The Uncanny X-Men #257 [Direct]
(January 1990)

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)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Jim Lee (signed as JIM LEE (stacked))
Inks
Jim Lee (signed as JIM LEE (stacked))
Colors
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Lady Mandarin [Betsy Braddock]; Wolverine [Logan]
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
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I Am Lady Mandarin (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
Chris Claremont (credited)
Pencils
Jim Lee (credited)
Inks
Joe Rubinstein (credited as Josef Rubinstein)
Colors
Glynis Oliver (credited)
Letters
Tom Orzechowski (credited as All Available); Chris Eliopoulos (credited as All Available); Michael Heisler (credited as All Available) (sourced); Pat Brosseau (credited as All Available) (sourced)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
In the name of my master, I bid you welcome... ...lords of the Hong Kong underworld.
Genre
superhero
Characters
Muir Island X-Men: Banshee [Sean Cassidy]; Forge; Moira MacTaggert; Polaris [Lorna Dane]
Carol Danvers (illusion); Nick Fury (illusion); Jubilee [Jubilation Lee]; Lady Mandarin [Betsy Braddock]; Legion [David Haller] (villain); Jacob Reisz (possessed by Shadow King, on TV); Shadow King [Amahl Farouk] (villain, possessess Jacob Reisz); Doctor Lian Shen (on TV); Storm [Ororo Munroe]; Matsu'o Tsurayaba (villain); Wolverine [Logan]; Rose Wu (introduction); Ruth Wu (introduction); The Hand (villain); Lou; Frank
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
Wolverine and Jubilee arrive in Hong Kong just in time to run up against Lady Mandarin.
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Indexer Notes

First Jubilee in her "Robin" costume, First Psylocke use of the "Psychic Knife"; Acts of Vengeance crossover; For a complete checklist of the Acts of Vengeance issues, please see the cover notes for the story Prologue in Avengers Spotlight (Marvel, 1989 series) #26.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    X-Men
  2. 1. I Am Lady Mandarin
    X-Men
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