The Uncanny X-Men #492 [Finch Cover]
(January 2008)

Marvel, 1981 Series
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Price
2.99 USD; 3.05 CAD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
Monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Rated T+
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Publishing Inc.
Brand
Marvel [in horizontal box]
Barcode
759606024612 49211
Editing
Joe Quesada (editor in chief); Nick Lowe (editor); Will Panzo (assistant editor); Axel Alonso (executive editor)

Messiah Complex Chapter Two (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
David Finch (signed)
Inks
Danny Miki (signed)
Colors
Frank D'Armata
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
X-Men [Angel [Warren Worthington III]; Storm [Ororo Munroe]; Nightcrawler [Kurt Wagner]; Wolverine [James Howlett; Logan]; Colossus [Piotr Rasputin]]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Cover sports Messiah Complex trade dress.

Previously in Messiah Complex... (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Synopsis
Recaps the storyline.

Indexer Notes

Creator credits and indicia information. Background is a large red X against a black background.

Chapter Two (Table of Contents: 2)

X-Men / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Ed Brubaker
Pencils
Billy Tan
Inks
Danny Miki; Allan Martinez
Colors
Frank D'Armata
Letters
Chris Eliopoulos

Genre
superhero
Characters
Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Emma Frost; Charles Xavier; Angel [Warren Worthington III]; Wolverine [Logan]; Nightcrawler [Kurt Wagner]; Colossus [Piotr Rasputin]; Multiple Man [Jamie Madrox]; Rictor [Julio Richter]; Layla Miller; Beast [Hank McCoy]; Gargouille (villain); Neophyte (villain); Exodus (villain); Predator X (villain)
Synopsis
Cyclops rejects Professor X's offers of assistance but enlists the help of X-Factor to infiltrate the Purifiers and rescue the newborn mutant captured by Sinister.

Indexer Notes

Story continued from X-Men: Messiah Complex (Marvel, 2007 series) #1 and story continues in X-Factor (Marvel, 2006 series) #25

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Statement of September 25, 2007
Average number of copies sold during preceding 12 months (total paid circulation): 105,347
Actual number sold for issue nearest filing date (total paid circulation): 105,368
Owner: Marvel Enterprises, Inc., 10 East 40th Street, New York, N.Y. 10016

Fury's Files (Table of Contents: 4)

Fury's Files / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jack Kirby; John Cassaday; David Finch; Billy Tan
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
X-23; Beast [Hank McCoy]; X-Men [Cyclops; Jean Grey; Angel; Iceman; Beast]; X-Men [Cyclops; Emma Frost [White Queen]; Wolverine; Angel; Nightcrawler]
Synopsis
"Discovered in a decommissioned S.H.I.E.L.D. safehouse, a list of little known facts about the X-Men was discovered that Nick Fury personally collected to be used or leveraged when necessary."

Indexer Notes

Small illustrated capsules from the covers to X-Men #1 (1963) and X-Men Messiah Complex #1 (2008) adorn the bottom edge of the page. Additionally there are two small illustrated capsules of Beast taken from an interior panel of Astonishing X-Men and X-23 taken from the cover to X-23 #3 (2005)

Portfolio Review (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

New Exiles #1 / promo (ad from the publisher) / 2 pages (report information)

Look Who's Talking! (Table of Contents: 6)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Matt Fraction (interviewee); ? [as Marvel] (interviewer)
Pencils
David Aja (illustration)
Inks
David Aja (illustration)
Colors
Matt Hollingsworth (illustration)
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction
Characters
Iron Fist
Synopsis
Interview with writer of The Immortal Iron Fist (Marvel, 2007 series), Matt Fraction.
Keywords
interview

Indexer Notes

Features a portion of the cover to issue #1 of The Immortal Iron Fist.

Questions That Need Answers! (Table of Contents: 7)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
various (see notes)
Pencils
various (see notes)
Inks
various (see notes)
Colors
various (see notes)
Letters
typeset

Characters
Wasp; Kitty Pryde; Spider Woman [Jessica Drew]; Luke Cage; Psylocke; Mary Jane Watson; Squirrel Girl; Ms. Marvel; Dead Girl; Galactus; Clea; Mystique; Gambit
Synopsis
If you could date a Marvel character, who would it be and why?

Indexer Notes

Fourteen writers and artists answered this question: J. Michael Straczynski, Marc Sumerak, Brian Reed, Brian Michael Bendis, Dan Slott, C.B. Cebulski, Joe Quesada, Frank Cho, Chris Yost, Fred Van Lente, Matt Fraction, Jeff Parker, Craig Kyle and Christian Strain. Additionally, the answers to this question is enhanced by a small illustrated capsule of the Marvel character in question. I can only identify the following artists: John Cassaday, David Finch, John Romita, Sr., Bryan Hitch, Frank Cho, Mike Allred.

[Advertisements] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

advertisement / 21 pages (report information)

[House Advertisements] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1.66 pages (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Messiah Complex Chapter Two
    X-Men
  2. 1. Previously in Messiah Complex...
    X-Men
  3. 2. Chapter Two
    X-Men
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
  5. 4. Fury's Files
    Fury's Files
  6. 5. Portfolio Review
    New Exiles #1
  7. 6. Look Who's Talking!
  8. 7. Questions That Need Answers!
  9. 8. [Advertisements]
  10. 9. [House Advertisements]
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