Days of Future Present! Uncanny X-Men Annual #14, Art Adams & Chris Claremont, Marvel Comics 1990

Review of Uncanny X-Men Annual 14, by Chris Claremont and Art Adams, with inks by Dan Green, Bob Wiacek, Al Milgrom, and Steve Moncuse, Marvel Comics 1990
Cover by Art Adams! Note, this features the first published appearance of Gambit!

This annual contains two stories. First, "Days of Future Present", Part 4 of 4, which features Franklin Richards from the dystopian future seen in UXM 141-142; he re-connects with Rachel Summers/Phoenix, and hopes to live happily ever after with her; however, Ahab turns the Invisible Woman and Cyclops into hounds in order to hunt down the young lovers; the FF, X-Men, X-Factor and New Mutants track Ahab to his lair, where they defeat him and force him to teleport away; Franklin learns that he is not flesh and blood, but an astral ghost, and so he agrees to sacrifice himself to save Sue, Scott, Rachel and young Franklin!

Second, "The Fundamental Things", by Claremont and Mark Heike, with inks by Geoff Isherwood, which features Wolverine, Jubilee, and Psylocke in Madripoor, where Franklin and Rachel pay them a visit; because he doesn't recognise them, Franklin disappears Psylocke and Jubilee from our reality; but Wolverine explains to him that with great power, comes great responsibility, and so he brings them back!

Also, features a pin-up of the Outback male X-Men by Kevin Nowlan and an alternative cover by Michael Golden!

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