The Beast In a Macabre of Dual Identities

• Writer - Mark Waid
• Penciler - Frank Toscano
• Penciler - Nick Gnazzo
• Inker - Art Thibert
• Inker - Matt Web
• Colorist - Malibu
• Lettering - Richard Starkings
• Lettering - Comicraft
• Editor - Kelly Corvese
• Editor in Chief - Bob Harras

Need to Know

Summary

  Flashback to Dunfee Elementary School: Hank is rambunctiously inquisitive, taking apart the copier and boiler and bus to see how they work.

  Dark Beast is questioning his principal; when done, he smothers him. He has decided to investigate this world¹s Hank McCoy, and leaves a trail of death behind him. He genetically alters his appearance so he can impersonate him, testing himself on Hank¹s parents. He can¹t bring himself to kill them, so he kills an innocent bystander, instead.

  The real Hank is obsessively studying the Legacy virus, and even Bobby can¹t get him to relax. Dark Beast sends a message to his computer terminal; he tracesit back to his old Brand Corporation building, now abandoned. Dark Beast captures him so he can hide from Mr. Sinister by pretending to be Hank. Hank fights back,but doesn¹t kill him because he is too curious about who he really is. A mistake: Dark Beast knocks him out, chains him up, and bricks him in.