Dates
- Cover date
- July 1991
- Pages
- 36
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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.
- The Uncanny X-Men (1981) #278
- X-Factor (1986) #69
- The Uncanny X-Men (1981) #279
- X-Factor (1986) #70
- The Uncanny X-Men (1981) #280
Also part of: Muir Island Saga
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.
Publisher’s description
The Shadow King and Dr. Lian Shen watch various forms of hate taking place across the world. The Shadow King vows that he will destroy Xavier and the X-Men once and for all.
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)