Dates
- Cover date
- July 1988
- On sale
- March 24, 1988
- Pages
- 36
Editions and covers (2)
Copies of #23 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.
- Direct edition
Direct
No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.
Source ↗ - Newsstand edition
Newsstand
A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.
Barcode 07148602430907
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Creators
pencils: Arthur Adams, John Byrne, Kieron Dwyer, John Bolton, Mark Chiarello, Dave Cockruminks: Arthur Adams, Terry Austin, John Bolton, Kent Williamsscript: Chris Claremont, John Byrneletters: Clem Robins, Tom Orzechowski, Danny Crespi, Morrie Kuramoto
Stories
- Psi War · 18 pages
The X-Men adrift on the ocean are picked up by a Japanese ship. Xavier recounts an early adventure where he first met Storm as a thief in Cairo and did battle with the Shadow King.
- Nightcrawler's High Adventure · 11 pages
Characters
LoganWolverineScott SummersCyclopsOroro MunroeStormPiotr RasputinColossusKurt WagnerNightcrawlerCharles XavierProfessor XSean CassidyBansheeMisty KnightMoira MacTaggertLilandra NeramaniPhoenixAmahl FaroukShadow King
Reprinted in
X-Men Classic: The Complete Collection (2018), X-Men: Lost Tales (1997)