The Uncanny X-Men #428
In "How Did I Get Here?", writer Chuck Austen and artist Sean Phillips explore a pivotal moment in Mystique’s past, revealing her first encounter with Azazel and the secret that would shape her future. With colors by Dave McCaig and lettering by Rus Wooton, this flashback delves into a defining betrayal and the mysterious birth of a child with striking blue skin and a tail. The cover by Philip Tan captures the tension of that fateful night.
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In this flashback story, Raven Wagner, the mutant later known as Mystique, betrays her husband with a mysterious man named Azazel and bears his child, who is born with blue skin and a tail.
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