THE RETRO MEN
of Earth-1038
Membership: Beast, Cable, Gambit, Iceman, Storm, Wolverine, Xavier, numerous unnamed others (see comments)
Purpose: Presumably to fight for peace between mutants and humans
Affiliations: None known
Enemies: Magneto, Mister Sinister
Base of Operations: Presumably the Xavier Institute in Westchester, New York
First Appearance: X-Men Millennial Visions 2001 (January, 2002)
History: (X-Men Millennial Visions 2001- "X-Men: The Retro Men") - As old trends came back into fashion, the X-Men decided to hop on the bandwagon by renaming themselves the Retro Men and going back to their old trend of wearing identical uniforms.
Comments: Created by Fred Hembeck.
Some other team members who were not identified by name were identified by me by
recognizing their Earth-616 counterparts. The ones not mentioned by name are:
Angel, Colossus, Cyclops, Jean Grey, Havok, Nightcrawler, Polaris, Rogue, and
Shadowcat.
Clarifications:
The Retro Men (Millennial Visions 2001) had no known connection to
BEAST
Beast appeared to be mostly the same as his Earth-616 counterpart, aside from the change in costume.
--X-Men Millennial Visions 2001 - "X-Men: The Retro Men"
CABLE
Aside from the new uniform, Cable did not appear to be any different from his Earth-616 counterpart.
--X-Men Millennial Visions 2001 - "X-Men: The Retro Men"
GAMBIT
Gambit did not seem much different from his Earth-616 counterpart, aside from his wearing of an old X-Men uniform.
--X-Men Millennial Visions 2001 - "X-Men: The Retro Men"
ICEMAN
Iceman was ridiculously overdressed, wearing a classic X-Men uniform over his already iced-over body. Other than that, he was mostly the same as his Earth-616 counterpart.
--X-Men Millennial Visions 2001 - "X-Men: The Retro Men"
STORM
While she agreed to wear an X-Men uniform, Storm did not stop wearing her headdress. Other than that, she was the same as her Earth-616 counterpart.
--X-Men Millennial Visions 2001 - "X-Men: The Retro Men"
WOLVERINE
Wolverine was basically the same as his Earth-616 counterpart, with the exception that he always wore an X-Men uniform.
--X-Men Millennial Visions 2001 - "X-Men: The Retro Men"
XAVIER
Xavier was the same as his Earth-616 counterpart, except for the X-Men uniform that he wore.
--X-Men Millennial Visions 2001 - "X-Men: The Retro Men"
images:
X-Men Millennial Visions 2001, p36, splash page (all pics)
X-Men Millennial Visions 2001 (January, 2002) - "X-Men: The Retro Men" - Fred Hembeck (text, art)
Last updated: 12/18/05
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