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Uncanny X-Men #480 page 1 (Death of Smasher)

Artists: Clayton Henry (Penciller) , Mark Morales (Inker)

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Uncanny X-Men #480 page 1 (Death of Smasher) Comic Art

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Title:	Uncanny X-Men #480 page 1 (Death of Smasher)
Artist:	Clayton Henry (Penciller)
Artist:	Mark Morales (Inker)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Interior Page
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	292
Likes on CAF:	3 4
Comments:	4
Added to Site:	10/16/2021
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Marvel killed off a lot of the Shi'ar Imperial Guard characters in the late 2000's to early 2010's for whatever reason. In this page, Vulcan (the 3rd Summers Brother) shoots a hole in the original Smasher. Two more replacement Smashers are introduced and killed in War of Kings a few years later and then more recently, they've introduced a female Smasher from Earth.

A few random questions:
*Why is Smasher facing in the wrong direction away from Vulcan?
*If he had similar powers to Ultra Boy, then shouldn't he have been using invulnerability when his back was turned?
*Who messed with the original Dave Cockrum costume design and gave him that weird aviator cap look?

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Last Login:	January 2026
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Marcus Wai
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 10/17/2021

The answer to any unanswerable editorial choices in no particular order are:

Skrull

Skull

Skrulls

He weak point is between the 3rd and 4th vertebrae.

Skrull

Ted Latner
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 10/17/2021

Marcus Wai wrote:

The answer to any unanswerable editorial choices in no particular order are:

Skrull

Skull

Skrulls

He weak point is between the 3rd and 4th vertebrae.

Skrull

Those answers actually make a lot of sense!

Nash of the Titans
Member Since 2020

1 - Posted on 10/17/2021

Awesome! The Shi'ar are such an underrated force. I loved War of Kings. Its like the best blueprint for a perfect cosmic movie adaption Marvel wont make...or will do too lightly...like Civil War. Lol congrats!

J H
Member Since 2019

1 - Posted on 10/20/2021

As long as they don't kill Gladiator, I won't freak out. But the Shi'ar guard is so sweet, why kill them? Henry's style is a lot like Gibbons, with a tiny splash of McGuinness, imo. Shake, and serve over iceman. I dig how he uses the blast to bring home the composition, since you're only seeing one side of the action for the first few panels. Cool find. Congrats!

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