It had to happen.

In their first year, the new X-Men had fought Sentinels and Juggernaut and even killer robot duplicates of the original team.

They were bound to face their most hated, hateful foe – Magneto.

But nobody expected it would be such a resounding rout for the Master of Magnetism.

In “X-Men” No. 104, “The Gentleman’s Name is Magneto,” cover date April 1977, the new recruits are attacked on Muir Island and just barely escape with their lives.

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