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| Publisher |
Marvel |
| Published | March 1972 |
A blue-furred monster stalks a seemingly-decent security guard outside a genetic research lab. The "security guard" starts to break into the lab causing the monster to attack. The intruder pulls a gun and starts shooting, despite the monster articulately demanding he not shoot. This scares the intruder into shooting more. The monster is angered by the shots and even more so by the arrival of soldiers on the scene. Fleeing into the research lab, the creature considers himself safe, though he is frightened by the sound of the soldiers' gunfire killing the intruder. Slowly, disconsolately, the creature heads further into the lab, into the office of Hank McCoy. It is Hank McCoy!Hank looks at the clock and learns it is later than he thinks, which infuriates him even more. Incredulous, he realizes he can never return to his normal, human appearance. Spotting a picture of the original class of X-Men, Hank throws it in ire, declaring his formal life an entire waste for he is now, truly, nothing but a beast. With tears in his eyes, Hank remembers his final day at Xavier's mansion, saying farewell to the X-Men. The farewells made it harder for him to leave, but the others would not let him sneak away. Hank was offered a position at the Brand Corporation, working mostly independently for a Mr. Grant, though also working with a Professor Maddicks. The Brand Corporation is more impressively supplied than SHIELD. Hank feels right at home almost immediately. Maddicks's assistant, Miss Linda Donaldson, helps smooth Hank's transition, especially with the cantankerous Maddicks. Soon Linda and Hank's relationship blossoms into romance. Hank realizes that he is finally growing up from the awkward teenager he was as an X-Man - he's now just a man.Weeks into his research into mutation, Hank discovers the secret to his own mutation. Before he can confirm his findings with Mr. Grant, he overhears Professor Maddicks on the phone preparing to eliminate him. In order to take care of it, Hank...
