#5

Synopsis

The X-Men attend Professor X's funeral and are surprised when Quicksilver shows up. Returning to the mansion, the X-Men are greeted by a posthumous message from Xavier passing the torch on to his students. Quicksilver returns to Magneto's lair and is plagued with doubt about leaving the Avengers to rejoin his old master but fears for his sister's health. The X-Men lay a trap and attack Magneto and his Brotherhood but the bad guys quickly gain the upper hand.

Notes

Reprinted from

• The X-Men #43
• The X-Men #44
• The Avengers #53
• The X-Men #45
• The X-Men #46
• The X-Men #47
• The X-Men #48
• The X-Men #49— cover
• The X-Men #50
• The X-Men #51
• The X-Men #52
• The X-Men #53
• Ka-Zar #2
• Ka-Zar #3
• Marvel Tales #30

Reprinted in

• The X-Men Omnibus #2

Credits

Script

Roy Thomas, Gary Friedrich, Arnold Drake, Jerry Siegel

Plot

Roy Thomas

Pencils

Jim Steranko, John Buscema, George Tuska, Werner Roth, Don Heck, John Romita, Marie Severin, Barry Windsor-Smith

Inks

Jim Steranko, George Tuska, John Tartaglione, John Verpoorten, Frank Giacoia, John Romita, Joe Sinnott, Mike Esposito, Dick Ayers

Letters

Sam Rosen, Artie Simek, Irv Watanabe, Joe Rosen, Herb Cooper, Jean Simek

Editing

Roy Thomas

Collection editor

Cory Sedlmeier

Layout

Don Heck

Original editor

Stan Lee

Plot, script

Gary Friedrich

Other printings & variants

• Limited Variant Edition