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Cover of The Uncanny X-Men #257
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The Uncanny X-Men #257

Marvel · Series began 1981 · January 1990

WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT

  • Rose Carling-Wu (Marvel) — introduction

Dates

Cover date
January 1990
Pages
36

Values

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Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #257 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

  • Direct edition

    Direct

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  • Mark Jewelers insert edition

    Mark Jewelers

    Barcode 07148602461301 · shared with another edition

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  • Newsstand edition

    Newsstand

    A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

    Barcode 07148602461301 · shared with another edition

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Story arc: Acts of Vengeance

This is part 49 of 63. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.

  1. Quasar (1989) #5
  2. The Mutant Misadventures of Cloak and Dagger (1988) #9
  3. The Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #326
  4. The Punisher War Journal #12
  5. The Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #327
  6. The Spectacular Spider-Man (1976) #159
  7. The Punisher War Journal #13
  8. Alpha Flight (1983) #79
  9. Avengers Spotlight #26
  10. Avengers West Coast (1989) #53
  11. Damage Control (1989) #1
  12. Daredevil #275
  13. Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme (1988) #11
  14. Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme (1988) #12
  15. Fantastic Four (1961) #334
  16. Fantastic Four #335
  17. Iron Man #250
  18. Iron Man #251
  19. Marc Spector: Moon Knight #8
  20. Marc Spector: Moon Knight #9
  21. Quasar #4
  22. The Avengers (1963) #311
  23. The Avengers (1963) #312
  24. The Incredible Hulk (1968) #363
  25. The New Mutants (1983) #84
  26. The Spectacular Spider-Man #158
  27. The Uncanny X-Men (1981) #256
  28. Thor (1966) #411
  29. Thor (1966) #412
  30. Web of Spider-Man #59
  31. Wolverine #19
  32. X-Factor #49
  33. Captain America (1968) #366
  34. Quasar (1989) #6
  35. The Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #328
  36. The Punisher (1987) #29
  37. The Spectacular Spider-Man (1976) #160
  38. Alpha Flight (1983) #80
  39. Avengers Spotlight #28
  40. Avengers West Coast (1989) #54
  41. Daredevil #276
  42. Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme (1988) #13
  43. Fantastic Four #336
  44. Iron Man #252
  45. Marc Spector: Moon Knight #10
  46. Power Pack (1984) #53
  47. The Avengers (1963) #313
  48. The New Mutants (1983) #85
  49. The Uncanny X-Men (1981) #257
  50. Web of Spider-Man #60
  51. Wolverine #20
  52. X-Factor #50
  53. Avengers Spotlight (1989) #29
  54. The Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #329
  55. Avengers West Coast (1989) #55
  56. Captain America #367
  57. Quasar #7
  58. The New Mutants (1983) #86
  59. The Uncanny X-Men (1981) #258
  60. Web of Spider-Man #64
  61. Web of Spider-Man #65
  62. The Avengers Annual (1967) #19
  63. X-Men: Psylocke (2010) #nn

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.

Publisher’s description

In the service of the Hand and the Mandarin, the brain-washed Psylocke establishes herself as Lady Mandarin, reestablishing the Mandarin's control over the Hong Kong underworld.

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)

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.

Issue, variant and release data from Metron (metron.cloud), CC BY-SA 4.0.