Uncanny X-Men: Rise & Fall of the Shi'ar Empire #[nn]

(2007)

Previously in Uncanny X-Men (Table of Contents)

X-Men / recap / 2 pages (report information)

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Script:

?

Pencils:

Billy Tan (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

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• from The Uncanny X-Men (Marvel, 1981 series) #475 [Retailer Incentive Sketch Cover] (September 2006)

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[Uncanny X-Men #475 cover] (Table of Contents)

X-Men / illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Billy Tan (signed)

Inks:

Danny Miki (signed)

Colors:

Frank D'Armata [as FGD]

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

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• from The Uncanny X-Men (Marvel, 1981 series) #475 (September 2006) [cover]

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The Rise and Fall of the Shi'ar Empire Chapter One -- Plan B (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Ed Brubaker

Pencils:

Billy Tan

Inks:

Danny Miki

Colors:

Frank D'Armata

Letters:

Chris Eliopoulos

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

X-Men [Polaris; Professor Xavier; Beast; Nightcrawler; Warpath; Havok; Marvel Girl]; Vulcan [Gabriel Summers]

Synopsis:

Professor Xavier gathers a team of X-Men in order to track Vulcan into Shi'ar space.

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• from The Uncanny X-Men (Marvel, 1981 series) #475 (September 2006)

[Uncanny X-Men #476 cover] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Pencils:

Billy Tan (signed)

Inks:

Danny Miki (signed)

Colors:

Frank D'Armata [as FGD]

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Warpath

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• from The Uncanny X-Men (Marvel, 1981 series) #476 (September 2006) [cover]

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The Rise and Fall of the Shi'ar Empire Chapter Two The Things They Left Behind (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Ed Brubaker

Pencils:

Billy Tan

Inks:

Danny Miki

Colors:

Frank D'Armata

Letters:

Chris Eliopoulos

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

X-Men [Havok; Polaris; Warpath; Nightcrawler; Professor Xavier; Marvel Girl; Darwin; Cyclops]

Synopsis:

The X-Men steal a Shi'ar spaceship.

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• from The Uncanny X-Men (Marvel, 1981 series) #476 (September 2006)

[Uncanny X-Men #477 cover] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Pencils:

John Watson (painted)

Inks:

John Watson (painted)

Colors:

John Watson (painted)

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Vulcan [Gabriel Summers]

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• from The Uncanny X-Men (Marvel, 1981 series) #477 (October 2006) [cover]

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The Rise and Fall of the Shi'ar Empire Chapter Three Vulcan's Progress (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Ed Brubaker

Pencils:

Clayton Henry

Inks:

Mark Morales

Colors:

Wil Quintana

Letters:

Chris Eliopoulos

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Vulcan [Gabriel Summers]; Shi'ar Imperial Guard [Gladiator; Pulsar; Starbolt; Smasher]; Christopher Summers (flashback); Katherine Summers (flashback); D'Ken Neramani (flashback); Professor X [Charles Xavier] (flashback); Cyclops [Scott Summers] (flashback); Marvel Girl [Rachel Grey]

Synopsis:

Vulcan flies through space into Shi'ar territory, destroying ships in his path and ultimately commandeering one and gaining the allegiance of its crew through fear. The captain of his new ship tells Vulcan of Shi'ar history, and then the Imperial Guard arrives to stop his advance.

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• from The Uncanny X-Men (Marvel, 1981 series) #477 (October 2006)

[Uncanny X-Men #478 cover] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Pencils:

Billy Tan (signed)

Inks:

Danny Miki (signed)

Colors:

Frank D'Armata [as FGD]

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Polaris; Havok

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• from The Uncanny X-Men (Marvel, 1981 series) #478 [Direct Edition] (November 2006) [cover]

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The Rise and Fall of the Shi'ar Empire Chapter Four Castaways (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Ed Brubaker

Pencils:

Billy Tan

Inks:

Danny Miki; Allen Martinez

Colors:

Frank D'Armata

Letters:

Chris Eliopoulos

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

X-Men [Professor X [Charles Xavier]; Polaris [Lorna Dane]; Havok [Alex Summers]; Darwin [Armando Muñoz]; Nightcrawler [Kurt Wagner]; Marvel Girl [Rachel Grey]; Warpath [James Proudstar]]; Vice-Chancellor K'Tor; Commander N'Ruto; Korvus

Synopsis:

The X-Men stop at a space station along Vulcan's path to re-fuel, but all is not as it seems with the station's crew. Meanwhile Shi'ar Vice-Chancellor K'Tor laments the results of Vulcan's rampage and the weaknesses of Empress Lilandra. Upon hearing news related to the line of the Phoenix he releases Korvus of the line of Rook'shir from his prison to wield the Blade of the Phoenix.

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• from The Uncanny X-Men (Marvel, 1981 series) #478 (November 2006)

[Uncanny X-Men #479 cover] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Pencils:

Billy Tan (signed)

Inks:

Danny Miki (signed); Allen Martinez (signed)

Colors:

Frank D'Armata [as FGD]

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

X-Men [Professor X [Charles Xavier]; Polaris [Lorna Dane]; Havok [Alex Summers]; Darwin [Armando Muñoz]; Nightcrawler [Kurt Wagner]; Marvel Girl [Rachel Grey]; Warpath [James Proudstar]]; Korvus

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• from The Uncanny X-Men (Marvel, 1981 series) #479 (December 2006) [cover]

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The Rise and Fall of the Shi'ar Empire Chapter Five Double-Edged (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Ed Brubaker

Pencils:

Billy Tan

Inks:

Danny Miki; Allen Martinez

Colors:

Frank D'Armata

Letters:

Joe Caramagna

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

X-Men [Professor X [Charles Xavier]; Polaris [Lorna Dane]; Havok [Alex Summers]; Darwin [Armando Muñoz]; Nightcrawler [Kurt Wagner]; Marvel Girl [Rachel Grey]; Warpath [James Proudstar]]; Vice-Chancellor K'Tor; Korvus; Rook'shir (flashback); Imperial Guard [Gladiator; Neutron] (flashback)

Synopsis:

Korvus invades the X-Men's ship and defeats them to reach Rachel, but when he tries to kill her his sword forges a mental link between the two of them. Rachel disables the bomb implanted in his head and he agrees to help her. But during the fight the two Shi'ar refugees from the space station the X-Men docked at abduct Professor X.

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• from The Uncanny X-Men (Marvel, 1981 series) #479 (December 2006)

[Uncanny X-Men #480 cover] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Pencils:

John Watson (painted) (signed)

Inks:

John Watson (painted) (signed)

Colors:

John Watson (painted) (signed)

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Vulcan [Gabriel Summers]; Shi'ar Imperial Guard [Gladiator; Starbolt; Neutron]

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• from The Uncanny X-Men (Marvel, 1981 series) #480 (January 2007) [cover]

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The Rise and Fall of the Shi'ar Empire Chapter Six: Vulcan's Progress (Redux) (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Ed Brubaker

Pencils:

Clayton Henry

Inks:

Mark Morales

Colors:

Frank D'Armata

Letters:

Joe Caramagna

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Vulcan [Gabriel Summers]; Shi'ar Imperial Guard [Gladiator; Astra; Cosmo (death); Electron; Flashfire; Hobgoblin; Impulse (death); Manta; Mentor; Neutron (death); Nightside; Oracle; Plutonia; Scintilla; Smasher (death); Starbolt; Titan (death)]; Vice-Chancellor K'Tor; Deathbird [Cals'yee Neramani]

Synopsis:

Vulcan fights the Imperial Guard, slaying several of them before he is defeated by Gladiator, who puts out his left eye. The captain of the ship Vulcan had commandeered communicates with the Vice-Chancellor, who places Vulcan in a particular cell so that when a member of the Shi'ar "secret army" helps him escape, he meets someone unexpected.

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• from The Uncanny X-Men (Marvel, 1981 series) #480 (January 2007)

[Uncanny X-Men #481 cover] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Pencils:

Billy Tan (signed)

Inks:

Danny Miki (signed); Allen Martinez (signed)

Colors:

Frank D'Armata [as FGD]

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Professor X [Charles Xavier]

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• from The Uncanny X-Men (Marvel, 1981 series) #481 (February 2007) [cover]

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The Rise and Fall of the Shi'ar Empire Chapter Seven: Crossing the Rubicon (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Ed Brubaker

Pencils:

Billy Tan

Inks:

Danny Miki; Allen Martinez

Colors:

Frank D'Armata

Letters:

Joe Caramagna

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

X-Men [Professor X [Charles Xavier]; Polaris [Lorna Dane]; Havok [Alex Summers]; Darwin [Armando Muñoz]; Nightcrawler [Kurt Wagner]; Marvel Girl [Rachel Grey]; Warpath [James Proudstar]]; Korvus; Majestrix Lilandra Neramani; Chancellor Araki; Vice-Chancellor K'Tor

Synopsis:

Araki betrays Empress Lilandra, K'Tor tortures Professor X, and Darwin stows away on the escaping Shi'ars' jumpship in order to try to free the Professor. Meanwhile, Korvus and the X-Men come up with a strategy to get un-stranded, and set out to find the Starjammers. Also, Rachel and Korvus get closer as a result of their Phoenix-related mind-meld.

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• from The Uncanny X-Men (Marvel, 1981 series) #481 (February 2007)

[Uncanny X-Men #482 cover] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Pencils:

Billy Tan (signed)

Inks:

Danny Miki (signed); Allen Martinez (signed)

Colors:

Frank D'Armata [as FGD]

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Starjammers [Corsair [Christopher Summers]; Hepzibah; Raza Longknife; Ch'od]; X-Men [Havok [Alex Summers]; Polaris [Lorna Dane]]

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• from The Uncanny X-Men (Marvel, 1981 series) #482 (March 2007) [cover]

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The Rise and Fall of the Shi'ar Empire Chapter Eight: Imperial Rescue (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Ed Brubaker

Pencils:

Billy Tan

Inks:

Danny Miki; Allen Martinez

Colors:

Frank D'Armata

Letters:

Joe Caramagna

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

X-Men [Professor X [Charles Xavier]; Polaris [Lorna Dane]; Havok [Alex Summers]; Darwin [Armando Muñoz]; Nightcrawler [Kurt Wagner]; Marvel Girl [Rachel Grey]; Warpath [James Proudstar]]; Korvus; Starjammers [Corsair [Christopher Summers]; Hepzibah; Raza Longknife; Ch'od]; Lilandra Neramani; D'Ken Neramani; Chancellor Araki

Synopsis:

The X-Men and Korvus meet up with the Starjammers and rescue Lilandra. Darwin breaks the Professor out of his cell, but finds a surprise when he sees Araki introduce the revived D'Ken as the "true ruler of the Imperium".

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• from The Uncanny X-Men (Marvel, 1981 series) #482 (March 2007)

[Uncanny X-Men #483 cover] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Pencils:

John Watson (painted)

Inks:

John Watson (painted)

Colors:

John Watson (painted)

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Vulcan [Gabriel Summers]; Deathbird [Cal'syee Neramani]; Majestor D'Ken Neramani

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• from The Uncanny X-Men (Marvel, 1981 series) #483 (April 2007) [cover]

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The Rise and Fall of the Shi'ar Empire Chapter Nine: Vulcan's Descent (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Ed Brubaker

Pencils:

Clayton Henry

Inks:

Mark Morales

Colors:

Frank D'Armata

Letters:

Joe Caramagna

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Vulcan [Gabriel Summers]; Deathbird [Cal'syee Neramani]; D'Ken Neramani; Chancellor Araki

Synopsis:

Vulcan finds a kindred spirit in Deathbird as they cut a bloody swath across Shi'ar space. So smitten is he that he sets aside his hatred of D'Ken at her requests and heals his mind of the last of the damage wrought in the M'Kraan crystal.

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• from The Uncanny X-Men (Marvel, 1981 series) #483 (April 2007)

[Uncanny X-Men #484 cover] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Pencils:

Billy Tan (signed)

Inks:

Danny Miki (signed); Allen Martinez (signed)

Colors:

Frank D'Armata [as FGD]

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Warpath [James Proudstar]; Korvus

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• from The Uncanny X-Men (Marvel, 1981 series) #484 (May 2007) [cover]

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The Rise and Fall of the Shi'ar Empire Chapter Ten: In Exile (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Ed Brubaker

Pencils:

Billy Tan

Inks:

Danny Miki; Allen Martinez

Colors:

Frank D'Armata

Letters:

Joe Caramagna

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

X-Men [Professor X [Charles Xavier]; Polaris [Lorna Dane]; Havok [Alex Summers]; Darwin [Armando Muñoz]; Nightcrawler [Kurt Wagner]; Marvel Girl [Rachel Grey]; Warpath [James Proudstar]]; Starjammers [Corsair [Christopher Summers]; Hepzibah; Raza Longknife; Ch'od]; Korvus; Lilandra Neramani; Major-General Ka'ardum (introduction); Vulcan [Gabriel Summers]; Majestor D'Ken Neramani; Chancellor Araki; Vice-Chancellor K'Tor

Synopsis:

Lilandra leads the Starjammers and X-Men to break Major-General Ka'ardum out of the prison she placed him in and recruit him to their cause. Vulcan takes custody of the captured Darwin and asks him to be the best man when he weds Deathbird.

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• from The Uncanny X-Men (Marvel, 1981 series) #484 (May 2007)

[Uncanny X-Men #485 cover] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Pencils:

Billy Tan (signed)

Inks:

Danny Miki (signed); Allen Martinez (signed)

Colors:

Frank D'Armata [as FGD]

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Vulcan [Gabriel Summers]; Deathbird [Cal'syee Neramani]; Professor X [Charles Xavier]

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• from The Uncanny X-Men (Marvel, 1981 series) #485 (June 2007) [cover]

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The Rise and Fall of the Shi'ar Empire Chapter Eleven: The End of All That Is (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Ed Brubaker

Pencils:

Billy Tan

Inks:

Danny Miki; Allen Martinez

Colors:

Frank D'Armata

Letters:

Chris Eliopoulos [as VC's Chris and Joe]; Joe Caramagna [as VC's Chris and Joe]

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

X-Men [Professor X [Charles Xavier]; Polaris [Lorna Dane]; Havok [Alex Summers]; Darwin [Armando Muñoz]; Nightcrawler [Kurt Wagner]; Marvel Girl [Rachel Grey]; Warpath [James Proudstar]]; Starjammers [Corsair [Christopher Summers]; Hepzibah; Raza Longknife; Ch'od]; Korvus; Lilandra Neramani; Major-General Ka'ardum; Vulcan [Gabriel Summers]; Deathbird [Cal'syee Neramani]; Majestor D'Ken Neramani (death); Chancellor Araki; Shi'ar Imperial Guard [Gladiator; Earthquake; Magique; Manta; Mentor; Nightside; Warstar]

Synopsis:

Lilandra's rebellion, including the X-Men and the Starjammers, attacks the wedding of Vulcan and Deathbird. Vulcan throws Professor X into the M'Kraan Crystal, but Darwin goes in after him. Now that he and Deathbird are married, Vulcan stuns everyone by murdering D'Ken and claiming the crown as his own.

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• from The Uncanny X-Men (Marvel, 1981 series) #485 (June 2007)

[Uncanny X-Men #486 cover] (Table of Contents)

X-Men / illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

John Watson (painted) (signed)

Inks:

John Watson (painted) (signed)

Colors:

John Watson (painted) (signed)

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

X-Men [Havok [Alex Summers]; Polaris [Lorna Dane]; Nightcrawler [Kurt Wagner]; Marvel Girl [Rachel Grey] Warpath [James Proudstar]]; Starjammers [Ch'od; Raza Longknife]; Vulcan [Gabriel Summers]; Deathbird [Cal'syee Neramani]; Gladiator

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• from The Uncanny X-Men (Marvel, 1981 series) #486 (July 2007) [cover]

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The Rise and Fall of the Shi'ar Empire Chapter Twelve: Endings and Beginnings (Table of Contents)

X-Men / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Ed Brubaker

Pencils:

Billy Tan

Inks:

Danny Miki

Colors:

Frank D'Armata

Letters:

Chris Eliopoulos

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

X-Men [Professor X [Charles Xavier] (regains telepathy); Darwin [Armando Muñoz]; Nightcrawler [Kurt Wagner]; Warpath [James Proudstar]; Havok [Alex Summers] (leaves team); Polaris [Lorna Dane] (leaves team); Marvel Girl [Rachel Grey] (leaves team)]; Starjammers [Corsair [Christopher Summers] (death); Hepzibah (leaves team); Raza Longknife; Ch'od; Havok [Alex Summers] (joins team); Polaris [Lorna Dane] (joins team); Marvel Girl [Rachel Grey] (joins team); Korvus (joins team)]; Lilandra Neramani; Major-General Ka'ardum; Vulcan [Gabriel Summers]; Deathbird [Cal'syee Neramani]; Shi'ar Imperial Guard [Gladiator; Earthquake; Manta; Nightside; Warstar]

Synopsis:

As the fight continues, Corsair attacks Vulcan only to be slain by his son. Alex, Lorna, Rachel and Korvus continue to fight him while Warpath keeps Hepzibah from attacking suicidally and Darwin rescues the Professor, with a bit of help from Kurt. Fearing they will all die, Lilandra forces the X-Men's ship to jump to Earth with Kurt, Warpath, Darwin, Professor X and a furious Hepzibah aboard. Deathbird convinces Vulcan to escape to live to fight another day, and the stranded X-Men and Korvus join the remaining Starjammers to continue to pursue Vulcan to bring him to justice.

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• from The Uncanny X-Men (Marvel, 1981 series) #486 (July 2007)

Character Designs by Billy Tan (Table of Contents)

X-Men / illustration / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Billy Tan (signed)

Colors:

Billy Tan

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Korvus; Polaris; Havok; Marvel Girl

Abandoned Shi'ar Vehicle (Table of Contents)

X-Men / character profile / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Mike Raicht

Pencils:

Eric Kachelhofer

Inks:

Eric Kachelhofer

Colors:

Eric Kachelhofer

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Uncanny X-Men: A Creative Genesis (Table of Contents)

text article / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

{various} (illustrations)

Inks:

{various} (illustrations)

Colors:

{various}

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

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• from Marvel Spotlight: Uncanny X-Men (Marvel, ? series) #?

[Cover sketches] (Table of Contents)

X-Men / illustration / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Billy Tan; John Watson

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

superhero