Secret Wars #5

Issue: Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars Vol. 1 #5

Publishing Date: September 1984

Highlights: The X-Men help the Heroes fight the Villains, acting as free agents.

Synopsis: Galactus summons his home from space while the Heroes regroup, the X-Men come to an agreement with Magneto, and Doom plans his next move. Galactus attacks the Heroes and Doom uses the attack to his advantage and has the Villains attack the Heroes as well while he waits to invade Galactus' home and the X-Men fly in to help the Heroes. The Heroes and the X-Men win and the X-Men fless, leaving a critically wounded Colossus behind for the Heroes to save.

Extra Info: There seems to be a battle for leadership between Storm and Xavier.

Contradictions: None

Powers Taken: None

Key Issue: No

Secret Wars #4

Issue: Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars Vol. 1 #4

Publishing Date: August 1984

Highlights: The X-Men leave the Heroes in order to join Magneto against the Beyonder.

Synopsis: The Heroes escape their fallen hideout, only to discover the X-Men and Thor are missing. To make sure the Heroes are dead, the villains drop a mountain on them. The mountain doesn't crush the Heroes thanks to the Hulk. While the Heroes try to find a way out, the X-Men go to join Magneto. Thor fights off the Villains and the Wasp escapes from Magneto's hideout. The Heroes escape and find a native village in which they are given medical treatment.

Extra Info: Rogue second guesses herself and wonders if she would stand for what's right or betray the X-Men in order to survive.

Contradictions: None

Powers Taken: None

Key Issue: Yes

Secret Wars #3

Issue: Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars Vol. 1 #3

Publishing Date: July 1984

Highlights: The heroes and villains battle yet once more, while the villains seem to be getting stronger with their teamwork, the heroes seem to be falling apart from the inside out.

Synopsis: While a wicked storm rages outside making it impossible for anyone to attack, the heroes explore their new hideout. The Heroes break into separate groups, all trying to regroup from their previous battle. At Magneto’s hideout, he and the Wasp decide to talk in a civil manner while they wait out the storm. And over at the villain’s hideout, Dr. Doom creates 2 new super villain-esses. While exploring, Spider Man comes across the X-Men, who are planning to leave the heroes hideout to join Magneto, but when he goes to report this, Xavier wipes his mind of the conversation. Thor and the Enchantress go off through a portal to talk of things only Gods can talk of. The villains attack the heroes as soon as the storm breaks, taking them by surprise and freeing all their comrades before returning to their hideout.

Extra Info: Rogue is visibly unnerved by the fact that she is in the same place as the Avengers, given their past history together.

Contradictions: Rogue’s super strength can’t break through Spider Man’s webs, which seems kind of unrealistic considering she can take down whole buildings.

Powers Taken: None

Key Issue: Yes

Secret Wars #2

Issue: Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars Vol. 1 #2

Publishing Date: June 1984

Highlights: The villains attack the heroes, only to be defeated due to lack of organization and teamwork.

Synopsis: While being attacked by the villains, the heroes begin to realize that certain aspects of the planet were specifically designed to help them use their powers to their full potential. The heroes fight as a team, while the villains fight unorganized and end up running back to their hideout. The heroes take their prisoners and find their own hideout while the villains find that their hideout has been taken over by Dr. Doom. Magneto decides to attack the heroes while they are settling in, but flees when he finds that he wasn’t prepared for their retaliation.

Extra Info: None

Contradictions: None

Powers Taken: None

Key Issue: No

Secret Wars #1

Issue: Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars Vol. 1 #1

Publishing Date: May 1984

Highlights: The X-Men are transported to space with other heroes from earth and given an ultimatum.

Synopsis: Earth’s mightiest heroes & villains are transported  from earth to a makeshift planet by an all-powerful entity calling himself “the Beyonder”. The Beyonder offers them them their wildest dreams come true, but only if they battle each other in an all-out war between heroes and villains. Dr Doom tries to convince the villains not to fight, but they don’t listen so he attempts to enlist the help of Reed Richards.

Extra Info: More of an introduction issue, not much happening. If reading in chronological order, the Secret Wars series should be read before restarting the Uncanny X-Men series.

Contradictions: None

Powers Taken: None

Key Issue: No