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Issue Details

Issue #482
Published March 2007
Cover Price 2.99 USD; 3.75 USD
Pages 44
Editing Nick Lowe; Sean Ryan (assistant); Joe Quesada (editor in chief); Dan Buckley (publisher)
Notes 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 other mailing offices. 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 8 of 12"

Characters Starjammers [Corsair [Christopher Summers]; Hepzibah; Raza Longknife; Ch'od]; X-Men [Havok [Alex Summers]; Polaris [Lorna Dane]]
Genre superhero
Pencils Billy Tan (signed)
Inks Danny Miki (signed); Allen Martinez (signed)
Colors Frank D'Armata (signed)
Notes 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 other mailing offices. 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 Artwork is a grayscale reprint of part of the cover of issue #476.

22 page X-Men story "The Rise and Fall of the Shi'ar Empire Chapter Eight: Imperial Rescue"

Characters X-Men [Professor X [Charles Xavier]; Polaris [Lorna Dane]; Havok [Alex Summers]; Darwin [Armando Muñoz]; Nightcrawler [Kurt Wagner]; Marvel Girl [Rachel Grey]; Warpath [James Proudstar]]; Korvus; Starjammers [Corsair [Christopher Summers]; Hepzibah; Raza Longknife; Ch'od]; Lilandra Neramani; D'Ken Neramani; Chancellor Araki
Synopsis The X-Men and Korvus meet up with the Starjammers and rescue Lilandra. Darwin breaks the Professor out of his cell, but finds a surprise when he sees Araki introduce the revived D'Ken as the "true ruler of the Imperium".
Genre superhero
Script Ed Brubaker
Pencils Billy Tan
Inks Dany Miki; Allen Martinez
Colors Frank D'Armata
Letters Joe Caramagna [as VC's Joe Caramagna]
Notes The extra pages in this longer issue are filled by ads.

Dave Cockrum story "A legend among heroes"

Synopsis A page in tribute to the late Dave Cockrum, who drew Giant-Size X-Men #1 and the initial appearances of the Starjammers and the Shi'ar.
Letters typeset
Notes Appears between the 4th and 5th story pages.