(W) Chris Claremont (P) Igor Kordey (Cover) Andy Park
"Forging the Sword" Part 1 of 4. The island of Genosha was once a thriving nation of mutants, built from the ground up by Magneto, the mutant Master of Magnetism. Then, one day, an apocalyptic attack killed every man, woman and child, and ruduced an entire society to rubble within hours. Now, Professor Charles Xavier - legendary founder of the X-Men, and the man who dreams of peaceful coexistence between humans and mutants - has come to Genosha with one intention: to rebuild the nation from its ashes.
* 1st appearance of Wicked, a mutant with the ability to summon and command spirits
* 1st appearance of Freakshow, a boy who could transform into a monster