Uncanny X-Men 350-359

Uncanny X-Men 350-359, Marvel Comics, Dec 1997 to Sept 1998

Uncanny X-Men #350, Cover A, Dec 1997: Deluxe edition. Collector’s edition holographic wraparound foldout cover (the newsstand edition is not holographic). The Trial of Gambit in “Trial & Errors,” script by Steve Seagle, pencils by Joe Madureira and Andy Smith, inks by Tim Townsend, Vince Russell, and Dan Panosian; Erik reveals to the captured X-Men that Gambit gathered the Marauders for Sinister to initiate the Mutant Massacre. Magneto cameo. Statement of ownership–average print run 471,292; average paid circulation 300,732. Statement of ownership–average print run 471,292; average paid circulation 300,732. Madureira/Townsend cover.

Uncanny X-Men #351, Jan 1998: Cover by Joe Madureira. Hours & Minutes, script by Steve Seagle, art by Ed Benes; Cecilia leaves the X-Men to continue work at the hospital, but now that all of her colleagues know she is a mutant, she is forced to put up with prejudice; Pyro comes into the hospital and she treats him but he makes off while she is tending another superhero, Daredevil; Cecilia is fired and she returns to X-Mansion.

Uncanny X-Men #352, Feb 1998: Cover by Cully Hamner. In Sin Air, script by Steve Seagle, pencils by Cully Hamner, Tommy Edwards, Daryl Banks, Terry Dodson, J. H. Williams III, and John Cassaday, inks by Gary Martin, Tommy Edwards, Jon Holdredge, Rachel Dodson, Mick Gray, and John Cassaday; While the rest of the X-Men clean up the mess at X-Mansion, Scott and Jean are on a plane flight to Alaska that gets boarded by AIM agents.

Uncanny X-Men #353, Mar 1998: Cover by Chris Bachalo and Tim Townsend. Blackbirds, script by Steve Seagle, art by Chris Bachalo and Tim Townsend; Rogue has a nightmare about sucking Wolvie’s life essence; Later, when the X-Men are relaxing at the lake, Sauron does exactly this to power himself up and Rogue is the one who gets the blame; Also, the Xavier Institute gets a visit from a member of the the Board of Education who isn’t thrilled with conditions at the school.

Uncanny X-Men #354, Cover A, Apr 1998: Wolverine cover edition (the variant cover is Jean Grey/Phoenix). Cover by Chris Bachalo and Tim Townsend. Prehistory, script by Steve Seagle, pencils by Chris Bachalo, inks by Tim Townsend; Upset by the distrust of her teammates, Rogue runs off and makes a rash decision; The rest of the X-Men battle Sauron; Also, in Alaska, Jean surprises Cyclops by putting on her old Phoenix costume.

Uncanny X-Men #355, May 1998: Cover by Chris Bachalo and Tim Townsend. North & South, script by Steve Seagle, pencils by Chris Bachalo, inks by Tim Townsend, John Beatty, and Andy Smith; As Wolvie is riding the captured Sauron into town on his motorcycle, he is attacked by the newest incarnation of Alpha Flight who plans on returning him to Department H in Canada; Rogue visits the Agee Institute for Genetic Studies in New York and talks to them about the possibility of taking away her mutant powers; In Alaska, Scott freaks out that Jean has started wearing her old Phoenix costume and calls the X-Men for help.

Uncanny X-Men #356, Jun 1998: Cover by Chris Bachalo and Tim Townsend. Reunion, script by Steve Seagle, pencils by Chris Bachalo, inks by Tim Townsend; The original X-Men gather at Scott and Jean’s cabin in Alaska; As they commune together about the past and the future, strange black birds begin to plague the town; Back at home, Wolvie finally gets Karl Lykos turned over to SHIELD.

Uncanny X-Men #357, Jul 1998: Cover by Chris Bachalo. The Sky Is Falling, script by Steve Seagle, pencils by Dan Norton, inks by Dexter Vines and Scott Hanna; The original X-Men try to battle a plague of birds that are attacking Ptarmigan Creek Alaska while trying to discover what is causing the phenomena.

Uncanny X-Men #358, Aug 1998: Cover by Chris Bachalo and Tim Townsend. Lost In Space, script by Steve Seagle and Joseph Harris, pencils by Chris Bachalo, inks by Tim Townsend; Bishop and Deathbird traverse a hostile alien environment in order to reach a warp portal which will take them back to the Shi’ar Empire; Unfortunately, the gate is destroyed by the Chnitt before they can use it; In Alaska, Jean collapses into a catatonic state.

Uncanny X-Men #359, Sept 1998: Cover by Chris Bachalo and Tim Townsend. Power Play, script by Joe Kelly and Steve Seagle, pencils by Chris Bachalo and Ryan Benjamin, inks by Tim Townsend, Scott Hanna, and Jon Holdredge; As Jean is in Alaska mourning the loss of her telepathic powers, Rogue is in New York about to let Dr. Agee perform a procedure that will nullify her mutant powers for good; Mystique interferes before her foster daughter can go through with the operation