Uncanny X-Men (1963-2011) #32

Uncanny X-Men (1963)

by Roy Thomas, John Tartaglione (Inker), Werner Roth (Penciller)

A gang of bikers threaten to ruin Iceman's birthday! Meanwhile, Professor X attempts to rid the Juggernaut of his powers once and for all.

Genres: Comics, X Men, Marvel, Comic Book

21 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 30, 1967

About the author

Roy Thomas was the FIRST Editor-in-Chief at Marvel--After Stan Lee stepped down from the position. Roy is a longtime comic book writer and editor. Thomas has written comics for Archie, Charlton, DC, Heroic Publishing, Marvel, and Topps over the years. Thomas currently edits the fanzine Alter Ego for Twomorrow's Publishing. He was Editor for Marvel comics from 1972-1974. He wrote for several titles at Marvel, such as Avengers, Thor, Invaders, Fantastic Four, X-Men, and notably Conan the Barbarian. Thomas is also known for his championing of Golden Age comic-book heroes — particularly the 1940s superhero team the Justice Society of America — and for lengthy writing stints on Marvel's X-Men and Avengers, and DC Comics' All-Star Squadron, among other titles.

Also a legendary creator. Creations include Wolverine, Carol Danvers, Ghost Rider, Vision, Iron Fist, Luke Cage, Valkyrie, Morbius, Doc Samson, and Ultron. Roy has also worked for Archie, Charlton, and DC among others over the years.

Reviews

[Rick Ray · Rating 3 out of 5]

X-Men #32, "Beware the Juggernaut, My Son!"

Opening with a celebration of Bobby Drake's 18th birthday, the X-Men spend a cozy day at Coffee a Go-Go. Scott and Jean have their regular "will they, or won't they?", Warren arrives with his new girl, Candy Southern, and the team enjoy some beat poetry. The X-Men end up clashing with the Satan's Saints biker gang at Bobby's party, but they do so in a secretive fashion so as to not give away their mutant status in public.

The Professor on the other hand is spending time running experiments at the Mansion, only to reveal that he's been holding the Juggernaut prisoner. Xavier hopes he can reverse the effects of the Crimson Gem of Cyttorak to return Cain Marko to his regular self. The Juggernaut escapes when he manages to absorb Xavier's mental powers and break free of his restraints. Deciding to trap the X-Men when they return home, Juggernaut awaits in secrecy in the Mansion. The team is incapacitated by Juggernaut, but before he can strike a killing blow on Jean, he is contacted telepathically by the Factor Three to join them. Deciding to do so, he leaves believing he has crushed the entirety of the X-Men. The team manages to escape with a near dead Xavier, and decide to pursue Juggernaut who now makes his way to Europe.

[Rangga Sukmawijaya · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bangkitnya kembali Juggernaut alias Cain Marko yang juga merupakan saudara tiri Charles Xavier. Kali ini, Juggernaut bahkan lebih kuat dibandingkan sebelumnya.

Peristiwa ini terjadi di hari ulang tahun ke-18 Bobby Drake alias Iceman. Pada masa ini Bobby berpacaran dengan Zelda Kurtzberg sementara Hank McCoy berpacaran dengan Vera Cantor. Zelda bekerja di cafe A-go-go tempat nongkrong para anggota X-Men, sedangkan Vera bekerja sebagai seorang pustakawati. Di cafe ini juga sering tampil seorang pembaca puisi bernama Bernard. Pada hari ulang tahun Bobby ini, Warren alias Angel datang bersama seorang perempuan teman masa kecilnya yang bernama Candace Southern. Vera Cantor, Bernard, dan Candace Southern kelak memiliki peran lebih jauh dalam cerita X-Men.

Di nomor ini juga, misteri tentang perkumpulan Factor Three masih berlangsung.

[Britt Halliburton · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fun shenanigans at the cafe with Bobby’s 18th birthday (how old is Zelda though, worrying). Awful biker gang villains to pad out the issue. The secret wooden door, teased across several issues, is finally opened to reveal Xavier has his brother chained up in his dungeon. Ethics aside, this was obviously going to be the reveal soon as we saw that door because Cain is the only big character piece Xavier has so far. The end of this issue is really bad though. Juggernaut just assumes Xavier is dead and literally claims boredom to spare the X-Men and then, off panel, steals a plane (can he fly one? Why wasn’t it shot down?) and flies to Europe to join the mysterious Factor Three group that has been lurking throughout the previous few issues. It’s extremely lazy.

[Rychetage · Rating 3 out of 5]

6/10

The X-Men's private lives continue to unfold, similar to what is done in Spider-Man, but lest interesting, although is an advance over previous issues of the X-Men, adding depth and credibility to the series.

The return of Juggernaut is welcome but not entirely spectacular. The story leaves open the mystery of the participation of Factor Three.

I don't like Werner Roth's drawing at all, it's because of the detail on the faces and in the panels in general.