262. Uncanny X-Men vol 1 #94 ... Marvel ...

It had to happen, right? Back before mutants were a hot commodity, the X people failed (to sum it up quick) ... and basically the only X-title (shocking right?) were into reprinting their early adventures ... until a new team was introduced and it took off lightning quick!

So within a few issues, the chums in-charge decided to push it even harder sales-wise by knocking off one of the new heroes permanently. Yup. You read that right. New hero, new background and they killed him off and he never came back even until today. Why? Obviously, they tested him and he wasn't that popular a chap.

SPOILER ALERT

So the X-Men was on a mission and trying to stop the baddie (cover tells all) ... and like Cap A and Bucky in WW2 ... as the enemy was fleeing the heroes leapt on the plane and tried to subdue him only to have it going KABLOOEY so people without super healing factor ... you know you are goners!

Now amongst the new X-Men, who is the most boring and under-developed character, almost as if he was created merely to fill some token for racial diversity? Thunderbird. He is an American Indian, raced on a reservation and has a huge chip on his shoulder because of the frustration he felt living on the ranch. However, he is superhuman everything like faster, stronger, a warrior spirit and a hunter/ tracker. Turns out this is his mutation so Charley Xavier drafted him onboard

However, frustration continues when he comes. Because the new team is cosmopolitan from Russia, Africa, Canada, etc and when compared to his team mates, somehow, there is always someone doing the same thing Thunderbird can do but better

Strong - Colossus
Fighting and hunter/ tracker - Wolverine

So what's his duty on the team?

Even he was at a loss and in the end, to prove himself, he did a stupid stunt. Sigh!

Ratings: 7/10