CATALOG RECORD
The Uncanny X-Men #254
first appearance of Polaris as a team
WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT
- Polaris (Lorna Dane) — first appearance as a team
- Banshee (Sean Cassidy) — first appearance as a team
- Moira MacTaggert (from X-Men) — first appearance as a team
- Legion (David Haller) — first appearance as a team
- Amanda Sefton (Jimaine Szardos) — first appearance as a team
- Sunder (Morlocks, Mark Hallett) — death,first appearance as a team
- Sharon Friedlander (Marvel Comics, New Mutants) — first appearance as a team
- Tom Corsi (New Mutants, Marvel Comics) — first appearance as a team
- Alysande Stuart (Marvel Comics, Excalibur) — first appearance as a team
Dates
- Cover date
- Early December 1989
- Pages
- 36
Editions and covers (3)
Copies of #254 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 07148602461316 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page - Mark Jewelers insert edition
Mark Jewelers
Barcode 07148602461316 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page
Creators
pencils: Jim Lee, Marc Silvestri, Dan Chichesterinks: Dan Green, Dan Chichesterletters: Tom Orzechowskiscript: Chris Claremont, Stan Lee, Dan Chichestercolors: Gregory Wright
Stories
- All-New, All-Different -- Here We Go Again! · 23 pages
The Reavers invade Muir Isle and come up against an impromptu X-Men team. Freedom Force is called up to help out with the battle.
Characters
Ben GrimmThe ThingReed RichardsJohnny StormHuman TorchMister FantasticSusan Storm RichardsInvisible WomanLorna DanePolarisSean CassidyBansheeRaven DarkhölmeMystiqueForgeMoira MacTaggertValerie CooperDestinyDavid HallerCallistoIrene AdlerLegionMasqueAmanda SeftonJimaine SzardosBonebreakerMurray ReesePretty BoySunderSharon Friedlander
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)