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Asteroid M was the name of numerous asteroids converted by the comic book mutant Magneto, into his home, orbiting base, in the Marvel Comics universe. It was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, in X-Men #5 (May 1964). 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The JSA roster as drawn by Pacheco and Jesus Merino Carlos Pacheco is an Spanish comic book artist and penciller. ...
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// Marvel Comics In Marvel comic books, particularly those of the X-Men franchise, a mutant is a human being who is born with genetic modifications that allow for abilities not possessed by regular humans. ...
Magneto (real name unknown, alias Erik Magnus Lehnsherr) is a comic book fictional character, a mutant in the Marvel Comics universe. ...
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The Fantastic Four, one of Kirbys most famous co-creations. ...
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History
It has been destroyed and reconstructed by the Master of Magnetism many times. All of them had several levels, including an observation deck, hangar bays and medical facilities. The various facilities had technology that kept it concealed from standard detection technology. They were all positioned in stationary orbit probably over Anya's grave (the deceased eldest child of Magneto).
First one Magneto completed construction on it just before recruiting his children, Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch, into his group of Brotherhood of Evil Mutants. As seen in X-Men (Second Series) Minus 1 (July 1997). It was destroyed in a battle with the X-Men , in X-Men #5 (May 1964). Quicksilver (Pietro Maximoff) is a comic book superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. ...
The Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff) is a fictional character, a mutant superheroine in the Marvel Comics universe. ...
The Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, also known as the Brotherhood of Mutants and the Brotherhood, is a team of comic book mutant supervillains in Marvel Comics universe who are devoted to mutant superiority over normal humans. ...
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The X-Men are a group of comic book superheroes featured in Marvel Comics. ...
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Second one It was constructed just after Magneto imprisoned the X-Men in his Antarctic citadel, reducing them to the level of six-month-old babies, around the time of X-Men #113 (September 1978). September is the ninth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four Gregorian months with 30 days. ...
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Asteroid M was severly damaged when Warlock, an alien being, from an techno-organic civilization with rigid rules and regulations, was fleeing to Earth, who collided with Asteroid M, breaking it to pieces. As seen in New Mutants Vol. 1 # 21 (November 1984). For the other Marvel Comics character, look for Adam Warlock. ...
New Mutants is the name of two comic book series, published by Marvel Comics. ...
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Third one It was during his brief association with the Hellfire Club, that Magneto rebuilt a fancier version of Asteroid M. Magneto wanted a contingency plan, if things didn't work out with the Hellfire Club. Therefore, he preceeded to rebuild his base of operations, to survey the Earth, from high above. From there, he heard of Scarlet Witch's troubles. He went down to Earth, to bring her back to his space station. This version was first seen in Avengers: West Coast #57 (April 1990). The Hellfire Club is a club of comic book supervillains in the Marvel Comics, and are frequent foes of the X-Men. ...
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When the West Coast Avengers attacked Asteroid M, we learn that Magneto has service robots, on the station. The service robots were instrumental in alerting Magneto to the presence of Wasp, on his base. For obvious reasons, his entire asteroid isn't made out of metallic objects. Quicksilver demonstrated this, when he ripped out plastic tubing out of one the consoles. The Wasp is a comic book superhero in the Marvel Comics universe, and is a central member of The Avengers. ...
Quicksilver (Pietro Maximoff) is a comic book superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. ...
Afterwards events involving Zaladane, in the Savage Land, Magneto returned to Asteroid M, to live in peace. His peace didn't last that long, when Acolytes, led originally by Fabian Cortez, requested and were granted sanctuary by Magneto from American soldiers that were chasing them, on Asteroid M. Zaladane absorbs Polariss powers. ...
The Savage Land is a hidden prehistoric land within the fictional Marvel Universe. ...
The Acolytes were the name of a group of mutants who followed Magneto. ...
Fabian Cortez is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe. ...
In X-Men (Second series) #1 (October 1991), it was stated that the asteroid was in synchronous orbit and 250 kiolmeters above the Earth. The asteroid also has inhibtor fields, that kept mutants or superhumans from using their powers. This version of the asteroid has medical & science facilities, an observation deck, sleeping quarters, and a swimming pool. 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
A synchronous orbit is an orbit in which an orbiting body (usually a satellite) has a period equal to the average rotational period of the body being orbited (usually a planet), and in the same direction of rotation as that body. ...
It was destroyed for the final time in X-Men (Second series) #3 (December 1991). Cortez, from an escape pod, set off nuclear missiles that were around the asteroid. Although Magneto survived the re-entry of Asteroid M to Earth, the rest of the original Acolytes did not. The remains of the Asteroid M crashed into the Middle East. Forge, Henry Peter Gyrich, and other government officials, inspected the wreckage in Uncanny X-Men #299 (April 1993). 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
A map showing countries commonly considered to be part of the Middle East The Middle East is a region comprising the lands around the southern and eastern parts of the Mediterranean Sea, a territory that extends from the eastern Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. ...
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Henry Peter Gyrich is a fictional bureaucrat in the Marvel Universe. ...
Other versions In the Ages of Apocalypse, was a a series of reality warps, where Apocalypse attempted to use the X-Men and their powers. In one of the realities, a different version of the Brotherhood stays on on Asteroid M. Apocalypse (real name En Sabah Nur) is a fictional character, a comic book supervillain in Marvel Comics universe. ...
In other media
Animation Asteroid M was fortunate enough to make appearances, in the Pryde of the X-Men, the X-Men animated series, and the X-Men: Evolution animated series. Pryde of the X-Men is an animated one-shot cartoon from 1989 featuring the X-Men. ...
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X-Men: Evolution is an animated series containing the original cast of X-Men, mostly depicted as teenagers and some as adults. ...
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Video Games It has made appearance in the X-Men, game for Sega Genesis and in the X-Men Legends, role playing game. The Mega Drive/Genesis was a 16-bit video game console released by Sega in Japan (1988), Europe (1990) and most of the rest of the world as the Mega Drive. ...
X-Men Legends is a role-playing game released in 2004 for the Xbox, PlayStation 2, and GameCube video game consoles; and the N-Gage handheld game console. ...
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Bibliography
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September is the ninth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four Gregorian months with 30 days. ...
1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ...
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New Mutants is the name of two comic book series, published by Marvel Comics. ...
1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The West Coast Avengers was a spin-off superhero team of the Avengers, as well as the title of their comic book series. ...
1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Significant stories - X-Men (Second series) #3 (December 1991, Marvel Comics) - Destruction of Asteroid M, by Fabian Cortez.
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