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X-Men #205

Marvel · Series began 2004 · January 2008

Dates

Cover date
January 2008
Pages
52

Editions and covers (4)

Copies of #205 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

  • Direct edition$2.99 cover

    Direct Edition

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

    Barcode 75960601772020511

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  • 2nd printing

    2nd Printing

    Marked as a later printing on the cover or in the indicia.

    Barcode 75960601772020531

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  • Newsstand edition$3.99 cover

    Newsstand

    A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

    Barcode 07447001772101

    This edition’s page
  • Campbell Variant Cover

    Barcode 75960601772020521

    This edition’s page

Creators

pencils: David Finch, Chris Bachaloinks: Danny Miki, Tim Townsendcolors: Jason Keith, Brian Reberscript: Mike Careyletters: Cory Petit

Stories

  • Messiah Complex Chapter Five · 24 pages

    The X-Men fare badly against Mr. Sinister's forces but learn that he does not have the mutant baby. Wolverine learns from Gambit that Cable has taken the child. The New X-Men battle Lady Deathstrike. Something goes wrong with Sentinel Squad ONE and they begin to attack the X-Men who were left behind at the mansion.

Reprinted in

X-Men: Messiah Complex (2008), X-Men Milestones: Messiah Complex (2020), X-Men: The Messiah Trilogy Omnibus (2026)

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