X-Men #163 [Direct Edition]
(December 2004)

Marvel, 2004 Series
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Price
2.25 USD; 3.25 CAD
Pages
40
Indicia Frequency
monthly except semi-monthly in March, June, and November
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics
Brand
Marvel [in horizontal box]
Barcode
759606017720 16311
Editing
Mike Marts (credited) (editor); Stephanie Moore (credited) (assistant editor); Sean Ryan (credited) (assistant editor); Joe Quesada (credited) (editor in chief)

Issue Notes

This issue has variants:
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Salvador Larroca (signed as SALVADOR)
Inks
Salvador Larroca (signed as SALVADOR)
Colors
Liquid! (as Liquid Graphics) (signed as LIQUID!)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Gambit
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Previously (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Salvador Larroca (cover reprints)
Inks
Salvador Larroca (cover reprints)
Colors
Liquid! (cover reprints)
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
The Brotherhood of Mutants is back.
Genre
superhero

Indexer Notes

Recaps for issues 161 and 162. Indicia.

X-Men: Heroes and Villains 3 of 4 Foreshadowing (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Chuck Austen (credited)
Pencils
Salvador Larroca (credited)
Inks
Danny Miki (credited)
Colors
Liquid! (credited)
Letters
Virtual Calligraphy (credited as VC); Chris Eliopoulos of Virtual Calligraphy (credited as VC's Chris Eliopoulos)
Genre
superhero
Characters
X-Men [Havok; Polaris; Wolverine; Juggernaut; Iceman; Xorn; Northstar; Gambit; Rogue; Mindee Cuckoo; Nocturne]; Annie Ghazikhanian; Carter Ghazikhanian; Brotherhood of Evil Mutants [Black Tom Cassidy; Sabretooth; Exodus; Avalanche; Mammomax]
Synopsis
The Brotherhood of Evil Mutants attacks the mansion.
Reprints

Wolverine: Weapon X (Table of Contents: 3)

Wolverine / advertisement / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
? (ad copy)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
superhero

Indexer Notes

Ad for Wolverine: Weapon X prose novel by Marc Cerasini published by Marvel Press.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Statement of October 1, 2004
Average number of copies sold during preceding 12 months (total paid circulation): 133,948
Actual number sold of issue nearest filing date (total paid circulation): 117,355
Owner: Marvel Enterprises, Inc., 10 East 40th Street, New York, NY 10016

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

X-Pressions / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Salvador Larroca (illustration)
Inks
Salvador Larroca (illustration)
Colors
Liquid! (as Liquid Graphics) (illustration)
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
As a huge fan of the X-Men in general and The Juggernaut in particular…
Characters
Wolverine; Sabretooth

Indexer Notes

Letters from: Rainer, Jake E. Brown.
Page also includes cover art for the following issue (#164) and October 2004 X-Men Titles.

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    X-Men
  2. 1. Previously
    X-Men
  3. 2. X-Men: Heroes and Villains 3 of 4 Foreshadowing
    X-Men
  4. 3. Wolverine: Weapon X
    Wolverine
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
  6. 5. ["As a huge fan of the X-Men in general and The Juggernaut in particular…"]
    X-Pressions
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