Episode
X-Men: The Phalanx Covenant (1)
Overview
Rushing to investigate a disturbance downtown, the X-Men find Sabretooth on the rampage again, but realize too late that it isn't really Sabretooth at all. It is the Phalanx, a voracious alien life-form that can assume the guise of anything or anyone. Before long, the X-Men are all captured, except for Beast, who must find a way to stop the alien horror from devouring the entire Earth.
Details
- Series
- X-Men
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 1
- Air date
- 1996-09-07
- Runtime
- 20 min
Episode context
The Phalanx Covenant (1) is Episode 1 in Season 5 of X-Men. It aired on 1996-09-07. The runtime is 20 min.
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