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Issue Details

Issue #193
Published May 1985
Cover Price $1.25
Pages 52
Editing Peter Sanderson (Assistant); Ann Nocenti
Notes Double-Sized Issue

Cover Details

Characters Wolverine; Nightcrawler; Rogue; Colossus; Kitty Pryde; Thunderbird II; Firestar; Empath; Roulette
Genre superhero
Pencils John Romita, Jr.
Inks Dan Green
Letters Ron Zalme
Notes Double-Sized Issue
Reprinted In Essential X-Men #5; in Incredibili X-Men, Gli (Edizioni Star Comics, 1990 series) #15

40 page X-Men story "Warhunt 2"

Characters FEATURE: X-Men--Professor X; Storm; Wolverine; Colossus; Rogue; Nightcrawler; Kitty Pryde; Rachel Summers; GUESTS: Banshee; Doug Ramsey [Cypher]; Dani Moonstar [Mirage]; Cannonball; Lockheed; Callisto; Sunder; Morlocks; Jamie Rodriguez; VILLAINS: Hellions--Thunderbird II James Proudstar; Later Warpath]; Roulette; Empath; Firestar (1st); CAMEOS: Nimrod II; Lila Cheney
Synopsis Kitty Pride (Sprite / Ariel) becomes Shadowcat; Thunderbird comes after the X-Men as revenge for his brother's death (way back in X-Men #95).
Genre superhero
Script Chris Claremont
Pencils John Romita, Jr. (breakdowns); Dan Green (finished art)
Inks Dan Green
Colors Glynis Wein
Letters Tom Orzechowski
Notes Art credit details confirmed 2006 by Dan Green. First Firestar in the Marvel Universe; 1st Actual app. in comics is in Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends #1 (based on the cartoon).
Reprinted in X-Men Classic (Marvel, 1990 series) #97; In Essential X-Men #5; in Incredibili X-Men, Gli (Edizioni Star Comics, 1990 series) #14 [part 1]; in Incredibili X-Men, Gli (Edizioni Star Comics, 1990 series) #15 [part 2]