The Uncanny X-Men #279

Dates

Cover date

August 1991

Pages

36

Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #279 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 ↗
• Newsstand edition$1.00 cover

  Newsstand

  A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

  This edition’s page
• Australian edition1.50 AUD cover

  Australian

  Printed cover price 1.50 AUD.

  Barcode 07148602461311

  This edition’s page

Story arc: The Muir Island Saga

This is part 3 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

Also part of: Muir Island Saga

Creators

Stories

• Bad to the Bone · 22 pages

  The Shadow King sends Colossus to kill Xavier and Stevie, but the Prof restores his real memories and breaks the psychic hold. The X-Men, also under the Shadow King's influence, battle each other on Muir Isle.

Publisher’s description

Under the mental control of the Shadow King, Colossus chases Xavier and Stevie Hunter through the ruins of the Xavier Institute.

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)