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Issue Details

Issue #486
Published July 2007
Cover Price 2.99 USD; 3.75 USD
Pages 36
Editing Nick Lowe; Will Panzo (assistant); Joe Quesada (editor in chief); Dan Buckley (publisher)
Notes Wraparound cover. Havok, Polaris, Nightcrawler and Gladiator are on the front. Indicia information: UNCANNY X-MEN Published Monthly by MARVEL PUBLISHING, INC., a subsidiary of MARVEL ENTERTAINMENT, INC. Office of publication: 417 5th Avenue, New York, NY 10016. Periodicals postage paid at New York, NY and at additional mailing offices. © 2007 Marvel Characters, Inc. All rights reserved. Newsstand prices: 2.99 USD; 4.25 CAD. Subscription (12 issues): U.S. 27.00 USD; Canada 37.00 USD; Foreign 39.00 USD.

Cover Details - "Rise and Fall of the Shi'ar Empire Part 12 of 12"

Characters X-Men [Havok [Alex Summers]; Polaris [Lorna Dane]; Nightcrawler [Kurt Wagner]; Marvel Girl [Rachel Grey] Warpath [James Proudstar]]; Starjammers [Ch'od; Raza Longknife]; Vulcan [Gabriel Summers]; Deathbird [Cal'syee Neramani]; Gladiator
Genre superhero
Pencils John Watson (painted)
Inks John Watson (painted)
Colors John Watson (painted)
Notes Wraparound cover. Havok, Polaris, Nightcrawler and Gladiator are on the front. Indicia information: UNCANNY X-MEN Published Monthly by MARVEL PUBLISHING, INC., a subsidiary of MARVEL ENTERTAINMENT, INC. Office of publication: 417 5th Avenue, New York, NY 10016. Periodicals postage paid at New York, NY and at additional mailing offices. © 2007 Marvel Characters, Inc. All rights reserved. Newsstand prices: 2.99 USD; 4.25 CAD. Subscription (12 issues): U.S. 27.00 USD; Canada 37.00 USD; Foreign 39.00 USD.

1 page X-Men recap "Previously in Uncanny X-Men"

Genre superhero
Pencils Billy Tan
Inks Danny Miki
Colors Frank D'Armata
Letters typeset
Notes Art is a grayscale reprint of part of the cover of issue #476.

24 page X-Men story "The Rise and Fall of the Shi'ar Empire Chapter Twelve: Endings and Beginnings"

Characters X-Men [Professor X [Charles Xavier] (regains telepathy); Darwin [Armando Muñoz]; Nightcrawler [Kurt Wagner]; Warpath [James Proudstar]; Havok [Alex Summers] (leaves team); Polaris [Lorna Dane] (leaves team); Marvel Girl [Rachel Grey] (leaves team)]; Starjammers [Corsair [Christopher Summers] (death); Hepzibah (leaves team); Raza Longknife; Ch'od; Havok [Alex Summers] (joins team); Polaris [Lorna Dane] (joins team); Marvel Girl [Rachel Grey] (joins team); Korvus (joins team)]; Lilandra Neramani; Major-General Ka'ardum; Vulcan [Gabriel Summers]; Deathbird [Cal'syee Neramani]; Shi'ar Imperial Guard [Gladiator; Earthquake; Manta; Nightside; Warstar]
Synopsis As the fight continues, Corsair attacks Vulcan only to be slain by his son. Alex, Lorna, Rachel and Korvus continue to fight him while Warpath keeps Hepzibah from attacking suicidally and Darwin rescues the Professor, with a bit of help from Kurt. Fearing they will all die, Lilandra forces the X-Men's ship to jump to Earth with Kurt, Warpath, Darwin, Professor X and a furious Hepzibah aboard. Deathbird convinces Vulcan to escape to live to fight another day, and the stranded X-Men and Korvus join the remaining Starjammers to continue to pursue Vulcan to bring him to justice.
Genre superhero
Script Ed Brubaker
Pencils Billy Tan
Inks Danny Miki
Colors Frank D'Armata
Letters Chris Eliopoulos

1 page X-Men letters page "X-Mail"

Genre superhero
Script Nick Lowe (responses); Sean Ryan (responses)
Pencils Salvador Larroca
Inks Salvador Larroca
Letters typeset