The Uncanny X-Men #542

Dates

Cover date

October 2011

On sale

August 17, 2011

In stores

August 17, 2011

Pages

36

Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #542 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

• Direct edition (original)

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

  Barcode 75960602461254211

  Source ↗
• Newsstand edition

  Newsstand

  A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

  Barcode 00928102461325

  This edition’s page

Story arc: Fear Itself

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

Creators

Stories

• Untitled · 20 pages

  The X-Men execute several different plans to stop Juggernaut from reaching San Francisco. Each attempt fails forcing Cyclops to ask prisoner Magik for help. She translates the runes left in Juggernaut’s wake: “Kuurth, the Breaker of Stone hails the Serpent”. The mantra gives her an idea that may stop the rampaging engine of destruction, but the risky plan includes her release and taking Colossus and Shadowcat to confront Cyttorak. Meanwhile, tension and fear between humans and mutants escalates as Juggernaut approaches, and a new danger emerges from within Utopia.

Publisher’s description

The situation has become clear: nothing can stop the Juggernaut's march to Utopia. However, an offer by the Serpent puts human and mutant at each other's throats. With the clock ticking, it's already too late for one X-Man!

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)