Classic X-Men #22 [Newsstand]
(June 1988)

Marvel, 1986 Series
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Volume
1
Price
1.00 USD; 1.25 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1988-03-19
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics
Brand
Marvel [standalone or inside vertical box]
Barcode
071486024309 06
Editing
Ann Nocenti (editor); Terry Kavanagh (assistant editor); Roger Stern (original editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Amazing Heroes #136.
This issue is a variant of Classic X-Men (Marvel, 1986 series) #22 [Direct].

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Arthur Adams (credited) (signed as Arthur Adams [circles])
Inks
Arthur Adams (credited) (signed as Arthur Adams [circles])
Colors
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
X-Men [Nightcrawler; Wolverine; Storm; Cyclops; Colossus; Banshee]; Ka-Zar; Zabu; Garokk
Reprints
Cover Thumbnail for Classic X-Men (Marvel, 1986 series) #22 [Newsstand] Cover Thumbnail for Classic X-Men (1986 series) #22 [Direct]
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[Frontispiece with Credits] (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Pencils
Arthur Adams (credited) (signed as Arthur Adams [circles])
Inks
Arthur Adams (credited) (signed as Arthur Adams [circles])
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
superhero
Characters
Garokk; Zaladane

To Save the Savage Land (Table of Contents: 2)

X-Men / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script
Chris Claremont (credited); John Byrne (co-plotter, pages 1-7, 9-18)
Pencils
John Byrne (credited) (pages 1-7, 9-18); Kieron Dwyer (credited) (page 8)
Inks
Terry Austin (credited)
Colors
Petra Goldberg (credited as Petra Scotese)
Letters
Tom Orzechowski (credited)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
The Uncanny X-Men -- six heroes, genetic misfits chosen by fate to walk the glory road, self-appointed defenders of the human race.
Genre
superhero
Characters
X-Men [Cyclops; Storm; Wolverine; Colossus; Banshee; Nightcrawler]; Ka-Zar; Zabu; Garokk (villain); Zaladane (villain); Karl Lykos [Sauron] (cameo); Fall People (cameo)
Synopsis
The X-Men and Ka-Zar try to save the Savage Land from being destroyed by Garokk and his minions. The X-Folk succeed and head for home.
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Pin-Up (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Pencils
Frank Miller (credited)
Inks
Frank Miller (credited)
Colors
Paul Becton (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Wolverine
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Solace (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script
Chris Claremont (credited)
Pencils
John Bolton (credited)
Inks
John Bolton (credited)
Colors
Glynis Oliver (credited)
Letters
Tom Orzechowski (credited)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
The village of the fall people, in the heart of the fabled Savage Land -- dawn... X-Men! Ka-Zar -- Cyclops -- All o' ye -- come at once!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Storm
Reprints

[Cover to X-Men #116] (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Pencils
John Byrne (signed)
Inks
Terry Austin (signed as austin)
Colors
?
Letters
Danny Crespi
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Death to those who violate the land and laws of the Sun-God!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Cyclops; Banshee; Ka-Zar; Garokk
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Pencils
John Bolton (credited) (signed as John Bolton)
Inks
John Bolton (credited) (signed as John Bolton)
Colors
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Storm
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Back Cover

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    X-Men
  2. 1. [Frontispiece with Credits]
    X-Men
  3. 2. To Save the Savage Land
    X-Men
  4. 3. Pin-Up
    X-Men
  5. 4. Solace
    X-Men
  6. 5. [Cover to X-Men #116]
    X-Men
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    X-Men
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