The Uncanny X-Men #279 [Direct]
(August 1991)

Marvel, 1981 Series
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Volume
1
Price
1.00 USD; 1.25 CAD; 0.60 GBP
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics
Brand
Marvel Comics
Editing
Bob Harras (editor); Suzanne Gaffney (assistant editor); Tom DeFalco (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

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

The Muir Island Saga: Colossus is Back (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Andy Kubert (signed)
Inks
Scott Williams (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Rick Parker
Genre
superhero
Characters
Colossus; Professor X; Stevie Hunter
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Sources for letters credit are The Official Marvel Index to the X-Men (Ward 1994) and Official Index to the Marvel Universe (Vandal et al. 2009).

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Bad to the Bone (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
Jim Lee (plot assist); Chris Claremont (writer); Fabian Nicieza (writer)
Pencils
Andy Kubert (signed)
Inks
Scott Williams (signed)
Colors
Glynis Oliver
Letters
Tom Orzechowski (credited as Team Append-X); Lois Buhalis (credited as Team Append-X); Tomoko Saito (credited as Team Append-X)
Genre
superhero
Characters
X-Men [Professor X; Rogue; Wolverine; Colossus; Gambit; Forge; Jubilee]; Stevie Hunter; Shadow King (villain); Lian Shen (villain)
Synopsis
The Shadow King sends Colossus to kill Xavier and Stevie, but the Prof restores his real memories and breaks the psychic hold. The X-Men, also under the Shadow King's influence, battle each other on Muir Isle.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Continued in X-Factor (Marvel, 1986 series) #69

Stan's Soapbox (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 0.25 page (report information)

Script
Stan Lee (credited)
Pencils
John Romita (credited)
Inks
John Romita (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor
Characters
Stan Lee; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; John Romita
Synopsis
Stan Lee and John Romita tell Spider-Man that they need to act their age.

Indexer Notes

Featured as part of 'Bullpen Bulletins'.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 0.75 page (report information)

Script
Barry Dutter (credited)
Pencils
Rick Parker (credited) (signed as R. Parker)
Inks
Rick Parker (credited) (signed as R. Parker)
Colors
?
Letters
Rick Parker (credited) (signed as R. Parker)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
One day at Marvel...
Genre
humor
Characters
Tom DeFalco; Mark Gruenwald; Dan Cuddy; Michael Higgins; Suzanne Gaffney; Nel Yomtov; Danny Fingeroth; Mike Rockwitz; Bob Harras
Synopsis
The Marvel editorial staff annoy Mark Gruenwald.

Indexer Notes

Featured as part of 'Bullpen Bulletins'.

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Muir Island Saga: Colossus is Back
    X-Men
  2. 1. Bad to the Bone
    X-Men
  3. 2. Stan's Soapbox
  4. 3. ["One day at Marvel..."]
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