X-Men #55 [Newsstand]
(August 1996)

Marvel, 1991 Series
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Volume
1
Price
1.95 USD; 2.65 CAD
Pages
44
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics
Brand
Marvel Comics
Barcode
009281017721 08
Editing
Ben Raab (assistant editor); Bob Harras (editor, editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

This issue is a variant of X-Men (Marvel, 1991 series) #55 [Direct Edition].

Onslaught Phase 1: Twilight of the Heroes (Table of Contents)

X-Men / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Andy Kubert (signed as Andy Kubert)
Inks
John Dell (signed as Dell)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
X-Men [Gambit; Iceman; Rogue; Bishop]; Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; The Thing; Crystal; Black Widow [Natasha Romanov]]; Sentinels
Reprints
Keywords
Onslaught
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Invasion (Table of Contents: 1)

X-Men / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Script
Mark Waid (credited)
Pencils
Andy Kubert (credited)
Inks
Dan Panosian (credited)
Colors
Joe Rosas (credited); Malibu Coloring (credited as Malibu) (enhancement)
Letters
Richard Starkings (credited); Comicraft (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
X-Men [Cyclops; Jean Grey; Gambit; Rogue; Iceman; Bishop; Archangel; Psylocke; Cannonball]; GUESTS: Joseph; Ozymandias; Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic; Invisible Woman; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Thing; Franklin Richards]; Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Black Widow [Natasha Romanov]; Vision; Iron Man [Tnoy Stark]; Quicksilver; Crystal; Scarlet Witch; Thor; Wasp; Giant Man [Hank Pym]; Hawkeye; VILLAINS: Onslaught; Sentinels
Synopsis
The X-Men, Avengers and Fantastic Four vainly try to thwart Onslaught and his Sentinels' plans of world conquest.
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Indexer Notes

Continued in Uncanny X-Men (Marvel, 1981 series) #336.

Jim Lee Irons Out Ol' Shell Head (Table of Contents: 2)

character profile / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Jim Krueger; Jim Lee
Pencils
Whilce Portacio (signed); ? (photograph)
Inks
Scott Williams (signed); ? (photograph)
Colors
? (photograph)
Letters
typeset
Characters
Jim Lee (photograph)

Indexer Notes

Jim Lee on Iron Man

Reassembling the Avengers (Table of Contents: 3)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Jim Krueger; Rob Liefeld
Pencils
Rob Liefeld; ? (photograph)
Inks
?; ? (photograph)
Colors
? (photograph)
Letters
typeset
Characters
Rob Liefeld (color photograph)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

X-Pressions / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from readers: Corum Van Esch, Michael Avolio, Zachary Wagner, Kristy Sherburne

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Onslaught Phase 1: Twilight of the Heroes
    X-Men
  2. 1. Invasion
    X-Men
  3. 2. Jim Lee Irons Out Ol' Shell Head
  4. 3. Reassembling the Avengers
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    X-Pressions
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