X-Men - Volume 2, #1

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Originally published: October 1991

Cover artist: Jim Lee

Writer: Chris Claremont, Jim Lee

In this issue Magneto tears apart a stolen shuttle containing a group of mutants and brings them on board Asteroid M. The X-Men are meanwhile testing the base’s defences, with Wolverine and Psylocke able to breach them. Cyclops, Iceman, Beast, Marvel Girl, Storm, Rogue and Archangel also make an appearance! It is a tetraptych cover, formerly comprising a four-page gatefold. To date, this issue has sold over 8 million copies.