The Uncanny X-Men
#279
[Direct Edition]
(August 1991)
- Volume:
- 1
- Price:
- 1.00 USD; 1.25 CAD; 0.60 GBP
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia frequency:
- monthly
- Indicia Publisher:
- Marvel Comics
- Brand:
- Marvel Comics
- Editing:
- Bob Harras (Editor); Suzanne Gaffney (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.
The Muir Island Saga: Colossus is Back
X-Men / cover / 1 page
Credits
- Pencils:
- Andy Kubert (signed)
- Inks:
- Scott Williams (signed)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Rick Parker
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Colossus; Professor X; Stevie Hunter
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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Bad to the Bone
X-Men / comic story / 22 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Jim Lee (plot assist); Chris Claremont (writer); Fabian Nicieza (writer)
- Pencils:
- Andy Kubert (signed)
- Inks:
- Scott Williams (signed)
- Colors:
- Glynis Oliver
- Letters:
- Tom Orzechowski [as Team Append-X]; L. Lois Buhalis [as Team Append-X]; Tomoko Saito [as Team Append-X]
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- X-Men [Professor X; Rogue; Wolverine; Colossus; Gambit; Forge; Jubilee]; GUEST: Stevie Hunter; VILLAINS: Shadow King; Lian Shen
- Synopsis:
- The Shadow King sends Colossus to kill Xavier and Stevie, but the Prof restores his real memories and breaks the psychic hold; The X-Men, also under the Shadow King's influence, battle each other on Muir Isle.
- Reprints:
-
in Marvel Special (Marvel Italia, 1994 series) #1 (Agosto 1994)
-
Indexer Notes
Continued in X-Factor (Marvel, 1986 series) #69
Editing
This issue was most recently modified by:
- Ramon Schenk
- Derek Reinhard
- Kelly Langston-Smith
- David B
- Peter Croome
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
- Lou Mougin
- Maurizio Villotta
- Kelly Langston-Smith
- Jeremy Goldstein
- Lou Mazzella
- Mark Gordon
- Henry Andrews
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