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Issue Details

Issue #7
Published March 1987
Cover Price 1.00 USD; 1.25 CAD; 0.40 GBP
Pages 36
Editing Ann Nocenti; Terry Kavanagh (assistant editor); Marv Wolfman (original material)

Cover Details

Genre Superhero
Pencils Arthur Adams (signed)
Inks P. Craig Russell (signed)

1 page X-Men illustration "Frontispiece"

Characters Storm
Genre Superhero
Pencils Arthur Adams
Inks P. Craig Russell
Reprinted in Uomo Ragno, L' (Edizioni Star Comics, 1987 series) #67

20 page X-Men story "Deathstar, Rising!"

Characters FEATURE: X-Men--Cyclops; Jean Grey; Storm; Wolverine; Colossus; Banshee; Nightcrawler; GUEST: Peter Corbeau; VILLAINS: Sentinels; Stephen Lang; CAMEOS: Geraldo Rivera; Black Tom Cassidy; X-Sentinels--Cyclops; Marvel Girl; Iceman; Angel; Beast; Professor X
Synopsis The X-Men race to SHIELD's orbital platform to rescue teammates from Lang and run up against Sentinels (some of who look like the original X-Men).
Genre Superhero
Script Chris Claremont
Pencils Dave Cockrum (p. 1-2, 4-8, 10-16, 18-20); Jim Sherman (3, 9, 17)
Inks Frank Chiaramonte (p. 1-2, 4-8, 10-16, 18-20); Joe Rubinstein (p. 3, 9, 17)
Colors Michele Wrightson
Letters Irving Watanabe (p. 1-2, 4-8, 10-16, 18-20); Bill Oakley (p. 3, 9, 17)
Reprinted from X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #99; in Uomo Ragno, L' (Edizioni Star Comics, 1987 series) #66 [pp. 3, 9]; in Uomo Ragno, L' (Edizioni Star Comics, 1987 series) #67 [p. 17]

12 page X-Men story "Out with the Old"

Characters Hellfire Club; Sentinel
Genre Superhero
Script Chris Claremont
Pencils John Bolton
Inks John Bolton
Colors Glynis Oliver
Letters Tom Orzechowski
Reprinted in Uomo Ragno, L' (Edizioni Star Comics, 1987 series) #69

1 page X-Men cover reprint (on interior page) "Cover to X-Men #99"

Characters Storm; Colossus; Cyclops; Banshee; Nightcrawler; Sentinels
Genre Superhero
Pencils Dave Cockrum
Inks Dave Cockrum
Letters Irving Watanabe
Reprinted from X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #99

1 page X-Men illustration

Characters White Queen
Genre Superhero
Pencils John Bolton
Inks John Bolton
Notes Back Cover
Reprinted in X-Men: Lost Tales (Marvel, 1997 series) #2