Beauty and the Beast (1985) #1 - #3

Published December 15, 1984

Writer - Ann Nocenti
Penciller - Don Perlin
Cover Artist - Bill Sienkiewicz

#1 - It’s mutant mayhem in full throttle as two X-Men star in an unlikely team-up! While on vacation from the Defenders, Beast runs into Dazzler on the Hollywood circuit. Recently outed as a mutant, and with her singing career up in smoke, Hank McCoy promises to have Dazzler’s back. But Dazzler has just signed a new contract…one that promises to get her center stage at an ‘experimental underground theater’!

#2 - Beast and Dazzler enter romantic territory while she recovers under his watch at the Heartbreak Hotel. Although her powers are still erratic, Daz agrees to a first performance at the ‘underground theater’…actually a mutant gladiatorial ring!

#3 - It’s show time and the stakes are terrifying! Despite Beast’s disapproval, Dazzler continues her new gig at a mutant gladiatorial arena. But just as Hank discovers the dangerous serum that is spiking Dazzler’s powers out of control, he too is injected – and turns entirely feral!

Grade - VERY FAIR 8.5 see photos