Comic Recs: Cyclops In Early Uncanny

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ifninomiko asked: Comixology is currently having a sale on 520 different Uncanny X-Men comics. Are there any that you can recommend that are especially good where Scott Summers in concerned?

Giant Size X-Men is the start of the All New X-Men, and Scott plays a major role in wrangling them into a team.

98 to 101 is the storyline where Jean dies, and it’s an awesome showcase for the entire team. Scott in particular, well, it gets pretty intense.

109 - After an epic battle for the heart of the universe, Scott is having trouble dealing with Jean’s transformation, along with Corsair’s odd familiarity and Alex’s absence. Kurt gives him a valuable talking-to.

114 - After another battle with Magneto, Jean and Hank are presumed dead and the rest of the X-Men are stuck in the Savage Land. Scott isn’t dealing well. This is also his first flashback to the plane crash that destroyed his life.

125 - 128 is the Proteus arc, which includes Scott’s reunion with Jean, Scott helping Logan through a panic attack with violence, and Scott desperately trying to maintain his calm while Jean is hurt.

130 - 137 is the Dark Phoenix Saga.

138 is Jean’s funeral, which is entirely from Scott’s perspective as he remembers their lives from their first meeting to her death.

144 - Scott tries to move forward with his life. Highlights include him being called Scotty, playing pool with his optic blasts, being super awkward with Lee Forrester, and fighting a fear demon.

148 - 150 Scott and Lee are washed up on a deserted island; to make matters worse, he’s lost his glasses and has to work blind. Then Magneto shows up and dresses him in this.

153 - Kitty tells a fairytale. Trust me on this.

154 - 156 - Scott finally finds out who Corsair is.

168 - Scott parts ways with Lee, goes to meet his grandparents in Alaska, and meets Madelyne Pryor.

170 - They end up falling for each other. He reveals that she looks exactly like his lost love, and the fact that he’s a mutant. They decide to keep trying.

174 - 175 - Scott and Maddie have settled into their romance, but their happiness is threatened both by Scott’s continued grief over Jean and Mastermind being a huge dick. Scott’s near-death experience is heart-wrenching, and his speech to Jean’s grave is poignant.

176 - Scott and Maddie’s honeymoon is threatened by tentacles. Highlights include Scott’s booty shorts.