The Uncanny X-Men #278 [Direct]
(July 1991)

Marvel, 1981 Series
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Volume
1
Price
1.00 USD; 1.25 CAD; 0.60 GBP
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics
Brand
Marvel Comics
Editing
Bob Harras (editor); Suzanne Gaffney (assistant editor); Tom DeFalco (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

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

The Muir Island Saga: In the Grip of the Shadow King (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Paul Smith (signed as PMS)
Inks
Paul Smith (signed as PMS)
Colors
?
Letters
Rick Parker
Genre
superhero
Characters
Rogue; Guido
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Sources for letters credit are The Official Marvel Index to the X-Men (Ward 1994) and Official Index to the Marvel Universe (Vandal et al. 2009).

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The Battle of Muir Isle (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
Chris Claremont
Pencils
Paul Smith
Inks
Hilary Barta
Colors
Joe Rosas
Letters
Tom Orzechowski
Genre
superhero
Characters
X-Men [Professor X; Rogue; Storm; Wolverine; Colossus; Banshee; Psylocke; Gambit; Forge; Jubilee]; Moira MacTaggert; Madrox the Multiple Man; Siryn; Lorna Dane [Polaris]; Legion; Guido Carosella; Amanda Sefton; Tom Corsi; Sharon Friedlander; Stevie Hunter; Sunder; Alysande Stuart; Shadow King (villain); Lian Shen (villain)
Synopsis
The X-Men return to Earth and attempt to invade Muir Isle whose inhabitants have all been taken over by the Shadow King.
Reprints
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Muir Island Saga: In the Grip of the Shadow King
    X-Men
  2. 1. The Battle of Muir Isle
    X-Men
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