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
Indicia Publisher:
Marvel Publishing, Inc.
Brand:
Marvel
Barcode:
75960602461249211
Editing:
Joe Quesada (Editor in Chief); Nick Lowe (Editor); Will Panzo (Assistant Editor); Axel Alonso (Executive Editor)
Format:
Color; Standard Modern US; Saddle-stitched; Newsprint; ongoing series

Messiah Complex Chapter Two (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
Superhero
Characters:
Angel; Storm; Nightcrawler; Wolverine; Colossus
Reprints:

Indexer Notes

Cover sports Messiah Complex trade dress.


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

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

Credits

Script:
?
Colors:
Page design colors
Letters:
typeset

Content Information

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)

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

Credits

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

Content Information

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]; VILLAINS: Gargouille; Neophyte; Exodus; Predator X

Indexer Notes

Continued from X-Men: Messiah Complex #1; Continued in X-Factor (Marvel, 2006 series) #25


Fury's Files (Table of Contents)

Fury's Files / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

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)

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

Credits

Script:
Tom Grummett
Pencils:
Tom Grummett (signed)
Inks:
Scott Hanna
Colors:
Wil Quintana
Letters:
typeset

Content Information

Genre:
Superhero
Characters:
New Exiles [Rogue; Mystiq; Kitty Pryde; Morph; Sabretooth; Psylocke; Sage [Tessa]]

Indexer Notes

Presented is a behind-the-scenes look at what went into creating the new Exiles team from series artist Tom Grummett.


Look Who's Talking! (Table of Contents)

Matt Fraction / text article / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Marvel (interviewer); Matt Fraction (interviewee)
Pencils:
David Aja
Inks:
David Aja
Colors:
Matt Hollingsworth
Letters:
typeset

Content Information

Genre:
Fact; interview
Characters:
Iron Fist
Synopsis:
Interview with writer of IMMORTAL IRON FIST, Matt Fraction.

Indexer Notes

Features a portion of the cover to issue #1 of IMMORTAL IRON FIST.


Questions That Need Answers! (Table of Contents)

filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Various [see notes]
Pencils:
Various [see notes]
Inks:
Various [see notes]
Colors:
Various [see notes]
Letters:
typeset

Content Information

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)

advertisement / 21 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Various
Inks:
Various
Colors:
Various
Letters:
Typeset

Indexer Notes

Beowulf (game, Ubisoft); Friends aren't disposable (campaign, Above the Influence); Monster Jam (game, ActiVision); The Eye of Judgment (game, Sony Computer Entertainment); Enemy Territory Quake Wars (DVD-Rom software game, ActiVision); Spider-Man: Friend or Foe (game, ActiVision); Resistance: Fall of Man (game, Sony Computer Entertainment); Ratchet Clank Future (game, Insomniac Games); Gears of War (game, Epic Games); Conan (video game, THQ); 2008 Nissan Sentra (car, Nissan); Star Wars Battlefront (game, LucasArts); PSP (gameplayer, Sony Computer Entertainment); Age of Empires III (game, Ensemble Studios); Digital World (service, AT&T); Army Reserve (recruitment, U.S. Army)


[House Advertisements] (Table of Contents)

advertisement / 1.66 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Various
Inks:
Various
Colors:
Various
Letters:
Typeset

Indexer Notes

X-FACTOR #25; ULTIMATE IRON MAN (4-part limited series)


Statement of Ownership (Table of Contents)

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

Letters:
typeset

Indexer Notes

Statement of Ownership average # of copies in preceding 12 months: 127,381.


Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. Previously in Messiah Complex...
    Uncanny X-Men
  2. 2. Chapter Two
    Uncanny X-Men
  3. 3. Fury's Files
    Fury's Files
  4. 4. Portfolio Review
    New Exiles #1
  5. 5. Look Who's Talking!
    Matt Fraction
  6. 6. Questions That Need Answers!
  7. 7. [Advertisements]
  8. 8. [House Advertisements]
  9. 9. Statement of Ownership
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