10 Bizarre Cameos In X-Men Comics

In 1982, the Teen Titans and the Uncanny X-Men were quite possibly the most popular superhero teams in comics. So, you can imagine the collective excitement from Marvel and DC fans alike when the one-shot crossover, The Uncanny X-Men and The New Teen Titans, was announced. What's even more exciting is it's actually quite good.

Now don't get it twisted, the book isn't nearly as spectacular as both of the original series it draws from, but in terms of crossovers, the quality of this book was and still is head and shoulders above the norm. The plot teams up the two superhero groups and pits them against a collection of Darkseid, Deathstroke, and The Dark Phoenix. Pretty stiff competition to say the least.

Darkseid schemes to use the power of the Dark Phoenix for his own malicious purposes. The heroes are initially captured, but rally against the villains allowing Cyclops and Professor X a brief moment to plead to the last bit of Jean Grey's humanity within the Dark Phoenix. They beg it to destroy Darkseid and, in a sacrifice much like the original of climax of The Dark Phoenix Saga, Jean gives her life a second time and saves the universe.