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CATALOG RECORD

X-Men #196

Marvel · Series began 2004 · April 2007

Dates

Cover date
April 2007
On sale
2007
In stores
February 28, 2007
Pages
36

Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #196 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

  • Direct edition

    Direct Edition

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

    Barcode 75960601772019611

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  • Newsstand edition

    Newsstand

    A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

    Barcode 07480801772005

    This edition’s page

Creators

pencils: Humberto Ramos, Chris Bachaloinks: Carlos Cuevas, Tim Townsendcolors: Edgar Delgado, Studio Fscript: Mike Careyletters: Virtual Calligraphy, Cory Petit

Stories

  • Primary Infection Part 3 of 3 · 22 pages

    The X-Men have their final showdown with Pan, but it leaves Rogue infected with the Strain 88 virus he engineered to push her powers to the limit.

Publisher’s description

The X-Men confront Pandemic and the Plague Dogs, but too late to stop Rogue from being infected with strain 88. How desperate do you have to be when Sabretooth is your ace in the hole? And will the cure turn out to be worse than the disease?

Characters

Bobby DrakeIcemanRogueAnna MarieNathan SummersCableCannonballSam GuthrieVictor CreedSabretoothRaven DarkhölmeMystiqueKarima ShapandarOmega SentinelLady MastermindRegan WyngardeRichard PalancePandemic

Reprinted in

X-Men: Marauders (2018)

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