The Uncanny X-Men #348
In "Because, I Said So," the X-Men are imprisoned in Magneto’s forgotten Antarctic base, stripped of their powers and at the mercy of the enigmatic Nanny—only Beast and Trish remain free. With Joseph mistaken for Magneto and the real threat of Operation Zero Tolerance unfolding on the monitors, tensions rise as Rogue finds an unexpected moment of closeness with Gambit, her powers temporarily neutralized. Written by Scott Lobdell and illustrated by Joe Madureira, Andy Smith, and a team of inkers, with colors by Digital Chameleon and letters by Richard Starkings and Comicraft, the cover by Joe Madureira captures the eerie tension of the moment.
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Deep in the bowels of Magneto's old Antarctic base, Nanny has stripped the X-Men of their powers and locked them up. Only Beast and Trish remain free. She lavishes special attention on Joseph whom she believes to be Magneto. On Nanny's monitors, however, Joseph learns of the attacks Operation Zero Tolerance has made against mutants and he struggles to free himself. The only up side to the situation being, with her absorption powers negated, Rogue finally gets to be "intimate" with Gambit.
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