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Originally Posted by VonPooten

Huh, D'Spayre. Thought his name was familiar, and it is! He attacks Cyclops in #144 of Uncanny X-Men, acting as a way for Scott to metabolise the trauma of Jean's death and move onwards. Scott also meets Lee Forrester at that point, who was his part-time girlfriend (and later became Magneto's after they crash landed on his island.. which was an odd tangent for Claremont). Yes, D'Spayre. He had a wonderfully scary aesthetic.

Yeah, Von. His name alone was in perfect form with the colorful names of the period. There was a spate there in the late seventies/early eighties when D'Spayre was a hot commodity villain. The stark white of his skin against the deep black of his garb made for a striking visualization. I was unaware of his X-men appearance from that period, but it makes sense since he was showing up as a foil for other flagship titles/characters. I need to read Uncanny 144. It's ironic, but one of my very first X-men books, gifted to me by a family friend, was issue 143. lol Which cemented Kitty as a favorite character for me...I've also hoped that a N'Garai would show up as a X-men themed Marvel Legends toy for many years now, thanks to that Christmas issue...