№ 283

The Uncanny X-Men

December 1991 36 pages 1.00 USD; 1.25 CAD; 0.65 GBP

Synopsis

Bishop battles the X-Men, believing them to be imposters from his historical records. In the chaos, Fitzroy escapes.

Credits

Writer

Whilce Portacio , John Byrne

Penciller

Whilce Portacio

Inker

Whilce Portacio , Art Thibert

Colorist

Joe Rosas

Letterer

Tom Orzechowski , Lois Buhalis

Characters

Collected In

X-Men: Bishop's Crossing Trade Paperback

Collects The Uncanny X-Men #281-293, X-Men #10-13. Bishop joins the X-Men in this early-90s collection across both flagship titles.

X-Men: Bishop's Crossing Trade Paperback

Collects The Uncanny X-Men #281-293; X-Men #8; X-Men: Bishop's Crossing.

X-Men Epic Collection #20 Epic Collection

Collects Uncanny X-Men #281-288, X-Men #4-9, and more. The early Jim Lee era post-relaunch -- Bishops arrival from the future and the teams restructuring.

X-Men: Blue & Gold - Mutant Genesis Omnibus Omnibus

Collects X-Men #1 [Special Collectors Edition], 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, The Uncanny X-Men #281-297, X-Force Annual #1, The X-Men Annual #1, The Uncanny X-Men Annual #16, X-Factor Annual #7, X-Force #16-18, X-Factor #84-86, X-Men: Odd Men Out. The 1991 Blue and Go...

In Reading Orders

90s X-Men

Mutant Genesis — The X-Men Relaunch (1991)

Jim Lee's blockbuster relaunch. X-Men #1 sold 8.1 million copies — still the best-selling single issue ever. Magneto and his Acolytes attack a space station. The X-Men split into Blue and Gold squads. The art is gorgeous and the writing is bombastic. This is peak early-90s spectacle and it works.