The Uncanny X-Men #254 [Direct]
(Early December 1989)

Marvel, 1981 Series
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Volume
1
Price
1.00 USD; 1.25 CAD; 0.60 GBP
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly except fortnightly June, July, and August
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics
Brand
Marvel [standalone or inside vertical box]
Editing
Bob Harras (credited) (editor); Daryl Edelman (assistant editor); Tom DeFalco (credited) (editor-in-chief)

To Save the Dream -- A New Legend Is Born! (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Jim Lee
Inks
Dan Green (sourced)
Colors
?
Letters
Tom Orzechowski (sourced)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Muir Island X-Men: Banshee [Sean Cassidy]; Forge; Legion [David Haller]; Moira MacTaggert; Polaris [Lorna Dane]; Amanda Sefton; Sunder
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Cover is an homage to the cover of Giant-Size X-Men (Marvel, 1975 series) #1.

All-New, All-Different -- Here We Go Again! (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
Chris Claremont (credited)
Pencils
Marc Silvestri (credited)
Inks
Dan Green (credited)
Colors
Gregory Wright (credited as Greg Wright)
Letters
Tom Orzechowski (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Not to worry, luv. Those fireworks only look formidable.
Genre
superhero
Characters
Fantastic Four: Human Torch [Johnny Storm] (crystal statue in a dream); Invisible Woman [Susan Storm Richards] (crystal statue in a dream); Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards] (crystal statue in a dream); The Thing [Ben Grimm] (crystal statue in a dream)
Freedom Force: Destiny [Irene Adler] (villain); Mystique [Raven Darkhölme] (villain)
Muir Island X-Men: Banshee [Sean Cassidy] (first appearance as a team); Tom Corsi (first appearance as a team); Sharon Friedlander (first appearance as a team); Legion [David Haller] (first appearance as a team); Moira MacTaggert (first appearance as a team); Polaris [Lorna Dane] (first appearance as a team); Amanda Sefton (first appearance as a team); Brigadier Alysande Stuart (first appearance as a team); Sunder (death,first appearance as a team)
Reavers: Bonebreaker (villain); Wade Cole (villain); Angelo Macon (villain); Pretty Boy (villain); Murray Reese (villain); Skullbuster (villain)
Callisto (guest); Val Cooper (guest); Forge (guest); Healer (guest); Masque (villain)
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
The Reavers invade Muir Isle and come up against an impromptu X-Men team. Freedom Force is called up to help out with the battle.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

First X-Men issue with no X-Men (Polaris and Banshee being the only former members).

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. To Save the Dream -- A New Legend Is Born!
    X-Men
  2. 1. All-New, All-Different -- Here We Go Again!
    X-Men
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