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The Uncanny X-Men #258

Marvel · Series began 1981 · February 1990

Dates

Cover date
February 1990
Pages
36

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Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #258 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

  • Direct edition

    Direct

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  • Newsstand edition

    Newsstand

    A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

    Barcode 07148602461302 · shared with another edition

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  • Mark Jewelers insert edition

    Mark Jewelers

    Barcode 07148602461302 · shared with another edition

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Story arc: Acts of Vengeance

This is part 59 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: Scott Williams, Joe Rubinsteinscript: Chris Claremont, Stan Lee, James DiGiovannacolors: Glynis Oliverletters: Tom Orzechowski

Stories

  • Broken Chains · 23 pages

    Psylocke tries to condition Wolverine to serve The Hand and ends up breaking her own programming. The heroes head for home. Forge joins the Muir Island X-Men.

Publisher’s description

Wolverine has been captured by The Hand, a mysterious ninja organization that works under The Mandarin. Susceptible to Psylocke's psychic powers of possession, will Wolverine be able to escape with his mind, and body, intact?

Characters

LoganWolverineJean GreyCarol DanversNick FuryBetsy BraddockLorna DaneJubilation LeeJubileePolarisSean CassidyBansheeForgeMoira MacTaggertDavid HallerLegionMariko YashidaMandarinGene KahnYukioSharon FriedlanderMatsu'o TsurayabaLady MandarinLi Fong

Reprinted in

X-Men: Mutations (1996), Essential X-Men (1996), X-Men Visionaries: Jim Lee (2002), Uncanny X-Men No. 258 [Marvel Legends Reprint] (2006), X-Men: Psylocke (2010), Women of Marvel: Celebrating Seven Decades (2010), X-Men by Chris Claremont & Jim Lee Omnibus (2011), Acts of Vengeance Crossovers Omnibus (2011), X-Men Epic Collection (2014), X-Men XXL by Jim Lee (2019), Acts of Vengeance: Spider-Man and X-Men (2021)

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Identifiers and aliases from Wikidata (CC0).

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

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