*Marvel: Following the debut of the ‘New’ X-Men in Giant-Size X-Men #1, the revamped international team took over the moribund reprint series with #94, and galvanized a whole new generation of readers. Here we have #95, effectively the second ongoing issue, concluding the battle with Count Nefaria and the Ani-Men, and featuring the heroic demise of Thunderbird, who died of, er, well, being a bit too similar to Wolverine, I guess. #96 was the first new issue released in the UK, and it caused us all in the Old Country to sit up and pay attention, not least because it featured the cuddliest demon ever, and the premier of long-running supporting character Moira MacTaggert, a brilliant scientist who also happened to be a dab hand with firearms. #95 (pictured) is FN £50; #96 is FN- p £20.25.