X-Men Annual #14
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeX-Men Annual #14 is the concluding chapter of 'Days of Future Present,' the 1990 summer crossover that served as a direct sequel to the seminal 'Days of Future Past' storyline, drawing together the X-Men, X-Factor, the New Mutants, and the Fantastic Four into a single, sprawling narrative arc spread across four annuals. The issue carries additional historical weight as the first published appearance of Gambit — a Cajun thief who would become one of the most popular X-Men of the 1990s — even though a production scheduling error caused the annual to hit stands weeks before Uncanny X-Men #266, the issue that was written and intended to introduce him. Beyond the Gambit controversy, the issue delivers major character beats: Jean Grey meets her future daughter Rachel Summers (Phoenix) for the first time, Ahab makes his debut as a recurring future-villain, and Wolverine delivers a thematic lecture to Franklin Richards and Rachel on the moral responsibility that comes with godlike power — a speech that encapsulates the core ethical argument of Chris Claremont's entire X-Men run.
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Written by Chris Claremont and edited by Bob Harras, the issue's lead story features pencils and inks by Art Adams, whose detail-dense, expressive style was already closely associated with the X-titles through earlier annuals and limited series. The back-up story, 'The Fundamental Things,' was drawn by Mark Heike. The issue was published in mid-June 1990 — the Grand Comics Database places its on-sale window between June 4 and June 18, 1990 — with a cover date of July 1990; because no month appeared in the indicia, this early release date went largely unnoticed by collectors for years, fueling the long-running debate over Gambit's 'true' first appearance. The crossover's writing credits were shared across its four component annuals by Claremont, Walt Simonson, and Louise Simonson, with X-Men Annual #14 representing Claremont's contribution as the finale.
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- Fourth and final chapter of the 'Days of Future Present' crossover (1990), which ran through Fantastic Four Annual #23, New Mutants Annual #6, X-Factor Annual #5, and X-Men Annual #14 — a sequel to the classic 'Days of Future Past.'
- First appearance of Ahab (Roderick Campbell), the future mutant-hunter and Master of the Hounds, who transforms Cyclops and the Invisible Woman into Hounds over the course of the story.
- Jean Grey meets Rachel Summers (her future daughter from the 'Days of Future Past' timeline) for the first time within this storyline; Cyclops and Jean also refuse to accept Rachel's parentage, adding emotional complexity to both families.
- Written by Chris Claremont; lead story pencilled and inked by Art Adams (with additional inks by Dan Green, Bob Wiacek, Al Milgrom, Art Thibert, and Steve Moncuse); back-up story 'The Fundamental Things' pencilled by Mark Heike; cover by Art Adams.
- The issue contains a back-up story set in Madripoor where Wolverine — accompanied by Psylocke and Jubilee — lectures the omnipotent adult Franklin Richards and Rachel Summers on the X-Men's philosophy of using great power responsibly; Franklin ultimately restores baby Nathan Christopher Summers after having erased him earlier in the crossover.
- The issue includes a one-page pin-up by Kevin Nowlan (featuring Wolverine, Colossus, Havok, and Longshot) and an alternate/unused cover by Michael Golden.
- The story has been collected multiple times, including in the 1991 'X-Men: Days of Future Present' trade paperback, the 2014 oversized hardcover 'X-Men: Days of Future Past' (ISBN 978-0785184423), the 'Fantastic Four Epic Collection' Vol. 20 (2014), and the 'New Mutants Epic Collection' Vol. 7 (2020).
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Reprinted in X-Men: Days of Future Present #[nn] (1991), X-Men - Rescapé du futur #[nn] (1994), Gli Incredibili X-Men #45 (1994), Strange Spécial Origines #310 (1996), Essential X-Men #10 (2012), X-Men: Days of Future Past #[nn] (2014), Fantastic Four Epic Collection #20 (2014), New Mutants Epic Collection #7 (2020), Marvel Universe by Arthur Adams Omnibus #[nn] (2023), X-Men: X-Tinction Agenda Omnibus #[nn] (2024)
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