Die Spinne #45
In "Mysterio: Im Dutzend makaberer!", the X-Men face a haunting mystery when Professor X falls into a coma after confronting the Z'Nox, leaving them with only a single cryptic word—“Hulk”—to guide them. Written by Roy Thomas and illustrated by Sal Buscema, with inks by Sam Grainger and colors by Sam Grainger, this 1981 issue sees the team track down the jade giant, only to find themselves caught in a dangerous cycle of transformation and memory. The cover by Keith Pollard and Bob McLeod captures the eerie tension of a story where even the mind’s deepest secrets can turn deadly.
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With Professor X in a coma after warding off the Z'Nox, the X-Men try to reach him and he mentally tells them one word, "Hulk"; The X-Men track down the jade giant and Jean's mental powers cause him to revert to Bruce Banner; Banner tells them that he has a machine that may save Xavier but Major Talbot shows up and causes him to transform to the Hulk again; The X-Men follow him into the desert and battle him at the site of an old lab where they are able to procure the piece of machinery that brings Professor X out of his coma; "And they fought happily ever after...??"
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