Darkstar and finds himself in tears and back before his parents until the Defenders appear and pull him into their fray, demanding he belongs with them. Iceman resists, however, and insists he has no desire to make a choice and only wants to remain in the black void of oblivion. Upon thinking this, Oblivion suddenly appears and welcomes Bobby to his realm.

Oblivion tries to assuage the anguish Bobby feels and insists that his domain is a place where he can hide from the troubles of the world that have befallen him. He explains that he can return him from nothingness back into a living being despite the death of his father and if he will help him return his daughter to him, who Bobby learns is "Marge Smith", who he previously met in Port Jefferson and became smitten with.[2] Oblivion insists that Marge is not who she seems and uses the severely beaten Kali as evidence of her destructive potential.

Bobby suddenly finds himself in an idyllic town where the townsfolk kindly greet him and happiness and charm abound. He is taken to a large home in the country by Marge's brother Walter and finds Marge with her family who are all overjoyed to see him and insist he join them for dinner. Afterwards, Bobby sits and speaks with Marge on the porch of the home and demands she come clean about Oblivion and their relationship. Bobby tries to convince her to return to Oblivion and her family back him up but she becomes enraged and removes the charade of the world around them, explaining that none of it was real, including her family. Bobby doubles down on her owning who she is and she becomes angrier and transforms into a more hostile and larger version of herself. She fights with Iceman and reveals her name to be Mirage. Bobby fails to defend himself from her assault and lies unconscious which triggers a feeling of remorse in Mirage who then angrily yells to Oblivion that she will come home. She then appears before Oblivion who suggests that she will pay for her actions.

Appearing in "Cold Hands Cold Heart"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Alpha Flight #8

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Synopsis for "Cold Hands Cold Heart"

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Alpha Flight #8

Northstar is out for vengeance! His friend has been killed and his sister kidnapped by the villain, Deadly Ernest. He shoots through the sky at supersonic speeds before arriving at Ernest's mansion. Crashing trough the window, Northstar is surprised at first by the lack of security. He makes his way to Ernest's office and is surprised to find that his sister, Aurora, seems to be there of her own free will! Before he can say anything, he is knocked out from behind. Aurora tells Ernest that Northstar is her cousin.

When Northstar awakes he finds himself in a bedroom with a sword at his throat. A new hero, Nemesis, has entered the fray! Northstar explains to her who he is and the two join forces to fight Ernest. As the two escape the locked room, Deadly Ernest reveals his origins.

Ernest was a soldier during WW1. He found himself trapped in a trench with mustard gas descending upon him. Death approaches him, but Ernest fights her off and wins, granting him immortality. When a fellow soldier attempts to help him out of the pit, the soldier is killed instantly at Ernest's touch. This was the first manifestation of his new powers.

Before Ernest can reveal more, Northstar and Nemesis attack. Seeing the opportunity to end her ruse, Aurora joins them in the attack. Nemesis cuts off Ernest's arm and the fight is ended. Northstar pulls off Nemesis' mask and is shocked to find a familiar face (it's not revealed who she is in this book though). Nemesis knocks him out and Aurora allows her to leave.

Northstar and Aurora are next scene flying together to tie up some loose ends. They come upon Danielle Belmonde where Aurora reveals her to be Ernest's partner. Aurora knocks her out and Danielle is seen being taken under arrest by the police.

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