X-Man #34
- Publisher
- Marvel
- Year
- 1998
- Month
- 1
- LastChanged
- 2/3/2024 1:30:02 AM
Messiah Complex
- Writer - Terry Kavanagh
- Penciler - Roger Cruz
- Inker - Bud LaRosa
- Colorist - Mike Thomas
- Lettering - Comicraft
- Lettering - Richard Starkings
- Lettering - Albert Deschesne
- Editor - Jaye Gardner
- Editor in Chief - Bob Harras
The Ride
Summary
In the wee hours of the morning, a cab hits a motorcycle, with fatalities.
Nate is in Washington Square Park, a local hero. He catches some pickpockets and continues doing miracles for the crowd. Marita runs up: Jam was also on the motorcycle, and her arm was cut off. They rush to the hospital, where Bux is ineffectually chanting with New Age vigor.
Nate can't fix it, either, and he feels guilty for not having prevented it. The doctor comes in, and to his shock, Jam's arm has regenerated, and his next patient's bullet wound is also miraculously healed. Word spreads, and Nate, nonplussed, is mobbed by the press.
The Purple Man observes and manipulates, planning to use Nate to take over the world.