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The Uncanny X-Men #239

Marvel · Series began 1981 · December 1988

Dates

Cover date
December 1988
On sale
August 18, 1988
Pages
36

Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #239 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.

    Source ↗
  • Newsstand edition

    Newsstand

    A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

    Barcode 07148602461315

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Creators

pencils: Marc Silvestriinks: Dan Greenletters: Tom Orzechowskiscript: Chris Claremontcolors: Glynis Oliver

Stories

  • Vanities · 22 pages

    Mr. Sinister muses on the death of the X-Men as he begins the plot that will release Inferno. Storm learns that Jean Grey is still alive and Wolverine admits that he already knows. With Scott off with X-Factor and Polaris possessed by Malice, Havok and Madelyne grow closer.

Characters

LoganWolverineScott SummersCyclopsOroro MunroeStormJean GreyPiotr RasputinColossusRogueAnna MarieCarol DanversMarvel GirlNathan SummersBetsy BraddockAlex SummersHavokPsylockeLorna DanePolarisAlison BlaireDazzlerMr. SinisterNathaniel EssexLongshotMadelyne PryorGoblin QueenTrish TilbyN'astirhMalice

Reprinted in

X-Men: Inferno (1996), Marvel Masterworks: The Uncanny X-Men (2003), X-Men: Inferno (2009), X-Men: Inferno (2016), X-Men Milestones: Inferno (2019), Phoenix Omnibus (2021), X-Men: Inferno Omnibus (2021)

Run and key data from the Grand Comics Database (comics.org), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Identifiers and aliases from Wikidata (CC0).

Summaries from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0); each links to its article.