Uncanny X-Men #11
This story isn't great. We're introduced to the character who goes only by the name of the Stranger, an alien who we later discover goes from planet to planet collecting mutations for his race to study. While the two teams fight to recruit him to their side, he is actually judging which of them will make the best specimen for his people to observe.

I never felt like the Stranger really paid off. He feels more like a plot device to take Magneto out of the picture, which to be honest, he probably is. Despite the promise that the Stranger vows that Magneto shall never be returned to Earth, I can't help but feel that this is really Lee just trying to buy some Magneto-free issues. Despite how great a character he is and such a wonderful foil to Xavier, I can see how one might grow tired of continually thinking up ways for the two men to combat each other

I respect all that but this issue still comes off as perfuctonary.

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