Uncanny X-Men #189 (Jan 85): Two Girls Out to Have Fun!Creative Team: Chris Claremont, writer; John Romita, Jr., penciler; Steve Leiahola, guest inker; Tom Orzechowski, letterer; Glynis Wein, colorist; Ann Nocenti, editor; Jim Shooter, editor-in-chief; the Uncanny X-Men, stars
Starting Line Up: Storm, Nightcrawler, Wolverine (DNA), Colossus, Sprite (DNA), Rogue, Rachel
Guest Star: Magma
In New Mutants #23:
Selene and Emmanuel DaCosta join the Hellfire Club; Sunspot consumes Colossus; Aletys brings Magneto to his island; Mirage and Cannonball follow Wolfsbane into New York City, and realize that Wolfsbane and Sunspot have the powers of Cloak and Dagger.In Kitty Pryde & Wolverine #3:
Kitty fights Wolverine.Synopsis: Rachel and Magma of the New Mutants, strangers to this time, are out sightseeing in NYC. Rachel has flashbacks of the NYC of the future. In her time, she was a "hound", drugged and trained to hunt other mutants to be killed. She is ashamed of what she was. Magma notices something wrong, but Rachel won't talk about it. So they go shopping. Elsewhere, the other X-Men (minus the still in Japan Kitty and Wolverine) are seeing Storm off as she's leaving for Africa on a cruise ship. Jaime Rodriguez, who found that amulet last issue, finds a couple of coworkers trying to break into his locker. The amulet was calling to their inner desires for power and wealth. Jaime realises the amulet is evil and plans on destroing it. At the Metropolitn Museum of Art, Magma is amazed by the Roman culture display, since it reminds her of home (Nova Roma in the Andes). Rachel suddenly catches a familiar psychic pattern and rushes out after it. Selene gets into a limo and drives away from them. Magma has a hate on for Selene because Selene, also from Nova Roma, killed her mother. Magma wants revenge. Selene's limo pulls into the Hellfire Club. Rachel and Magma follow her inside. They put on the employees' maid uniforms to avoid suspision, but one of the managers finds them and puts them to work. Meanwhile, Selene and her associate, Friedrich von Roehm, are having a meeting with Sebastian Shaw. Selene is applying for position of Black Queen of the Inner Circle. Shaw is less than impressed until Selene demonstrates her powers, which Shaw realises could have killed him. Selene promises Shaw a gift and disappears. Shaw fears he will have to reluctantly accept her. Upstairs, Rachel is serving some member and trying not to laugh. When she's alone and getting the gigles out, Selene sneaks up on her, but Rachel catches her and psi-blasts her. Whe she approaches Selene, she finds it's really Magma with an illusion over her. Selene then catches Rachel from behind and makes both her and Magma her slaves. Selene presents them to Shaw. Rachel manages to fight Selene's control over her mind, but still cannot use her body. She then enters Magma's mind. Magma tries to fight her, but Rachel wins, snapping Magma out of Selene's control. As Magma fights for control of her body, he powers begin to manifest. The distraction allows both girls to reclaim their bodies. They begin to fight with Selene, Magma going on a rampage, until the X-Men arrive to help. Nightcrawler telepors Selene away and knocks her uncoscious. Magma wants her revenge, but Xavier forbids it. Shaw didn't want this fight in the first place and lets the X-Men leave unharmed. Rachel uses her telekinetic powers to change her and Magma's clothes to something less conspicuous. They exit the building and see the whole area has suffered a bad earthquake because of Magma. That night, Jaime Rodrigues listens to an anti-mutant newsreport while he waits for a subway. He's stabbed and killed from behind and the mugger take his amulet. A strange fire explodes from the amulet.
Yeah, but is it good? It's ok in parts, but another Rachel issue. Seems like poor Nightcrawler doesn't get many issues for himself these days. Everything has been so Rachel, Storm, Rogue, and even Colossus these past few issues. And the co-star is even a New Mutant! Poor, poor Nightcrawler. The girls infiltrating the Hellfire club as maids only to get put to work is funny. The action in this one is a little too brief. And what the Hell happened to Selene? Nightcrawler uses a nerve pinch and Xavier assures everyone it will be a long time before she bother anyone again. Huh? Why? Was this a super month longer nerve pinch Nightcrawler used? I don't understand what was supposed to be implied. We gets some more depth into Rachel from her time. Having her as a mutant hunter against her will is very interesting and something that carried deep psychological affects. And Storm finally leaves the team... but does she suceed? And that amulet subplot finally comes to fruition. And trust me, and doesn't lead to anything good.
Significata: Rachel reveals she was a mutant hunting Hound in her time. She carries deep trauma from it. Storm tries to leave the team. Selene tries to become Black Queen of the Hellfire Club's Inner Circle.
