The first takes them to District X searching for a missing human. She is the daughter of a notorious crime boss ready to take justice into his own hands, the X-Men have only a few hours to uncover the truth before things get worse. Things get more complicated when they learn that the attacker's signature closely mirrors Wolverine creating some uncertainty about what they may be facing.
The second sends Sage back into the Hellfire Club. The White Queen joins the team as they confront familiar threats. A larger conspiracy that includes Robert DaCosta (New Mutant's Sunspot), the Black King Sebastian Shaw, the Black Queen Selene, Donald Pierce, Courtney Ross, and Viper. The X-Men enter the fray to stop the mutant slave trade and determine where Sage's loyalty really lies.
There are a lot of common and overly familiar themes from Claremont in this run. The first tale is a very obvious and traditional superhero trope: the misunderstood actions of a new hero. On the positive side, this is X-23's first introduction to a core X-Men title. The second tale is a retelling of a relatively recent Claremont story regarding the mutant slave trade by the rich and powerful. This time, however, I enjoyed the return of the Hellfire Club Lords Cardinal in this version.
[5-Stars] Uncanny X-Men (1963) #450
[5-Stars] Uncanny X-Men (1963) #451
[5-Stars] Uncanny X-Men (1963) #452
[5-Stars] Uncanny X-Men (1963) #453
[5-Stars] Uncanny X-Men (1963) #454
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