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In which Elle and Graeme save the day; Hank McCoy joins the real world (sort of) (briefly); Carl Maddicks may or may not be undead; academic discourse in the Marvel Universe leaves a few things to be desired; Steve Englehart is an unsung hero of X-Men; Mastermind lives up to his name; Warren Worthington has a good attitude about mutation; and Avengers Beast is the best Beast; and Graeme has strong feelings about Moira MacTaggert.

X-PLAINED:

• The complex romantic life of Patsy Walker
• The increasingly terrible life choices of Hank McCoy
• Amazing Adventures #11-17
• Incredible Hulk #161
• Captain America #173-175
• Avengers #137, 144, & 178
• Marvel Team-Up #124
• Life after the X-Men
• The Brand Corporation
• Carl Maddicks (again)
• Vampire Secret Agent Linda Donaldson
• The dubious chemical cause of mutation
• Beast as proto-Wolverine
• Steve Englehart
• The high price of passing
• Several unusually realistic latex masks
• Norman Mailer’s Handbook for Unliberated Women
• Sad clowns
• Buzz Baxter
• Hellcat (Patsy Walker)
• Someone who might be Carole King, Indira Gandhi, or your siste