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The Uncanny X-Men #257

Marvel · Series began 1981 · January 1990

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Rose Carling-Wu (Marvel) — introduction

Dates

Cover date: January 1990
Pages: 36

Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #257 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.
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Mark Jewelers insert edition

Mark Jewelers

Barcode 07148602461301 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page
Newsstand edition

Newsstand

A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

Barcode 07148602461301 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page

Creators

pencils: Jim Leeinks: Jim Lee, Joe Rubinsteinscript: Chris Claremont, Stan Leecolors: Glynis Oliverletters: Tom Orzechowski, Chris Eliopoulos, Michael Heisler, Pat Brosseau

Stories

I Am Lady Mandarin · 22 pages
Wolverine and Jubilee arrive in Hong Kong just in time to run up against Lady Mandarin.

Characters

LoganWolverineOroro MunroeStormCarol DanversNick FuryBetsy BraddockLorna DaneJubilation LeeJubileePolarisSean CassidyBansheeForgeMoira MacTaggertDavid HallerLegionAmahl FaroukShadow KingMatsu'o TsurayabaLian ShenLady MandarinJacob ReiszRose Carling-Wu

Reprinted in

Essential X-Men (1996), X-Men: Mutations (1996), X-Men Visionaries: Jim Lee (2002), X-Men: Psylocke (2010), Acts of Vengeance Crossovers Omnibus (2011), X-Men by Chris Claremont & Jim Lee Omnibus (2011), X-Men Epic Collection (2014), X-Men XXL by Jim Lee (2019), Acts of Vengeance: Spider-Man and X-Men (2021)