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Issue: The Uncanny X-Men #500
Publication Date: September 2008
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Issues: #500 of 406 Issues (871 Printings)
Title:
Variant: 1st Printing, Standard Cover by Alex Ross
Rating: Rated T+
Publisher: FlagMarvel
Brand: MarvelView Brand Images3
Indicia Publisher: Marvel Publishing, Inc.
On Sale Date: 07/23/2008
Volume: none
Pages: 52
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 75960602461250011
Price: $4.05 CAD
$3.99 USD
Indicia Frequency: Rated T+
Content Items: 13 (9 stories, 3 covers)
Editor(s): Nick Lowe; Will Panzo (assistant); Axel Alonso (executive); Joe Quesada (editor in chief); Dan Buckley (publisher)
Disclose Notes: Office of Publication: 417 5th Avenue, New York, NY 10016.

Periodicals postage paid at New York, NY and at additional mailing offices.

© 2008 Marvel Characters, Inc.

Newsstand prices: [not listed].
Subscription (12 issues): U.S. 27.00 USD; Canada 37.00 USD; Foreign 39.00 USD.

Both the Alex Ross and Greg Land standard covers have the same UPC number.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: Standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior
Binding: Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: Was ongoing
Format Notes:  
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reprinted 2 times as Content Items in other Issues.
Some/all of Issue reprinted as 3 Content Items in other Issues:
FlagWolverine #52 published September 2009 as Edición Especial de 64 págs. [Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)] Greg Land Standard Cover
FlagEssential X-Men #3 published April 2010 as [untitled] [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
FlagEssential X-Men #3 published April 2010 as SFX [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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There is currently no data for this Issue being reprinted from anywhere.
Disclose Images4
Cover, Front Only (of Wraparound and/or Gatefold)
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
 
 
Cover, Wraparound
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
 
 
Cover, Wraparound
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
Full color painted cover artwork. From the collection of Sal Abbinanti.
 
Cover, Wraparound
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
 
 
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Wraparound
Credits
Penciller(s): Alex Ross (painted)
Inker(s): Alex Ross (painted)
Colorist(s): Alex Ross (painted)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): X-Men
Character(s): The X-Men [Professor X [Charles Xavier]; Beast [Hank McCoy]; Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Iceman [Bobby Drake]; Marvel Girl [Jean Grey]; Angel [Warren Worthington, III]; Polaris [Lorna Dane]; Havok [Alex Summers]; Banshee [Sean Cassidy]; Sunfire [Shiro Yoshida]; Thunderbird [John Proudstar]; Lucas Bishop; Jubilee [Jubilation Lee]; Emma Frost [White Queen]; Phoenix [Phoenix Force]; Dazzler [Alison Blaire]; Psylocke [Betsy Braddock]; Forge; Rogue; Colossus [Piotr Rasputin]; Gambit [Remy LeBeau]; Shadowcat [Kitty Pryde]; Storm [Ororo Munroe]; Nightcrawler [Kurt Wagner]]; Magneto [Erik Lehnsherr; Magnus]; Sentinels
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagLos Increíbles Hombres X, Uncanny X-Men #6 published September 2009
as Destino Manifiesto [Illustration on Cover, Wraparound]Greg Land Standard Cover
In Content Item: FlagEssential X-Men #3 published April 2010
as Magneto Reborn! [Illustration on Cover, Wraparound]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Wraparound cover, shipped 50/50 split with the Greg Land wraparound cover. Alex Ross states in an interview at http://www.wizarduniverse.com/072108alexrossxmen.html that the Phoenix figure is Phoenix as distinct from Jean Grey, who appears as Marvel Girl.
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Michael Turner Sketch Variant Cover

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Michael Turner
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): X-Men
Character(s): Beast [Hank McCoy]; Wolverine [Logan]; Banshee [Sean Cassidy]; Lucas Bishop; Cannonball [Sam Guthrie]; Angel [Warren Worthington, III]; Nightcrawler [Kurt Wagner]; Thunderbird [John Proudstar]; Longshot; Iceman [Bobby Drake]; Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Havok [Alex Summers]; Cable [Nathan Summers]; Colossus [Piotr Rasputin]; Gambit [Remy LeBeau]
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Sketch version of the Turner variant cover.
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Terry Dodson Sketch Variant Cover

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Terry Dodson
Inker(s): Rachel Dodson
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): X-Men
Character(s): Psylocke [Betsy Braddock]; Storm [Ororo Munroe]; Shadowcat [Kitty Pryde]; Phoenix [Jean Grey]; Emma Frost [White Queen]; Dazzler [Alison Blaire]; Rogue
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: "Sketch" (pencil and ink) version of the Dodson variant cover.
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Previously in Uncanny X-Men...

Reprise  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): X-Men
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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SFX Part One: Prologue: The Extraordinary Dream of Kingo Sunen

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Ed Brubaker; Matt Fraction
Penciller(s): Terry Dodson
Inker(s): Rachel Dodson
Colorist(s): Justin Ponsor
Letterer(s): Joe Caramagna
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): X-Men
Character(s): Kingo Sunen; Freddie Dukes [Blob]; Dreaming Celestial
Synopsis: Kingo Sunen, writer/director/producer/editor/actor of samurai movies, decides to cast ex-mutant Freddie Dukes in his first ever science fiction film, set in San Francisco against the backdrop of the Dreaming Celestial.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Fred Dukes no longer sports the excess baggy skin he was left with immediately after his depowering.
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SFX Part One: Prologue 2: The Extraordinary Cargo of Guy DeMondue

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Ed Brubaker; Matt Fraction
Penciller(s): Terry Dodson
Inker(s): Rachel Dodson
Colorist(s): Justin Ponsor
Letterer(s): Joe Caramagna
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): X-Men
Character(s): Guy DeMondue; Simon Trask; Sentinel (Mark I)
Synopsis: Artist Guy DeMondue unloads a Sentinel at the docks in the dark of night with Simon Trask.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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SFX Part One: Chapter One: The Mayor and the Queen in Exurbia

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Ed Brubaker; Matt Fraction
Penciller(s): Greg Land
Inker(s): Jay Leisten
Colorist(s): Justin Ponsor
Letterer(s): Joe Caramagna
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): X-Men
Character(s): The X-Men [Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Emma Frost [White Queen]; Storm [Ororo Iqadi T'Challa]; Beast [Hank McCoy]; Angel [Warren Worthington, III]]; The Mayor of San Francisco [Sadie]
Synopsis: The X-Men give the Mayor a tour of their new headquarters and mutant embassy in the Marin Headlands. The Mayor warns them that Guy DeMondue is planning a "confrontational" art exhibit involving Sentinels.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
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SFX Part One: Chapter Two: Superstars of the Spandex Scene

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Ed Brubaker; Matt Fraction
Penciller(s): Greg Land
Inker(s): Jay Leisten
Colorist(s): Justin Ponsor
Letterer(s): Joe Caramagna
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): X-Men
Character(s): The X-Men [Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Emma Frost [White Queen]; Angel [Warren Worthington, III]; Colossus [Piotr Rasputin]]; Magneto [Erik Lehnsherr; Magnus]; Sentinels (Mark I)
Synopsis: The X-Men attend the opening of Guy DeMondue's "Celebration of Mutant Kitsch" installation in Yerba Buena Gardens. Most of the crowd has dressed up like X-Men, or approximations thereof. There are also protesters due to the Sentinels being part of the installation. Suddenly Magneto, his powers apparently restored, attacks the X-Men, chucking Colossus through the big round window in the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and somehow activating the two Sentinels.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
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SFX Part One: Chapter Three: The Exploding Plastic Inevitable

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Ed Brubaker; Matt Fraction
Penciller(s): Terry Dodson (pages 1-3, 6-7); Greg Land (pages 4-5)
Inker(s): Rachel Dodson (pages 1-3, 6-7); Jay Leisten (pages 4-5)
Colorist(s): Justin Ponsor
Letterer(s): Joe Caramagna
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): X-Men
Character(s): The X-Men [Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Emma Frost [White Queen]; Storm [Ororo Iqadi T'Challa]; Beast [Hank McCoy]; Angel [Warren Worthington, III]; Colossus [Piotr Rasputin]; Wolverine [Logan]; Nightcrawler [Kurt Wagner]]; Magneto [Erik Lehnsherr; Magnus]; Sentinels (Mark I)
Synopsis: The X-Men fight the Sentinels, but Emma notices that the Sentinels strangely do not attack Magneto.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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SFX Part One: Chapter Four: The Fix Is In...!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Ed Brubaker; Matt Fraction
Penciller(s): Greg Land (pages 1-4 except top of 3); Terry Dodson (top of 3, 5-7)
Inker(s): Jay Leisten (pages 1-4 except top of 3); Rachel Dodson (top of 3, 5-7)
Colorist(s): Justin Ponsor
Letterer(s): Joe Caramagna
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): X-Men
Character(s): The X-Men [Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Emma Frost [White Queen]; Storm [Ororo Iqadi T'Challa]; Beast [Hank McCoy]; Angel [Warren Worthington, III]; Colossus [Piotr Rasputin]; Wolverine [Logan]; Nightcrawler [Kurt Wagner] Cannonball [Sam Guthrie]]; Magneto [Erik Lehnsherr; Magnus]; Sentinels (Mark I); High Evolutionary; Kingo Sunen; Freddie Dukes [Blob]; Dreaming Celestial
Synopsis: The X-Men defeat the last Sentinel and subdue Magneto. They learn that his powers were generated by his extremely high-tech suit. Magneto berates them as unworthy to save the mutant race, and teleports out. Storm spots strange lights at the Dreaming Celestial and we see the High Evolutionary doing something with it, helped by a mesmerized Kingo Sunen. She arrives too late to do anything, but somewhere in space we see the Evolutionary, Magneto, and Fred Dukes discussing plans on the bridge of a starship.
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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SFX Part One: Epilogue One: Vox Populi

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Ed Brubaker; Matt Fraction
Penciller(s): Greg Land
Inker(s): Jay Leisten
Colorist(s): Justin Ponsor
Letterer(s): Joe Caramagna
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): X-Men
Character(s): The X-Men [Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Angel [Warren Worthington, III]; Beast [Hank McCoy]; Nightcrawler [Kurt Wagner]; Emma Frost [White Queen]]
Synopsis: With Emma broadcasting his thoughts to all known mutants, Scott announces that the X-Men are alive and that San Francisco is a mutant sanctuary.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
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SFX Part One: Epilogue Two: Exit the Artist

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Ed Brubaker; Matt Fraction
Penciller(s): Terry Dodson
Inker(s): Rachel Dodson
Colorist(s): Justin Ponsor
Letterer(s): Joe Caramagna
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): X-Men
Character(s): The X-Men [Wolverine [Logan]; Cyclops [Scott Summers] (off-panel)]; Guy DeMondue (dies)
Synopsis: Logan visits Guy DeMondue in his studio, only to find him dead.
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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SFX Part One: Epilogue Three: Enter the Pixie

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Ed Brubaker; Matt Fraction
Penciller(s): Greg Land
Inker(s): Jay Leisten
Colorist(s): Justin Ponsor
Letterer(s): Joe Caramagna
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): X-Men
Character(s): Pixie [Megan Gwynn]; Dazzler [Alison Blaire] (off-panel); Simon Trask; Hellfire Cult
Synopsis: Simon Trask uses the fact that both he and a bouncer appear to be Prime Sentinels to talk his way into a club. Pixie and her date are leaving a Dazzler concert amazed that she's back and has put on a great show. A group of men in a van see her and put on masks similar to those worn by Hellfire Club guards. They get out of the van with baseball bats and other weapons and prepare to attack Pixie.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 3

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