Issue Details

Issue	#8
Published	September 2001
Cover Price	$2.25
Pages	36
Editing	Mark Powers; Pete Franco (Assistant Editor)
Notes	Cover colored directly on pencil artwork; cardstock paper.

Cover Details - "First Strike"

Characters	Storm
Genre	Superhero
Pencils	Adam Kubert
Colors	Richard Isanove
Notes	Cover colored directly on pencil artwork; cardstock paper.
Reprinted	in Ultimate X-Men Deluxe (Panini, 2005 series) #2

1 page Ultimate X-Men recap "Previously ..."

Characters	Professor X; Cyclops; Marvel Girl; Storm; Beast; Colossus; Iceman; Wolverine; Nightcrawler; Colonel John Wraith
Genre	Superhero
Letters	typeset
Notes	Recap of the events which led to the start of this issue.

23 page Ultimate X-Men story "Return To Weapon X Part Two"

Characters	Wolverine; Cyclops; Beast; Storm; Marvel Girl; Professor X; Sabretooth; John Wraith; Nightcrawler; Iceman
Genre	Superhero
Script	Mark Millar
Pencils	Adam Kubert
Inks	Art Thibert
Colors	Jung Choi
Letters	Richard Starkings & Comicraft's Wes Abbott
Notes	"Return to Weapon X": Part 2 of 6.
Reprinted	in Ultimate X-Men Deluxe (Panini, 2005 series) #2

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "House Advertisement"

Notes

House Advertisement (One-Pager) for: X-MEN Icons Series (CYCLOPS, ROGUE).

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Hey Bub Subscribe Today!"

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House Advertisement (One-Pager) for Marvel Comics Series (subscription page with Wolverine illustration).

9 page advertisement "Ads"

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Total of 7 one-page and 1 two-pages advertisements for: Tobacco is Whacko (anti-drugs, Lorillard), Cornuts (snack, Nabisco), Yu-Gi-Oh! (TV, Kids WB), Marvel ReCharge (collectible card game, Marvel), Marvel Masterpieces (collectibles, Dynamic Forces), Dark Cloud (game, Playstation, 2-pages), Mobile Suit Gundam (toys, Bandai), Fruit Gushers (candy, General Mills).