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The Uncanny X-Men #253 (1989) · The Collector

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The Uncanny X-Men (1981)
#253

Marvel#253

The Uncanny X-Men

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The Uncanny X-Men #253

Storm Warnings!

Publisher: Marvel
Cover date: November 1989
Cover price: $1.00
Pages: 36
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

Key issue

1st appearance of Lian Shen

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Grand Comics Database issue 47052

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Storm resurfaces, alive and a young girl. Wolverine and Jubilee escape the Reavers and leave Australia. Magneto breaks his association with the X-Folk. Polaris is on a ship whose crew has gone crazy and Banshee comes to the rescue. Forge battles the Shadow King on the psychic plane. The Shadow King takes a new body. The Reavers decide to invade Muir Isle.

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Printing not stated · $1.00

Credits

Writer: Chris Claremont
Penciller: Marc Silvestri
Inker: Steve Leialoha
Colorist: Glynis Oliver
Letterer: Tom Orzechowski
Covers: Marc Silvestri, Dan Green
Editor: Bob Harras
Assistant editor: Daryl Edelman
Cover letters: Tom Orzechowski
Editor in chief: Tom DeFalco

Characters

Teams: Reavers, New Mutants

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