The Uncanny X-Men #278

Dates

Cover date

July 1991

Pages

36

Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #278 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

• Direct edition$1.00 cover

  Direct

  No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.

  Source ↗
• Australian edition1.50 AUD cover

  Australian

  Printed cover price 1.50 AUD.

  Barcode 07148602461310

  This edition’s page
• Newsstand edition$1.00 cover

  Newsstand

  A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

  Barcode 07148602461307

  This edition’s page

Story arc: The Muir Island Saga

This is part 1 of 5. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.

1. The Uncanny X-Men (1981) #278
2. X-Factor (1986) #69
3. The Uncanny X-Men (1981) #279
4. X-Factor (1986) #70
5. The Uncanny X-Men (1981) #280

Creators

Stories

• The Battle of Muir Isle · 22 pages

  The X-Men return to Earth and attempt to invade Muir Isle whose inhabitants have all been taken over by the Shadow King.

Characters

Reprinted in

Essential X-Men (1996), X-Men by Chris Claremont & Jim Lee Omnibus (2011), X-Men Epic Collection (2014), X-Men: Legion - Shadow King Rising (2018)