Issue Description

Cyclops thinks it may be time to reassess Professor Xavier's dream and so he invites the X-Men to his new home in Alaska. But Scott has another motive for gathering his teammates: Jean Grey's recent interactions with the Phoenix Force may be spiraling out of control...

Bobby Drake, Warren Worthington and Hank McCoy are in a four-wheel drive taxi outside Anchorage, Alaska, heading toward Scott Summers' cabin to visit him and Jean Grey (and in response to Scott's troubling phone message about Jean). A crow hits the windshield, and the cabbie swerves, first hitting a moose, then crashing into totem pole. Chris Miller of the Anchorage Police (and a neighbor of Scott and Jean) soon arrives to assist. He euthanizes the moose, while Bobby catches a brief glimpse of a "strange guy", who abruptly vanishes. Miller then drives them to Scott's cabin.

Meanwhile, at the Xavier Instituite, Rogue flies toward the city, while Wolverine awaits G. W. Bridge of S.H.I.E.L.D. to finally take Karl Lykos (Sauron) off the X-Men's hands. Rather than meeting face-to-face, the agent merely teleports Lykos off the grounds.

In Alaska, the group arrives, and Bobby, Warren and Hank meet Miller's wife, Staci, and her sister Melissa. Soon, the X-Men are catching up with each other, but there is a tension, as Scott leaves his concerns about Jean unspoken. While Scott shows Hank to his room, Warren talks to Jean about his rocky relationship with Betsy. Upstairs, Scott shares with Hank his fears about Jean possibly coming under the influence of the Phoenix Force. During this time, crows gather outside and watch the house.

Later, the five discuss how to proceed with their search for Professor Charles Xavier. Jean says that though she's pushed her power to limits in a worldwide psychic search, she's found no trace of him. Then the room beings to fill with smoke, and they clear the chimney of what's blocking it. Warren flies to the roof to check, finding a dead crow, and while he's up there, he's spotted by Melissa who is out for a walk.

In New York City, Rogue spots Dr. Agee, whom she's seen about a cure, coming out of a genetics lab named "Mutopia". She confronts him, and he stammers that Mutopia is a group that tried to recruit him, but he declined.

Back in Anchorage, the X-Men are in town for dinner out. On the way, they encounter a protest by local Inuits, demanding the return of their ancestral lands. Bobby again sees his "strange guy", dressed in some sort of ritual garb, but again he disappears before the rest see him. Later, in the restaurant, Scott prepares to tell his teammates his ideas for a new direction for the X-Men. Outside, the crows ominously continue to gather

The Uncanny X-Men (1981)

Publisher

Marvel

Volume Description

This is a continuation of Stan Lee's and Jack Kirby's original The X-Men (Vol. 1). Beginning with issue #114 the descriptive "Uncanny" was added to the cover treatment but it wasn't until issue #142 that the volume's official name was permanently changed to Uncanny X-Men.

The title has had many creative influences over the years but Chris Claremont was probably the force that drove the title through many it its historic changes, truly bringing it from "the world strangest teens" into their new status a team of mutants fight in a "world that fears and hates them". During his legendary 15 year run he gave us character and stories such as Phoenix/Dark Phoenix, the Hellfire Club, the New Mutants, X-Factor, the Mutant Massacre, Inferno and Jubilee and numerous other historic heroes and events. This epic run ended after editorial disputes in 1991.

For the Uncanny X-Men Post-Schism, see Uncanny X-Men (Vol. 2).

Collected EditionsIssues #142-143 are collected in X-Men: Days of the Future PastUncanny X-Men Omnibus Volume 3 (#154-175)Issues #168-176 are collected in From the AshesIssues #199-209 are collected in GhostsIssues #210-213 are collected in Mutant MassacreIssues #225-227 are collected in Fall of the MutantsX-Men: Inferno Prologue (#228-238)Issues #239-243 are collected in InfernoX-Men: Inferno Volume 1 (#239-240)Issues #248 and 256-258 are collected in X-Men Visionaries: Jim LeeIssues #265-267 are collected in Gambit ClassicIssues #268-269 are collected in X-Men Visionaries: Jim LeeIssues #270-272 are collected in X-Tinction AgendaX-Tinction Agenda: Warzones! (#270)Issues #273-277 are collected in Crossroads and in X-Men Visionaries: Jim LeeIssues # 281-293 are collected in Bishop's CrossingIssues #294-297 are collected in X-Cutioner's Song (Hardcover)Issue #298-305 are collected in Fatal Attractions (Hardcover)Issues #308-310 are collected in X-Men: The Wedding of Cyclops and Phoenix #1 - TPBIssues #316-318 are collected in Generation XIssues #320-321 are collected in LegionquestIssues #322-326 are collected in X-Men: Road To Onslaught #1 - Volume 1Issues #327-328 are collected in X-Men: Road To Onslaught #2 - Volume 2Issues #329-332 are collected in X-Men: Road To Onslaught #3 - Volume 3Issues #334-335 are collected in The Complete Onslaught Epic, Book 1X-Men: Operation Zero Tolerance (#346)X-Men: The Hunt For Professor X (#360-365)Deathlok: Rage Against the Machine (#371)Issues #372-375 are collected in X-Men: The ShatteringIssues #376-377 are collected in X-Men Vs. Apocalypse: The TwelveIssue #378 is collected in X-Men vs. Apocalypse: Ages of ApocalypseIssues #379-380 are collected in X-Men: Powerless!Issues #388-390 are collected in X-Men: Dream's EndIssues #391-393 are collected in X-Men: Eve of DestructionIssues #394-409 are collected in X-Men: X-CorpsIssues #410-415 are collected in Uncanny X-Men Vol. 1: HopeIssues #416-420 are collected in Uncanny X-Men Vol. 2: Dominant SpeciesIssues #421-427 are collected in Uncanny X-Men Vol. 3: Holy WarIssues #428-436 are collected in Uncanny X-Men Vol. 4: The DracoIssues #437-441 are collected in Uncanny X-Men Vol. 5: She Lies with AngelsIssues #442-443 are collected in Uncanny X-Men Vol. 6: Bright New MourningIssues #444-449 are collected in Uncanny X-Men - The New Age: The End of HistoryIssues #450-454 are collected in Uncanny X-Men - The New Age: The Cruelest CutIssues #455-461 are collected in Uncanny X-Men - The New Age: On IceIssues #466-471 are collected in Uncanny X-Men - The New Age: End of GreysIssues #472-474 are collected in Uncanny X-Men - The New Age: First FoursakenIssues #475-486 are collected in Uncanny X-Men: Rise and Fall of the Shi'ar EmpireIssues #487-491 are collected in Uncanny X-men: ExtremistsIssues #492-494 are collected in X-Men: Messiah CompleXIssues #495-499 are collected in Uncanny X-Men: Divided We StandIssues #500-503 are collected in Uncanny X-Men: Manifest DestinyIssues #504-507 are collected in Uncanny X-Men: LovelornIssues #508-512 are collected in Uncanny X-Men: SisterhoodIssues #513-514 are collected in Avengers/X-Men: UtopiaIssues #515-522 are collected in X-Men: Nation XIssues #523-525 are collected in X-Men: Second ComingIssues #526-529 are collected in Uncanny X-Men: The Birth of Generation HopeIssues #530-534 are collected in Uncanny X-Men: QuarantineIssues #535-539 are collected in Uncanny X-Men: Breaking PointIssues #540-544 are collected in Fear Itself: Uncanny X-Men

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