Generation X #1

"Third Genesis" kicks off Generation X #1 (1994) with the team settling into Xavier’s mansion, ready to train as the next wave of mutant heroes. When Banshee, Jubilee, and Synch head to the airport to meet their new recruit, Jonothon Starsmore, they’re ambushed by the mutant vampire Emplate—only for Gateway to teleport in and drive the threat off. Back at the mansion, the team finds a wounded mutant on the grounds, and as Gateway whispers the name "Penance," the stage is set for something far deeper than a simple rescue. Written by Scott Lobdell and illustrated by Chris Bachalo, with inks by Mark Buckingham, colors by Steve Buccellato and Electric Crayon, and lettering by Richard Starkings and Comicraft, the cover by Bachalo and Buckingham captures the tension of this pivotal first chapter.