jean grey appears in "", with venus terzo reprising the role. in this series, she is under the alias annie claremont (a composite homage to her friend annie richardson's death that triggered her powers and "dark phoenix saga" writer chris claremont). she temporarily enrolls in the same school tony stark, james rhodes and pepper potts attend while looking for a special school for mutants in the area, and after telepathically learning about tony and rhodey's secret, she confides in them. tony and rhodes, after sympathizing with her, rush to her aid when she is kidnapped and coerced by magneto to assassinate rabid anti-mutant politician senator kelly. after defeating magneto with the help of her new friends, she is approached by professor charles xavier offering her a place in the institute.