The Uncanny X-Men #540

Dates

Cover date

September 2011

On sale

July 6, 2011

In stores

July 6, 2011

Pages

36

Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #540 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

• Direct edition

  Direct Edition

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

  Barcode 75960602461254011

  Source ↗
• Newsstand edition

  Newsstand

  A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

  Barcode 00928102461323

  This edition’s page

Story arc: Fear Itself

This is part 2 of 143. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.

1. Fear Itself: Book of the Skull #1
2. Fear Itself: The Worthy #1
3. Fear Itself: The Worthy #2
4. Fear Itself: The Worthy #3
5. Fear Itself: The Worthy #4
6. Fear Itself: The Worthy #5
7. Fear Itself #1
8. Fear Itself: The Home Front #1
9. Journey into Mystery #622
10. Invincible Iron Man #503
11. Fear Itself: The Worthy #6
12. Fear Itself: The Worthy #7
13. Fear Itself: The Worthy #8
14. Tomb of Dracula Presents: Throne of Blood #1
15. Fear Itself #2
16. Fear Itself: Spider-Man #1
17. Fear Itself: The Home Front #2
18. Fear Itself: Youth in Revolt #1
19. Journey into Mystery #623
20. Avengers #13
21. Herc #3
22. Invincible Iron Man #504
23. Iron Man 2.0 #5
24. Secret Avengers #13
25. Fear Itself #3
26. Fear Itself: The Deep #1
27. Herc #4
28. Fear Itself: Deadpool #1
29. Fear Itself: Fearsome Four #1
30. Fear Itself: Spider-Man #2
31. Journey into Mystery #624
32. Alpha Flight #1
33. Avengers #14
34. Avengers Academy #15
35. Fear Itself: The Home Front #3
36. Fear Itself: Youth in Revolt #2
37. Invincible Iron Man #505
38. Iron Man 2.0 #6
39. Secret Avengers #14
40. Fear Itself: Black Widow #1
41. Thunderbolts #158
42. Thunderbolts #159
43. Fear Itself #4
44. Fear Itself: Uncanny X-Force #1
45. Fear Itself: Wolverine #1
46. Fear Itself: Youth in Revolt #3
47. Heroes for Hire #9
48. The Uncanny X-Men #540
49. Alpha Flight #2
50. Black Panther: The Man Without Fear #521
51. Fear Itself: Spider-Man #3
52. Ghost Rider #1
53. Journey into Mystery #625
54. New Avengers #14
55. Avengers #15
56. Avengers Academy #16
57. Fear Itself: Deadpool #2
58. Fear Itself: Fearsome Four #2
59. Fear Itself: FF #1
60. Fear Itself: The Home Front #4
61. Herc #5
62. Invincible Iron Man #506
63. Iron Man 2.0 #7
64. The Uncanny X-Men #541
65. Fear Itself: The Deep #2
66. Fear Itself: The Worthy #1
67. Secret Avengers #15
68. Hulk #37
69. Thunderbolts #160
70. Avengers Academy #17
71. Fear Itself: Wolverine #2
72. Herc #6
73. Heroes for Hire #10
74. Alpha Flight #3
75. Black Panther: The Man Without Fear #522
76. Fear Itself #5
77. Fear Itself: Uncanny X-Force #2
78. Ghost Rider #2
79. New Avengers #15
80. New Mutants #29
81. Avengers #16
82. Avengers Academy #18
83. Fear Itself: Deadpool #3
84. Fear Itself: Fearsome Four #3
85. Fear Itself: The Home Front #5
86. Invincible Iron Man #507
87. Journey into Mystery #626
88. The Uncanny X-Men #542
89. Fear Itself: Youth in Revolt #4
90. New Mutants #30
91. Fear Itself: The Deep #3
92. Fear Itself: The Fearless #0
93. Hulk #38
94. Thunderbolts #161
95. Thunderbolts #162
96. Fear Itself: Wolverine #3
97. Heroes for Hire #11
98. Alpha Flight #4
99. Black Panther: The Man Without Fear #523
100. Fear Itself #6
101. Fear Itself: Hulk vs. Dracula #1
102. Ghost Rider #3
103. Journey into Mystery #627
104. New Avengers #16
105. Avengers #17
106. Fear Itself: Fearsome Four #4
107. Fear Itself: The Home Front #6
108. Fear Itself: Uncanny X-Force #3
109. Fear Itself: Youth in Revolt #5
110. Invincible Iron Man #508
111. The Uncanny X-Men #543
112. Avengers Academy #19
113. Fear Itself: The Deep #4
114. Journey into Mystery #628
115. New Mutants #31
116. Fear Itself: The Monkey King #1
117. Fear Itself: Hulk vs. Dracula #2
118. Fear Itself: Hulk vs. Dracula #3
119. Ghost Rider #4
120. Fear Itself #7
121. Fear Itself: The Fearless #1
122. Fear Itself: The Home Front #7
123. Fear Itself: Youth in Revolt #6
124. Invincible Iron Man #509
125. Journey into Mystery #629
126. Avengers Academy #20
127. Journey into Mystery #630
128. New Mutants #32
129. The Mighty Thor #7
130. Fear Itself: Captain America #7.1
131. Fear Itself: The Fearless #2
132. Fear Itself: Thor #7.2
133. Fear Itself: Iron Man #7.3
134. Fear Itself: The Fearless #3
135. Fear Itself: The Fearless #4
136. Fear Itself: The Fearless #5
137. Fear Itself: The Fearless #6
138. Fear Itself: The Fearless #7
139. Fear Itself: The Fearless #8
140. Fear Itself: The Fearless #9
141. Fear Itself: The Fearless #10
142. Fear Itself: The Fearless #11
143. Fear Itself: The Fearless #12

Creators

Stories

• Untitled · 23 pages

  The X-Men are on alert waiting for the chaos that is engulfing the East Coast to reach California. While meeting with Mayor Sadie Sinclair, Cyclops hears an urgent news report that lets him know that the wait is over. Juggernaut is on a destructive march to San Francisco, and armed with a mystic hammer of the Worthy, the unstoppable behemoth is more powerful than ever.

• Marvel Architects · 2 pages

  Brief interview with Marvel Architect Matt Fraction about the Fear Itself crossover and its impact on the Marvel Universe. The articles also identifies "the Architects" (Ed Brubaker, Jason Aaron, Brian Michael Bendis, Jonathan Hickman and Matt Fraction) and previews of some of the July 2011 releases.

Publisher’s description

The X-Men are used to being feared. When FEAR ITSELF finally reaches the west coast, they're going to become well acquainted with the emotion first hand when the unstoppable power of an old foe renewed heads their way!

Characters

Reprinted in

Fear Itself: Uncanny X-Men (2012), Fear Itself: Uncanny X-Men (2012), Uncanny X-Men by Kieron Gillen: The Complete Collection (2019), Uncanny X-Men by Kieron Gillen Omnibus (2025)