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Issue Details

Issue #20
Published April 1988
Cover Price 1.00 USD; 1.25 CAD; 0.40 GBP
Pages 36
Editing Ann Nocenti; Terry Kavanagh (assistant editor); Roger Stern (original material)

Cover Details

Genre Superhero
Pencils Arthur Adams
Inks Terry Austin

1 page X-Men illustration "Frontispiece"

Characters Storm; Sauron
Genre Superhero
Pencils Arthur Adams
Inks Terry Austin

21 page X-Men story "Desolation"

Characters FEATURE: X-Men--Professor X; Cyclops; Phoenix [Jean Grey]; Storm; Wolverine; Colossus; Banshee; Nightcrawler; GUESTS: Beast; Lilandra; Nereel; Fall People; VILLAIN: Karl Lykos [also as Sauron]; CAMEO FLASHBACK: Christopher Summers [Corsair]; Alex Summers [Havok]; Kate Summers
Synopsis Beast and Jean are rescued from Antarctica but have to tell Xavier that the X-Men are dead; The very alive remaining X-Men make their way to the Savage Land where they relax a little with the Fall People; Lykos siphons Storm's power to once again become Sauron.
Genre Superhero
Script Chris Claremont; John Byrne (co-plotter) (p. 1-5, 8-11, 13-16, 18-21)
Pencils John Byrne (p. 1-5, 8-11, 13-16, 18-21); Kieron Dwyer (p. 6-7, 12, 17)
Inks Terry Austin
Colors Petra Scotese
Letters Jean Simek (p. 1-5, 8-11, 13-16, 18-21); Tom Orzechowski (p. 6-7, 12, 17)
Reprinted from X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #114

12 page X-Men story "Mother of the Bride"

Characters Storm
Genre Superhero
Script Jo Duffy
Pencils John Bolton
Inks John Bolton
Colors Petra Scotese
Letters Tom Orzechowski
Reprinted in Marvel Magazine (Marvel Italia, 1994 series) #11

1 page X-Men illustration

Characters Storm
Genre Superhero
Pencils John Bolton
Inks John Bolton
Notes Back Cover