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Subject: Re: Lockheed (not the aircraft) - (nf)
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Date: Sun, 9-Sep-84 16:41:00 EDT
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uokvax!lmaher    Sep  9 15:41:00 1984

I agree with David London that X-Men Annual #8 was terrible (the
worst comic I've read since X-Men Annual #7, something about the
long format brings out the worst in Claremont, and L*h*l*a (don't
remember where the vowels go) has terrible artwork - I didn't
like him on Spiderwoman either), and all this was just Illyana
fantasizing about Lockheed.  Lockheed's first appearance (in
fictional form, much bigger, with an irish accent) was in the
excellent X-Men #153, Kitty's fairy tale.  This annual was an
attempt at the same thing, and didn't work at all - unless Chris
is trying to demonstrate that Illyana can't tell a story worth a
da*n.

Kitty found Lockheed (or vice versa) on the Brood Homeworld, and
thought he had died with it.  He turned up again back on earth,
saving her from some leftover nasties (Sidri, I think).  In the
Secret Wars he falls in love with a lady dragon much bigger than
himself, unless Shooter forgets to do it.

It's obvious Lockheed is very intelligent, and very omnivorous
(He eats sentient beings, or at least their eggs, in addition to
whatever he normally feeds on).

Perhaps he's the current focus of the Phoenix, or am I just being
obsessive? :-)

Lockheed doesn't appear in the Magik limited series, but it's
well worth getting for the insight into Illyana.  Cat may be of
interest, too, as a killer version of Kitty - of special interest
to those following the Wolverine & Kitty Limited Series (which I
recommend).