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"In the Shadow of...Sauron!"
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Image:Quote1.png What?? Another mutant...the one called the Angel! I sensed that you might seek me out in time...but this is beyond my wildest expectations! Image:Quote2.png
-- Sauron (Karl Lykos)

Appearing in "In the Shadow of...Sauron!"

Featured Characters:

Supporting Characters:

Villains:

Other Characters:

  • Mr. Anderssen - (Appearance in flashback only)
  • Jager the dog - (Appearance in flashback only)
  • Mr. Lykos (Karl's Father) - (Appearance in flashback only)
  • Mr. Tindall
  • Miss Hodges
  • Various pterosaurs

Locations:

  • Dr. Karl Lykos' facility
  • Tierra del Fuego - (Appearance in flashback only)

Items:

Vehicles:

  • Warren Worthington's Maverick

Synopsis for "In the Shadow of...Sauron!"

The X-Men take Alex for treatment by Karl Lykos, but Lykos is secretly an energy vampire, and when he tries to absorb Alex's mutant energy, he's transformed into Sauron.

Notes

  • This issue is reprinted in many other comics and books, see references for more info.[1]


Trivia

  • Sauron is named after the villain from J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. In a flashback, Karl Lykos is shown reading the book as a young man.
  • The pterosaurs seen in this story, although called pteranodons in the story, are not truly Pteranodons and are possibly some unrevealed dinosaurs.[2]


See Also


Recommended Reading

  • This is the start of a two-part storyline that continues next issue. This storyline also leads directly into the storyline that comprises X-Men #62 and #63.


Links and References

  • None.
  1. ↑ This story is reprinted in the following comics/TPB's:
  2. ↑ Official Marvel Index to the X-Men #3
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