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The Uncanny X-Men #196 (1985) · The Collector

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The Uncanny X-Men (1981)
#196

Marvel#196

The Uncanny X-Men

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The Uncanny X-Men #196

What Was That?!!

Publisher: Marvel
Cover date: August 1985
On sale: Apr 16, 1985
Cover price: $0.65
Pages: 36

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DirectMain
Printing not stated · $0.65
No barcode recorded
Canadian
Printing not stated · Newsstand · CA market · CA$0.75

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A group of campus mutant haters take on the X-Men. The X-Men try to adjust to having Magneto around. Kitty smokes one of Wolverine’s cigars.

Newsstand

Printing not stated · $0.65

Credits

Writer: Chris Claremont
Pencillers: John Romita Jr., Dan Green
Inker: Dan Green
Colorist: Glynis Oliver
Letterer: Tom Orzechowski
Covers: John Romita Jr., Terry Austin
Editor: Ann Nocenti
Assistant editor: Peter Sanderson
Editor in chief: Jim Shooter

Characters

Andrea von Strucker
Andreas von Strucker
Anna Marie
Beyonder
Charles Xavier
Colossus
Erik Lehnsherr
Kitty Pryde
Kurt Wagner
Lee Forrester
Logan
Magneto
Michael Bowen
Nightcrawler
Ororo Munroe
Piotr Rasputin
Professor X
Rachel Summers
Rogue
Shadowcat]
Storm
Wolverine ]

Teams: X-Men
Story arcs: Secret Wars II

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