Planet X-Press Men

"Planet X-Press Men" is the eighth comic issue, which was released 27 March, 2002 in the US.

Act I
An advanced robot named Benderine (Bender) arrives, dying, at Planet Express. Professor F has his mutants bring him inside. The Professor re-fuels Benderine and asks him to stay on for some testing. It is determined that Benderine was created by their arch-enemy, Momneto but they ask him to train with the team, against Uniclops (Leela)'s wishes.

Act II
Benderine makes the team and eventually gains the trust of Uniclops. The Mayor holds a ceremony honouring the Planet X-Press Men, but Momneto attacks and overpowers the team. Fry wakes up to find out it was a dream and the crew fight off the Electric Boogaloo Gang using methods similar to their counterparts in Fry's dream.

Trivia



 * Fry Leela and Bender become actual super heroes in "Less than Hero"
 * The cover design imitates a comic that is in a sealed in a plastic bag. The tag indicates that the comic contains the death of Flexo and the first appearance of Scruffy-Doo. Neither of these are true.
 * Unlike the actual X-Men, the powers were received from experimentation rather than genetics.

Outside References

 * This is a parody of X-Men with the crew playing the roles of some major mutants. These are indicated below.
 * The comic book cover for this Futurama comic is a parody of the cover for the first Giant Size X-Men issue that was released in May 1975, which also notably introduced the second generation X-Men team.
 * The Death of Flexo is probably based on the Death of Superman.
 * Scruffy-Doo is probably a parody of Scrappy Doo.

Goofs

 * On the title page, Bender is seen reaching out with his left hand, it has four digits instead of the usual three.

Special Features
[[Media:Planet Express Cross Section.jpg|Professor Farnsworth Builds his Dream House]]

Characters
(In alphabetical order)


 * Amy / Rouge (Rogue)
 * Bender / Benderine (Wolverine)
 * Fry / Wonder Boy (Marvel Girl)
 * Hermes / The Weather Mon (Storm)
 * Leela / Uniclops (Cyclops)
 * Mayor Poopenmeyer
 * Mom / Momneto (Magneto)
 * Prof. Farnsworth / Professor F (Professor X)
 * Zoidberg / Lobstrocity (Beast)

Comic Credits

 * Penned with pride
 * Eric Rogers
 * Drawn with delight
 * James Lloyd
 * Inked with irony
 * Steve Steere, Jr.
 * Lettered with love
 * Karen Bates
 * Colored with charisma
 * Wicky Weese
 * Edited with a big red sharpie
 * Bill Morrison