The Uncanny X-Men #224 [Direct]
(December 1987)

Marvel, 1981 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.75 USD; 0.95 CAD; 0.40 GBP
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics
Brand
Marvel [standalone or inside vertical box]
Editing
Ann Nocenti (credited) (editor); Terry Kavanagh (assistant editor); Tom DeFalco (credited) (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

This issue has variants:
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Marc Silvestri (signed as Silvestri)
Inks
Bob Wiacek (signed as Wiacek)
Colors
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
X-Men: Havok [Alex Summers]; Longshot (Mojoverse)
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
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The Dark Before the Dawn (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
Chris Claremont (credited)
Pencils
Marc Silvestri (credited)
Inks
Bob Wiacek (credited)
Colors
Glynis Oliver (credited)
Letters
Tom Orzechowski (credited)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
This is the hour before dawn, her favorite time when the world...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Freedom Force: Crimson Commando [Frank Bohannan] (villain); Destiny [Irene Adler] (villain); Mystique [Raven Darkhölme] (villain)
X-Men: Dazzler [Alison Blaire]; Havok [Alex Summers]; Longshot (Mojoverse); Psylocke [Betsy Braddock]; Rogue [Anna Marie]; Storm [Ororo Munroe]; Wolverine [Logan]
The Adversary (villain, possesses Naze); Val Cooper (guest); Forge (guest); Lieutenant Bree Morrel (guest); Naze (possessed by the Adversary); Madelyne Pryor-Summers (guest); Lou; Joe; Joby
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
Storm reaches Forge's Aerie and stabs him, learning too late that he was the hero and Naze the villain. Mystique warns the X-Men that Destiny has foretold that they will all soon die in Dallas.
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Indexer Notes

Mutant contest card bound in.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    X-Men
  2. 1. The Dark Before the Dawn
    X-Men
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