Rom #62

Issue: Rom Spaceknight Vol. 1 #62

Publishing Date: January 1985

Highlights: Rom goes to Forge to try and convince him to make more weaponry to combat the Dire Wraiths.

Synopsis: Forge is asked by the government to create an arsenal of Neutralizers to combat the Dire Wraiths, but Forge refuses, afraid that they would be used on mutants again. Rom decides to see Forge himself and goes to Texas, but the Wraiths plan to prevent Rom and Forge from working together and attack the people outside Forge’s headquarters.

Extra Info: X-Men only show up as flashbacks and back story. I was unable to find this issue online or in store, so had to rely on the Marvel Wiki Database for information.

Contradictions: None

Powers Taken: None

Key Issue: No

Uncanny X-Men #187

Issue: The Uncanny X-Men Vol. 1 #187

Publishing Date: November 1984

Highlights: Storm tries to leave Forge's home, only to be drawn into a battle against Dire Wraiths intent on killing him.

Synopsis: Storm walks out on Forge but before she can get far she realizes that there is something wrong with the people who have entered Forge's building moments after she leaves. Before she can go any further Storm is attacked by a Dire Wraith and forced into a fight for her life. She is quickly aided by Naze, Forge's foster father, who she gives her word to that she will make sure no harm comes to Forge. Rogue and Colossus also join the battle, on their way to find Storm and bring her home. Using tricks and mystical powers the Dire Wraiths create confusion and illusions to trick the combatants, but Forge manages to trick the Dire Wraiths and they are defeated. However something completely different seems to grip Storm, Forge, Rogue and Colossus before they can assess the situation.

Extra Info: Storm realizes she can fight just as well without her mutant power as she could with them.

Contradictions: None

Powers Taken: None

Key Issue: Yes

Uncanny X-Men #186

Issue: The Uncanny X-Men Vol. 1 #186

Publishing Date: October 1984

Highlights: Forge takes Storm to his home and nurses her back to health

Synopsis: After her powers have been taken away with the weapon Forge developed, Storm is taken to Forge's home where he intends on helping her recover and in doing so, study her recovery in hopes of finding a cure for the loss of her powers. While Storm refuses to acknowledge any kind of life without her powers, Xavier uses cerebro to search for her, but fears the worse when he can't find her mutant signature and Rogue, feeling responsible, hunts down Val Cooper in order to find the necessary information she needs to find Storm, but encounters trouble when she finds Val already being attacked by Dire Wraiths.

Extra Info: Rogue seems to be unintentionally leaving a worse and worse trail of violent seeming confrontations behind her.

Contradictions: None

Powers Taken: None

Key Issue: Yes