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In which we discuss several Very Special Issues; the real cautionary tale is not to trust Hank McCoy; horses are vehicles of lies and heartbreak; the X-Men shill for a state fair; whatever you're doing, Cyclops is here to stop you; smoking is a gateway to some really weird vices; and we want YOU to design the latest X-Men PSA!

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The alternate-timeline terrible choices of Hank McCoy

Our wholly unfounded theories about Spongebob Squarepants

Be X-Tra Safe With Blockbuster KidPrint and the X-Men

VHS tapes

Blockbuster KidPrint

Mariano Nicieza

Some Fundamental Problems With Superhero PSAs

A man who may or may not be D-Man

Terrence

Why Cable should deliver more PSAs

Why D.A.R.E. doesn't work

Varying coherent cautionary tales

The Uncanny X-Men at the State Fair of Texas

A tragic lack of carnies

Danny the centaur and his very intense feelings about horses

Several exciting attractions at the State Fair of Texas

Big Tex

Activities

Smokescreen

Bret Jackson

Some of the lesser-known danger of smoking

Whether Danny Rand can turn into a centaur

Hanging out and other gateways to delinquency

The South Side Social Club

Jake

Etiquette of following teenagers around

A villainous plan so ineffective that it's actually kind of sad

X-Men you should hire for your PSAs

Our thoughts on the Disney/Fox merger

Where to find Bloodstorm

Baby Jumping

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