The second issue of Marvel’s all-ages WOLVERINE AND THE X-MEN MAGAZINE proves to be stronger than the first. It opens with a WOLVERINE: FIRST CLASS story in which Kitty Pryde rather amusingly sets Wolverine up on a secret birthday date with his long-distance lady friend, only to see the plans foiled by the arrival of Sabretooth. Happy birthday!
Next, the X-Men travel to Florida to drop in on Dr. Curtis Connors, who has unfortunately turned into a lizard — or The Lizard, rather — and the heroes have to fish him out of the swamps before he grows too dangerous … if they can survive the effort.
Most of the mag’s second half is comprised of the entirety of GIANT-SIZE X-MEN #1, from 1975. I actually owned that issue as a child, in which Professor X scours the globe to assemble his team. It’s full of characters I didn’t even remember — as being part of the X-Men or otherwise — like Japan’s Sunfire, Nashville’s Banshee and American Indian John Proudstar.
Closing out the fun is the continuation of a MINI-MARVELS story from the debut issue, in which a pint-size Wolverine is still trying to get a hold of his favorite breakfast cereal. Hope you’ve read that first part, or else the end gag has none of its intended payoff. —Rod Lott
OTHER BOOKGASM REVIEWS OF THIS SERIES:
• WOLVERINE AND THE X-MEN MAGAZINE #1
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