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In which what happens in space stays in space; a horse is imperiled; Joseph does some dubious science; Gladiator’s name is absolutely not Gary; everybody gets new costumes; and we learn where babies come from.

X-PLAINED:

• Shi’ar taxonomy, sort of
• The Shi’ar (again)
• The Phalanx (again)
• Uncanny X-Men #341-344
• A whole bunch of callbacks to X-Men #98
• A carriage ride
• The Z’noxx chamber (again)
• One way to have safer sex
• FAO Schwarz
• The Shi’ar Imerial Guard (again)
• Diplomacy, kind of
• Space outfits
• Trademarks
• Pure Phalanx
• Dinosaur Kingdom 2
• Where Shi’ar babies come from
• Flirting
• The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl vs. Isca the Unbeaten
• Characters we would happily voice if invited to do so

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