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In "Uncanny X-Men #122", Storm winds up in a shooting gallery, where heroin addicts go to get high and sleep. Which other superhero helps her out when the junkies become violent?

Luke Cage. Luke Cage is a superhero who has superhuman strength and skin that is as hard as titanium! He joined the Avengers in 2005 after many supervillains escaped The Raft, a prison designed for supervillains.

Charles Xavier was the first person to visit the Pryde household in order to convince Kitty to attend his school.

F. Xavier was preceded by Emma Frost, the White Queen of the Hellfire Club. Thank goodness Kitty didn't go with her, for she was a long-time rival of the X-Men!

In the fight against the Imperial Guard, Storm loses to what other fighter?

Hussar. Hussar won against Storm when he attacked her from the back and used his neuro-whip to bring her down. Earthquake was the Imperial Guard member whom Storm was preoccupied with.

Kitty takes dance lessons when isn't being a superhero. What is the name of her dance teacher?

Stevie Hunter. Stevie Hunter is an African-American woman who stopped dancing in shows due to an unspecified accident. According to Kitty, dancing is a way to "balance the scales", because she is far more intelligent than her classmates. In dance she is just like everyone else.

What demon does Cyclops encounter? (Hint: Man-Thing also fights the demon.)

D'Spayre. D'Spayre is, as one could guess, a demon that personifies and causes despair in people. His sister, Spite, was often trapped by D'Spayre in Cyttorak's world.

Who is the last of the X-Men to be captured by Arcade's lackeys?

Storm. Storm turns her back to answer a phone call from Spider-Man and is stunned by Arcade himself. Ironically, Spider-Man was calling to warn the team about Arcade!

Whose body was destroyed when the X-Men finally defeated Proteus?

Joseph MacTaggert. Kevin MacTaggert, also known as Proteus, was a mutant who can warp reality and who needed a fresh body before his own burned out due to his being composed of psionic energy. His last body before being defeated was that of his father, Joseph MacTaggert.

When Jean Grey was under Jason Wyngarde's influence she often saw illusions. Which of these illusions did she not see?

Bearing a child. Jason Wyngarde is also known as Mastermind. Over a period of time he manipulated Jean Grey's mind to turn her into Dark Phoenix. His illusions cast Jean and himself as lovers in old England.

Wolverine and Nightcrawler go to Canada to track down what legendary creature?

Confront Alpha Flight. While in Canada, the two X-Men encountered The Wendigo, which in Marvel Comics, is a large white creature who is strong enough to pose a challenge to the Hulk! Luckily Wolverine and Nightcrawler, with the help of Guardian from Alpha Flight, subdue the monster.

The X-Men go to Scotland after a phone call from Polaris is interrupted. Who was she on the line with?

Cyclops. Polaris urged the X-Men to come to Scotland, but was cut off because she was attacked by Proteus. Proteus had previously attacked Multiple Man and several civilians on and around Muir Island.

In 'Issue 132', the X-Men visit Angel's home. What is it called?

Angel's Aerie. Angel is out in New Mexico, living it up with his girlfriend Candy Southern, when the X-Men stop by. Cyclops talks to Angel about the Hellfire Club and Angel soon rejoins the X-Men.

Mystique and her supervillain team attack Senator Robert Kelly. Who is NOT a part of this team?

Toad. While Toad had been a dutiful member of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants while Magneto led it, he was not part of the team that attacked Senator Robert Kelly. That team consisted of Mystique, Destiny, Pyro, Avalanche and Blob.

Kitty Pryde fights off a demon all by herself, but damages much of the mansion in the process! Which room did she not wreck?

The kitchen. Around the Christmas holiday, Kitty has the mansion all to herself, but is attacked by a skeletal demon! She eventually fries it to a crisp using the Blackbird Jet's burners, but not before she ruins many rooms.

When Nightcrawler is spirited away to a false Hell, who do the X-Men enlist to help them?

Doctor Strange. On his birthday, Nightcrawler is held hostage in a realm ruled by Margali Szardos, the gypsy woman who raised him. She blamed Nightcrawler for killing her son, but lets him go when he reveals it was all a big misunderstanding.

Arcade manipulates Colossus' feelings of homesickness to turn him against the X-Men. What name does he go by?

Protelariat. As the Protelariat, Colossus wear a pair of overalls with the acronym "C.C.C.P." on it. He is brought back to his senses after the X-Men admit to loving him like a brother.