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CATALOG RECORD

X-Men #206

Marvel · Series began 2004 · February 2008

Dates

Cover date
February 2008
In stores
December 28, 2007
Pages
52

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Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #206 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 75960601772020611

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  • Newsstand edition$3.99 cover

    Newsstand

    A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

    Barcode 00928101772102

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  • Bianchi Variant Cover

    Barcode 75960601772020621

    This edition’s page

Story arc: Messiah Complex

This is part 7 of 11. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.

  1. X-Men: Messiah Complex #1
  2. The Uncanny X-Men #492
  3. New X-Men #44
  4. X-Men #205
  5. The Uncanny X-Men #493
  6. New X-Men #45
  7. X-Men #206
  8. The Uncanny X-Men #494
  9. New X-Men #46
  10. X-Men #207
  11. Cable #25

Creators

pencils: David Finch, Chris Bachaloinks: David Finch, Tim Townsend, Jon Sibalcolors: Morry Hollowell, Brian Reberscript: Mike Careyletters: Cory Petit

Stories

  • Messiah Complex Chapter Nine · 22 pages

    The X-Folk mourn the death of Caliban who fell in battle with the Reavers. In the future, Jamie and Layla are branded as mutants in an internment camp. The New X-Men get Cerebra working again and help the X-Men track down Cable. Cable takes the mutant baby to Forge's aerie in order to find a time machine but finds that Forge has been shot. Cable is blindsided by Bishop who then prepares to kill the mutant baby.

Publisher’s description

Layla Miller and Madrox make a startling discovery but their chances of escape appear bleak. The hunt for the baby continues as the casualties mount and a shocking turn of events reveals a traitor!

Reprinted in

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

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