Why it's Hot:
- 1st appearance and origin of the Locust
Synopsis:
Jean Grey was sent to Metro College to take regular classes by her parents. There she meets and becomes friends with student Ted Roberts. The X-Men are confronted by a mad scientist called Dr. August Hopper. As his alter ego “The Locust,” he plans to unleash a plague of giant insects upon the world using an ionic device he invented. His goal: to later "cure" the plague as Dr. Hopper and gain fame as the man who stopped it. Unfortunately for him, Jean Grey knew him as a professor at Metro College and, after growing suspicious, informs the X-Men. Following an investigation by Professor Xavier, they confront the Locust and his swarms of giant insects. The X-Men manage to defeat him when Marvel Girl scrambles the villain’s control mechanism and Professor Xavier, in disguise, convinces Dr. Hopper to abandon his plot. First appearance of Ted Roberts and the Locust.
