Issue: #1 DF
"Forging The Sword" part 1. The island of Genosha was once a thriving nation of mutants, built from the ground up by Magneto, the mutant Master of Magnetism. Then, one day, an apocalyptic attack killed every man, woman and child, and reduced an entire society to rubble within hours. Now, Professor Charles Xavier -- legendary founder of the X-Men, and the man who dreams of peaceful coexistence betw...
First appearances: Wicked, Lightning Rod, Freakshow, Caiman, Glamour
Creators: Dan Buckley, Joe Quesada, Mike Marts, Tom Orzechowski, Chris Claremont, Greg Adams, Aaron Lopresti, Andy Park, Liquid!
Characters: Magneto, Rogue, Storm, Sunspot, Wolverine, Cyclops, Emma Frost, Havok, Iceman, Nightcrawler, Professor X, Rachel Grey, Moira MacTaggert, Wicked, Unus the Untouchable, Magik, Lightning Rod, Sage, Magma, The Wild Sentinel