The Uncanny X-Men #278

Dates

Cover date

July 1991

Pages

36

Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #278 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

• Direct edition$1.00 cover

  Direct

  No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.

  This edition’s page
• Australian edition1.50 AUD cover

  Australian

  Printed cover price 1.50 AUD.

  Barcode 07148602461310

  This edition’s page
• Newsstand edition$1.00 cover

  Newsstand

  A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

  Barcode 07148602461307

  Source ↗

Story arc: The Muir Island Saga

This is part 1 of 5. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.

1. The Uncanny X-Men (1981) #278
2. X-Factor (1986) #69
3. The Uncanny X-Men (1981) #279
4. X-Factor (1986) #70
5. The Uncanny X-Men (1981) #280

Publisher’s description

The Shadow King and Dr. Lian Shen watch various forms of hate taking place across the world. The Shadow King vows that he will destroy Xavier and the X-Men once and for all.

Reprinted in

Essential X-Men (1996), X-Men by Chris Claremont & Jim Lee Omnibus (2011), X-Men Epic Collection (2014), X-Men: Legion - Shadow King Rising (2018)