CATALOG RECORD
The Uncanny X-Men #253
first appearance of Lian Shen
WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT
- Lian Shen (Shadow Queen) — first appearance
Dates
- Cover date
- Late November 1989
- Pages
- 40
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Editions and covers (3)
Copies of #253 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.
- Direct edition
Direct
No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.
This edition’s page - Newsstand edition
Newsstand
A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.
Barcode 07148602461315 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page - Mark Jewelers insert edition
Mark Jewelers
Barcode 07148602461315 · shared with another edition
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Publisher’s description
Several X-Men converge on Muir Island after strange, recent events draw them to the same place. Plus, Magneto makes a surprising announcement that affects the future of the X-team.
Reprinted in
Essential X-Men (1996), Marvel Masterworks: The Uncanny X-Men (2003), X-Men by Chris Claremont & Jim Lee Omnibus (2011), X-Men Epic Collection (2014), X-Men: Legion - Shadow King Rising (2018)