X-Man #56

Publisher
Marvel
Year
1999
Month
10
LastChanged
2/3/2024 1:38:25 AM
Greyville

Summary

  In Greyville, Nate, Threnody, Maddie, and Spider-Man watch a drive-in movie together, when it is suddenly attacked by Ecco, the Sludge that Swallowed Secaucus. He plops the screen on top of it, while the others aid the panicked crowd.

  A SHIELD agent named Violet shows up, angry over a real-estate deal, while Ecco catches Spider-Man. Nate dives in after him, and realizes it is a collection of small entities under Violet's control. He gets Spider-Man out, and Threnody uses her death powers on Ecco, which knocks out Violet, and Ecco scatters like shiny cockroaches. The police take Violet away.

  Back on the farm, Nate relaxes with Cable, Jean, and Forge. They are attacked by Sinister on a flying horse; he easily kills Jean, Forge, and Cable. Nate attacks Sinister and finds an old man behind the mask.

  He realizes his life in Greyville was all too good to be true: he refuses to believe, and the illusion shatters. He wonders if he subconsciously created a paradise for himself.

  The real Threnody and her dead groupies have followed Nate all the way from Alaska.

  Nate decides the Purple Man is to blame, and gets angry. Mysterio observes, annoyed that he couldn't fool Nate into revealing Spider-Man's secret identity.