Classic X-Men #28 [Direct]
(December 1988)

Marvel, 1986 Series
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Volume
1
Price
1.25 USD; 1.75 CAD; 0.50 GBP
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1988-08-18
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 (editor); Daryl Edelman (assistant editor); Roger Stern (original material)

Issue Notes

On sale date from Amazing Heroes #147.
This issue has variants:

Cry For The Children (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Kieron Dwyer (signed as KMD)
Inks
Terry Austin (signed)
Colors
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Storm
Reprints

Frontispiece (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Pencils
Kieron Dwyer
Inks
Terry Austin
Colors
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Wolverine; Colossus

Cry for the Children (Table of Contents: 2)

X-Men / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script
Chris Claremont; John Byrne (co-plotter)
Pencils
John Byrne
Inks
Terry Austin
Colors
Glynis Oliver
Letters
Tom Orzechowski

Genre
superhero
Characters
X-Men [Professor X; Cyclops; Phoenix [Jean Grey]; Storm; Wolverine; Colossus; Banshee; Nightcrawler]; Power Man [Luke Cage]; Colleen Wing; Misty Knight; Lilandra; Moira MacTaggert; Polaris; Havok; Mastermind [Jason Wyngarde] (villain); Black Tom Cassidy (villain); Juggernaut (villain); Arcade (villain); Miss Locke (villain); Mariko Yashida (cameo); Madrox, the Multiple Man (cameo)
Synopsis
Wolverine forces Colossus to deal with his recent self esteem problems; Xavier attends Lilandra's coronation. Jean meets Jason for the first time. Storm visits her old home to find it is a drug hangout. Wolvie sees Mariko in New York. Cyclops goes on a date with Colleen. Arcade conspires with Tom and Juggernaut to kill the X-Men.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

First issue without added story pages.

Who Am I? (Table of Contents: 3)

X-Men / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Ann Nocenti
Pencils
John Bolton
Inks
John Bolton
Colors
Christie Scheele
Letters
Joe Rosen

Genre
superhero
Characters
X-Men [Nightcrawler; Wolverine; Colossus; Cyclops; Jean Grey]
Synopsis
The X-Men catch a killer at a masquerade party.

Classic X-Men Memorabilia (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Pencils
Marc Silvestri
Inks
Dan Green
Colors
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
X-Men [Storm; Wolverine; Rogue; Dazzler; Longshot; Colossus; Psylocke; Havok]; Naze [Adversary]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Unused cover for Fall of the Mutants issue.

Classic X-Men Memorabilia (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Pencils
Steve Leialoha
Inks
Steve Leialoha
Colors
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Kitty Pryde

Indexer Notes

Pirate Kitty illo from X-Men Annual #8

[Cover to X-Men #122] (Table of Contents: 6)

X-Men / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dave Cockrum
Inks
Terry Austin
Colors
?
Letters
Danny Crespi

Genre
superhero
Characters
X-Men [Cyclops; Colossus; Wolverine]
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Pencils
John Bolton
Inks
John Bolton
Colors
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Cyclops

Indexer Notes

Back cover

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Cry For The Children
    X-Men
  2. 1. Frontispiece
    X-Men
  3. 2. Cry for the Children
    X-Men
  4. 3. Who Am I?
    X-Men
  5. 4. Classic X-Men Memorabilia
    X-Men
  6. 5. Classic X-Men Memorabilia
    X-Men
  7. 6. [Cover to X-Men #122]
    X-Men
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    X-Men
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Peter Croome
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Kelly Langston-Smith
  • Glenn MacKay
  • Stéphane PETIT
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Jim Van Dore