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Issue Details

Issue #28
Published December 1988
Cover Price 1.25 USD; 1.75 CAD
Pages 36
Editing Bob Harras; Daryl Edelman (assistant editor); Roger Stern (original material)

Cover Details - "Cry For The Children"

Genre Superhero
Pencils Kieron Dwyer
Inks Terry Austin

1 page X-Men illustration "Frontispiece"

Characters Wolverine; Colossus
Genre Superhero
Pencils Kieron Dwyer
Inks Terry Austin

17 page X-Men story "Cry for the Children"

Characters FEATURE: X-Men--Professor X; Cyclops; Phoenix [Jean Grey]; Storm; Wolverine; Colossus; Banshee; Nightcrawler; GUESTS: Power Man [Luke Cage]; Colleen Wing; Misty Knight; Lilandra; Moira MacTaggert; Polaris; Havok; VILLAINS: Mastermind [Jason Wyngarde]; Black Tom Cassidy; Juggernaut; Arcade; Miss Locke; CAMEOS: Mariko Yashida; Multiple Man
Synopsis Wolverine forces Colossus to deal with his recent self esteem problems; Xavier attends Lilandra's coronation; Jean meets Jason for the first time; Storm visits her old home to find it is a drug hangout; Wolvie sees Mariko in New York; Cyclops goes on a date with Colleen; Arcade conspires with Tom and Juggernaut to kill the X-Men.
Genre Superhero
Script Chris Claremont; John Byrne (co-plotter)
Pencils John Byrne
Inks Terry Austin
Colors Glynis Oliver
Letters Tom Orzechowski
Notes 1st issue without added story pages.
Reprinted from X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #122

11 page X-Men story "Who Am I?"

Genre Superhero
Script Ann Nocenti
Pencils John Bolton
Inks John Bolton
Colors Max Scheele
Letters Joe Rosen

1 page X-Men illustration "Classic X-Men Memorabilia"

Characters X-Men--Storm, Wolverine, Rogue, Dazzler, Longshot, Colossus, Psylocke, Havok vs. Naze (Adversary)
Genre Superhero
Pencils Marc Silvestri
Inks Dan Green
Notes Unused cover for Fall of the Mutants issue.

1 page X-Men illustration "Classic X-Men Memorabilia"

Characters Kitty Pryde
Genre Superhero
Pencils Steve Leialoha
Inks Steve Leialoha
Notes Pirate Kitty illo from X-Men Annual #8

1 page X-Men cover reprint (on interior page) "Cover to X-Men #122"

Characters Cyclops; Colossus; Wolverine
Genre Superhero
Pencils Dave Cockrum
Inks Terry Austin
Letters Dan Crespi
Reprinted from X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #122

1 page X-Men illustration

Characters Cyclops
Genre Superhero
Pencils John Bolton
Inks John Bolton
Notes Back Cover