X-Men #181 [Direct Edition]
(March 2006)

Marvel, 2004 Series
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Price
2.50 USD; 3.50 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly except semi-monthly in January, February, April, July, and September
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Publishing, Inc.
Brand
Marvel [white on red]
Barcode
759606017720 18111
Editing
Sean Ryan (assistant editor); Nick Lowe (associate editor); Mike Marts (editor); Joe Quesada (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

This issue has variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Salvador Larroca (signed)
Inks
Salvador Larroca (signed)
Colors
Liquid! (signed)
Letters
typeset
Genre
superhero
Characters
Polaris; Daap
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Previously in X-Men (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Salvador Larroca
Inks
Salvador Larroca
Letters
typeset
Genre
superhero

What Lorna Saw Part Two: The Leper Queen (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Peter Milligan
Pencils
Roger Cruz
Inks
Victor Olazaba; Don Hillsman III
Colors
Chris Sotomayor
Letters
Virtual Calligraphy; Cory Petit
Genre
superhero
Characters
X-Men [Polaris; Havok; Gambit; Rogue; Cyclops; Iceman]; Apocalypse; Leper Queen; Gazer; Phantom Torso; Doop; Mystique; Pulse
Synopsis
Doop runs off with Polaris and the Leper Queen. Mystique returns to the X-Men with Pulse.
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Indexer Notes

Although the recap clearly calls him "Doop," Lorna calls Doop "Daap" throughout this story.

Christmas Time Warp! (Table of Contents: 3)

Franklin Richards Son of a Genius / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Marc Sumerak (script; story); Chris Eliopoulos
Pencils
Chris Eliopoulos
Inks
Chris Eliopoulos
Colors
Naoko Kawano; Gurihiru
Letters
Chris Eliopoulos
Editing
Mackenzie Cadenhead (editor); Nathan Cosby (assistant editor); Mark Paniccia (consulting editor)
Genre
humor; superhero
Characters
Franklin Richards; H.E.R.B.I.E.; Fantastic Four [Mister Fantastic; Invisible Woman; The Thing; Human Torch]; King Arthur; Merlin; George Washington; Billy the Kid; Edgar Degas; Pharaoh Tutankhamun
Synopsis
Franklin forgets to buy his family Christmas presents so he uses his dad's time platform to go back in time and pick some up. Unfortunately, he goes too far back in time and has plenty of problems on the return trip.
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Keywords
Camelot; Christmas; Eiffel Tower; Excalibur; Knights of the Round Table; pyramids; time travel; Tyrannosaurus rex; wild west
Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    X-Men
  2. 1. Previously in X-Men
    X-Men
  3. 2. What Lorna Saw Part Two: The Leper Queen
    X-Men
  4. 3. Christmas Time Warp!
    Franklin Richards Son of a Genius
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