Classic X-Men #24 [Newsstand]
(August 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
1988-05-19
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics
Brand
Marvel [standalone or inside vertical box]
Barcode
071486024309 08
Editing
Bob Harras (editor); Daryl Edelman (assistant editor); Roger Stern (original material)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Amazing Heroes #138.
This issue is a variant of Classic X-Men (Marvel, 1986 series) #24 [Direct].

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Kerry Gammill (signed)
Inks
Terry Austin (signed)
Colors
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
X-Men: Colossus [Piotr Rasputin]; Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Nightcrawler [Kurt Wagner]; Storm [Ororo Munroe]; Wolverine [Logan]
Sunfire [Shiro Yoshida]; Mandroids
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Reprints

[Frontispiece] (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Pencils
Kerry Gammill
Inks
Terry Austin
Colors
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Wolverine [Logan]; Mariko Yashida
Universe
Marvel : mainstream

The Submergence of Japan (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Chris Claremont; John Byrne (co-plotter)
Pencils
John Byrne; Kieron Dwyer (new pages)
Inks
Ricardo Villamonte; Terry Austin (new pages)
Colors
Glynis Oliver
Letters
Tom Orzechowski

Genre
superhero
Characters
X-Men: Banshee [Sean Cassidy]; Colossus [Piotr Rasputin]; Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Nightcrawler [Kurt Wagner]; Professor X [Charles Xavier]; Storm [Ororo Munroe]; Wolverine [Logan]
Iron Fist [Danny Rand] (cameo); Misty Knight; Lilandra Neramani; Sunfire [Shiro Yoshida]; Colleen Wing; Mariko Yashida; Moses Magnum (villain); Mandroids (villain)
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
The X-Men arrive in Japan just in time to fight a cadre of Mandroids under Moses Magnum's command. Wolverine meets Mariko. Thinking the X-Men are dead, Xavier leaves for the stars with Lilandra.
Reprints

Vacation (Table of Contents: 3)

X-Men / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Chris Claremont
Pencils
John Bolton
Inks
John Bolton
Colors
Glynis Oliver
Letters
Tom Orzechowski

Genre
superhero
Characters
Phoenix; Jason Wyngarde
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
Jason plots to corrupt Jean.
Reprints
Keywords
Greece

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

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

Pencils
John Byrne
Inks
Terry Austin
Colors
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
X-Men: Colossus [Piotr Rasputin]; Storm [Ororo Munroe]; Wolverine [Logan]
Sentinels
Universe
Marvel : mainstream

Indexer Notes

Unused X-Men cover.

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

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

Pencils
Paul Smith
Inks
Paul Smith
Colors
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
X-Men: Angel [Warren Worthington III]; Colossus [Piotr Rasputin]; Nightcrawler [Kurt Wagner]; Kitty Pryde; Storm [Ororo Munroe]
Universe
Marvel : mainstream

Indexer Notes

Unused cover for Uncanny X-Men #169.

[Cover to X-Men #118] (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: Colossus [Piotr Rasputin]; Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Nightcrawler [Kurt Wagner]; Storm [Ororo Munroe]
Sunfire [Shiro Yoshida]
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Reprints

[Jean Grey] (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Pencils
John Bolton (signed)
Inks
John Bolton (signed)
Colors
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Phoenix (as Jean Grey); Jason Wyngarde
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Back Cover. Title from subject of illustration.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    X-Men
  2. 1. [Frontispiece]
    X-Men
  3. 2. The Submergence of Japan
    X-Men
  4. 3. Vacation
    X-Men
  5. 4. Classic X-Men Scrapbook
    X-Men
  6. 5. Classic X-Men Scrapbook
    X-Men
  7. 6. [Cover to X-Men #118]
    X-Men
  8. 7. [Jean Grey]
    X-Men
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