Uncanny X-Men 330-339

Uncanny X-Men 330-339, Marvel Comics, Mar-Dec 1996

Uncanny X-Men #330, Mar 1996: Deluxe Edition. Cover by Joe Madureira and Tim Townsend. Quest For The Crimson Dawn (Warriors Of The Ebon Night Conclusion), script by Scott Lobdell and Jeph Loeb, pencils by Joe Madureira, inks by Tim Townsend; The X-Men try to make a deal with Proctor Tar of the Crimson Dawn to save Psylocke’s life but, when he proves to be a little difficult to work with, Doc Strange takes matters into his own hands; Psylocke’s salvation, however, comes at a price.

Uncanny X-Men #331, Apr 1996: Deluxe Edition. Cover by Jeff Matsuda and John Dell. The Splinter Of Our Discontent,: script by Scott Lobdell, art by Bryan Hitch and Paul Neary; Iceman confronts the White Queen about her invasions of his mind after she shared his body.

Uncanny X-Men #332, May 1996: Cover by Joe Madureira. The Road To Casablanca, script by Scott Lobdell, art by Joe Madureira and Tim Townsend; Wolvie has become truly feral and the X-Men are desperately trying to track him down; They find him in the lair of the mysterious Ozymandias and begin an all-out brawl with their stone adversary.

Uncanny X-Men #333, June 1996: Cover by Lee Weeks and Tim Townsend. The Other Shoe…, script by Scott Lobdell, pencils by Pascual Ferry, inks by Tim Townsend, Rob Hunter, Mark Morales, and Chad Hunt; Kelly warns Cyclops about Operation Zero Tolerance; Jean and Gambit break into the Pentagon and run across Bastion. Continued in X-Men (Marvel, 1991 series) #53 and X-Force (Marvel, 1991 series) #55.

Uncanny X-Men #334, Jul 1996: Cover by Joe Madureira. Dark Horizon, script by Scott Lobdell, art by Joe Madureira and Tim Townsend; The X-Men are trying to uncover the mysteries of Onslaught but run across the Juggernaut instead. Promo for the Onslaught storyline.

Uncanny X-Men #335, Aug 1996: Apocalypse Lives! Onslaught Phase 1. Guest-starring the Avengers. Script by Scott Lobdell. Pencils by Joe Madureira. Inks by Tim Townsend. Cover by Joe Madureira and Tim Townsend. Story continues from the one-shot Onslaught X-Men. The powerful psionic entity known as Onslaught has left Westchester County with both the X-Mansion and the X-Men lying in ruins! Eventually help arrives courtesy of Earths Mightiest Heroes and Nate Grey! After cooler heads prevail, the two super teams put together a plan to deal with the incredible menace of Onslaught. The Avengers will try to locate Magneto; while the X-Men seek to protect Cable and Nate Grey and also warn the Fantastic Four about the threat of Onslaught. Good luck to all! Elements of the story continue in Avengers 401, Cable 34, Fantastic Four 415, X-Man 18, and X-Men 55. Cameo appearances by Apocalypse, Ozymandias, Onslaught, Dark Beast, Excalibur, X-Force, and the Watcher. X-men Lineup: Bishop, Cannonball, Cyclops, Gambit, Iceman, Jean Grey, Storm, and Wolverine. Avengers Lineup: Captain America, Iron Man (aka Teen Tony), Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch, Thor, and the Vision. (Notes: This issue features an interview with Jim Lee about his upcoming relaunch of the Fantastic Four title (2nd series); and also includes a one-page pin-up of the Fantastic Four by Jim Lee. Likewise an interview (and pin-up) with Rob Liefeld concerning his relaunch of the Captain America title (2nd series) is included.)

Uncanny X-Men #336, Sep 1996: A Voice as Deep as Thunder Onslaught Phase 2. Guest-starring the Avengers and the Fantastic Four. Script by Scott Lobdell. Pencils by Joe Madureira. Inks by Tim Townsend, John Dell, Vince Russell, and Al Milgrom. Cover by Joe Madureira and Tim Townsend. Story continues from X-Men 55. Inside his Central Park citadel, Onslaught consolidates the power of Charles Xavier and Franklin Richards! With the addition of these two potent minds, the evil psionic entity grows even stronger! However so does the determination of the super-heroes gathered in Manhattan! With an urgent fury; Cyclops Cable, Thor, Joseph, and the Invisible Woman attack Onslaught! But again to no avail! Is there anyone else left to help? How about the Green Goliath and Doctor Doom! Story continues in Cable 35, Incredible Hulk 445, and Fantastic Four 416. Appearances by Apocalypse and the Watcher. Cameo appearance by Ant-Man. X-men Lineup: Bishop, Cable, Cyclops, Gambit, Iceman, Jean Grey, Psylocke, Rogue, and Storm. Avengers Lineup: Giant-Man, Hawkeye, Iron Man (aka Teen Tony), Thor, and the Vision. (Note: This issue features a 6-page preview of Heroes Reborn with pin-ups of the Invisible Woman and Thing (by Jim Lee) and Captain America by Rob Liefeld.

Uncanny X-Men #337, Oct 1996: Cover by Joe Madureira and Tim Townsend. Know Thy Enemy, script by Scott Lobdell, art by Joe Madureira, Tim Townsend, and Vince Russell; Wolverine has a heart to heart talk with Xavier about the latter’s responsibility in the Onslaught debacle that killed many of Earth’s mightiest heroes; The X-Men goof off a little and try to get back to normal. Heroes Reborn preview, script by Jim Lee, Rob Liefeld, Chuck Dixon, Jeph Loeb, pencils by Jim Lee and Rob Liefeld, inks by Scott Williams and Jon Sibal.

Uncanny X-Men #338, Nov 1996: Cover by Joe Madureira and Tim Townsend. A Hope Reborn A Past Reclaimed, script by Scott Lobdell, pencils by Joe Madureira and Salvador Larroca, inks by Tim Townsend and Vince Russell; Archangel gets his feathered wings back; The X-Men try to trigger Joseph’s memories of his former life as Magneto; Cannonball and Iceman go undercover to work for presidential candidate and mutant hater Graydon Creed; The X-Men encounter Pyro, dying of the Legacy Virus, who has accidentally burned down a church.

Uncanny X-Men #339, Dec 1996: Cover by Adam Kubert. Brief Spider-Man appearance in Fight And Flight, script by Scott Lobdell, pencils by Adam Kubert and Cedric Nocon, inks by Jesse Delperdang and Scott Hanna; Spidey shows up at X-Mansion late at night to warn his buddies about the dangers posed by presidential candidate Graydon Creed; Mystique fantasizes about killing her son (the aforementioned Creed); Beast and Cyclops are on a transatlantic flight (tailing J. Jonah Jameson no less) when Havok rips the top off of the plane and dukes it out with his brother; Bastion kills a Bugle reporter who has uncovered the secret of Creed’s parentage. Interview With Terry Kavanagh by Mark Bernardo, art by Roger Cruz and Bud La Rosa. Interview With Roger Cruz by Mark Bernardo, art by Roger Cruz and Bud La Rosa.