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Issue: Essential X-Men #5
Publication Date: June 2010
 
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Publisher: FlagPanini UK
Indicia Publisher: Panini Publishing
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 2
Pages: 76
ISBN:
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Price: £2.95 GBP
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Content Items: 12 (3 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Scott Gray
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Colour
Dimensions: Standard Modern Age U. S.
Paper Stock: Glossy
Binding: Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
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The Return of Gambit!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Alan Davis
Mark Farmer
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Subject Matter
superhero
X-Men
Professor X; Mr. Sinister; Gambit; Scalphunter; Arclight; Blockbuster; Vertigo; Prism
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FlagX-Men: Legacy #213 published August 2008
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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Essential X-Men

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Introduces this issue and recaps the two story arcs (Secret Invasion and Legacy).
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Final Solution (Part Three)

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Mike Carey
Ma Sepulueda
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Dave McCaig
Virtual Calligraphy [as VC]; Joe Caramagna
Nick Lowe (original editor); Daniel Ketchum (original assistant editor); Joe Quesada (editor in chief)
Subject Matter
superhero
X-Men
Skrulls; White Queen [Emma Frost]; Celeste Cuckoo; Mindee Cuckoo; Phoebe Cuckoo; Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Cannonball [Sam Guthrie]; Iceman [Bobby Drake]; Nightcrawler [Kurt Wagner];
Pixie [Megan Gwynn]; Colossus [Piotr Rasputin]; Anole [Victor Borkowski]; Husk [Paige Guthrie]; Beast [Henry McCoy]; Commander H'Kurrek; Lieutenant Jash; Prodigy [David Alleyne]; Angel [Warren Worthington III]
Emma Frost fights against the Skrull alone to take down the psi-blockade. Anole discover that the Skrulls plan on killing humans in a bid to draw out the X-Men. Beast meanwhile uncovers a weapon that will allow them to fight back, but will they use it?
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FlagSecret Invasion: X-Men #3 published December 2008
was Secret Invasion, Part Three [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Dan Buckley (Original Publisher); Terry Dodson, Rachel Dodson and Justin Ponsor (Original Cover)
[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
typeset
Subject Matter
Spider-Man Unlimited
Advertises Spider-Man Unlimited and The Incredible Hulk DVDs available from Amazon.
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Marvel Spotlight

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
Subject Matter
Spotlights the upcoming and current Panini UK releases.
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Legacy (Part Four)

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Mike Carey
Scot Eaton; Mike Deodato
John Dell; Andrew Hennessy; Mike Deodato
Frank D'Armata; Rain Beredo
Cory Petit
Nick Lowe (original editor); Will Panzo (original assistant editor); Axel Alonso (original executive editor); Joe Quesada (original editor in chief)
Subject Matter
superhero
Professor X
Assassins; Gambit [Remy LeBeau]; Professor X [Charles Xavier]; Sabretooth [Victor Creed]; Wolverine [Logan]; Colossus [Piotr Rasputin]; Shadowcat [Kitty Pride]; Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Phoenix [Jean Gray]; Storm [Ororo Munroe]; Nightcrawler [Kurt Wagner]; Marrow [Sarah]; Rogue [Anna Marie]; Black King [Sebastian Shaw]; Doctor Calhoun; Kurt Marko; Sharon Marko (nee Xavier); Banshee [Sean Cassidy]; Warpath [James Proudstar]; Mr. Sinister [Nathan Milbury]
Professor X discovers that he and others are targeted by assassins. He heads out into the desert with Gambit to try and find the test facility. On the way Xavier suffers flashbacks reminding him of his childhood and Mr. Sinister.
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FlagX-Men: Legacy #212 [Direct Edition] published July 2008
 
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Dan Buckley (Original Publisher); Scot Eaton draws the present day sequences and Mike Deodato draws the flashback sequences.
Make Mine Marvel!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
typeset
Subject Matter
Advertises four Panini UK releases using smaller versions of their covers.
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Legacy (Part Five)

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Mike Carey
Scot Eaton
Andrew Hennessy
Frank D'Armata
Cory Petit
Nick Lowe (original editor); Will Panzo (original assistant editor); Axel Alonso (original executive editor); Joe Quesada (original editor in chief)
Subject Matter
superhero
Professor X
Professor X [Charles Xavier]; Mr. Sinister [Nathaniel Essex]; Assassins; Gambit [Remy LeBeau]; Black King [Sebastian Shaw]; Iceman [Bobby Drake]; Angel [Warren Worthington III]; Beast [Henry McCoy]; Jean Gray; Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Storm [Ororo Munroe]; Nightcrawler [Kurt Wagner]; Colossus [Piotr Rasputin]; Polaris [Lorna Dane]; Havok [Alex Summers]; Scalphunter [John Greycrow]; Sabretooth [Victor Creed]; Jacob Shaw; Dr. Mueller
Charles discovers that Mr. Sinister experiment on him and other children. Implanting the seeds to allow Sinister to come back from the grave.
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FlagX-Men: Legacy #213 published August 2008
 
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Title page does not carry credits.
[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Subscribe!
Subscription advertisement for Essential X-Men.
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Uses a small version of a double page spread with multiple X-Men, the artists are not credited, signature looks like "Lano".
Next Issue

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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typeset
Subject Matter
Advertises the next issue.
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Uses smaller versions of the cover and interior artwork from the next issue.
[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Scott Gray
typeset
Subject Matter
Mutant Mail
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Letters from Joe Kearon, Justin Scannell, Richard Samuel, Jamie MacSweeney, Steven Butler and Kevin Harrington. Editor Scott Gray replies.
[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
Subject Matter
Iron Man
Diesel
Advertises a limited edition Iron Man perfume from Diesel.
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