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The Uncanny X-Men #258 [Direct Edition]
(February 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
Indicia Publisher:
Marvel Comics
Brand:
Marvel Comics
Editing:
Bob Harras (Editor); Daryl Edelman (Assistant Editor); Tom DeFalco (Editor-in-Chief)
Color:
Color
Dimensions:
Standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock:
Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior
Binding:
Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format:
Was ongoing

Issue Notes

This issue has variants.

A reprint of this comic was packaged with the Marvel Legends Psylocke action figure in 2006.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Pencils:
Jim Lee (signed)
Inks:
Scott Williams (signed)
Colors:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Wolverine; Mandarin
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Broken Chains (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
Chris Claremont
Pencils:
Jim Lee
Inks:
Scott Williams; Joe Rubinstein
Colors:
Glynis Oliver
Letters:
Tom Orzechowski

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
FEATURE: X-Men [Wolverine; Psylocke; Banshee; Forge; Lorna Dane [Polaris]; Moira MacTaggert; Sharon Friedlander]; GUEST: Jubilee; VILLAINS: Mandarin; Li Fong; Matsuo Tsurayaba; The Hand; Legion; CAMEOS: Jean Grey; Mariko Yashida; Yukio; Carol Danvers; Nick Fury (All Illusions)
Synopsis:
Psylocke tries to condition Wolverine to serve The Hand and ends up breaking her own programming; The heroes head for home; Forge joins the Muir Island X-Men.
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Indexer Notes

Wolverine asks Mandarin, "Have you ever danced with the devil in the pale moonlight?" (Line from Tim Burton's Batman movie); 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 #26.

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Table of Contents

  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    X-Men
  2. 1. Broken Chains
    X-Men
This issue was most recently modified by:
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