"Master of Disaster" Apollo Creed was "in the best shape of his illustrious career." They also noted: "There is a definite desire for Apollo to draw first blood to end it quickly.This could prove his claim that the last fight was a fluke." In terms of their records, Creed was undefeated while was the first man ever to knock Creed down.Brian Cruikshank.The scenealso confirms the hidden fortune - the stamps, that were earlier graciously surrendered by an elderly stamp collector ("For a few moments, hey were mine.Mutant students in "Xavier""s School for Gifted Youngsters" (Mutant High) were taught peaceful co-existence between humans and mutants, and ways to control heir unusual powers." He is drawn o gospel-singers in a nearby all-black church, is taken in as a dirty hobo (after ardently singing in the congregation), and soon is back on his feet as a traveling salesman hustling vacuum cleaners.We just sort of go along and nothing happens.We""re in a terrible rut.It""s been on my mind for months.What""s gonna be our future?Father: (consoling) Oh, come now, Charlie, things aren""t as bad as hat.The bank gave me a raise last January.Charlie: Money.How can you talk about money when I""m talking about souls? We eat and sleep and that""s about all.We don""t even have any real conversations.We just talk...Father:...and work.Charlie: Yes, poor mother, she works like a dog, just like a dog...When she comes back, it will be the same thing.Dinner, then dishes, then bed.I don""t see how she stands it.You know, she""s really a wonderful woman.I mean, she""s not just a mother.And I think we ought to do something for her.Don""t you think we should?Father: Yeah.What were you thinking of doing for her?Charlie: Oh, nothing I supppose.I guess we""ll just have to wait for a miracle - or something...I don""t believe in good intentions anymore.All I""m waiting for now is a miracle.Suddenly, Charlie""s spinsterish, talkative and oblivious mother Emma Newton (Patricia Collinge) [Emma was the name of Hitchcock""s mother - she died in England during filming] makes a dramatic appearance at the bedroom door, speaking her first words [and foreshadowing an "accident" that will occur later in the film]: "Those back stairs are steep.