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Cover: Marc Silvestri & Dan Green

The Uncanny X-Men #239

Dec 1988 · Marvel · 1.00 USD; 1.25 CAD; 0.50 GBP
“Vanities”

In "Vanities," Chris Claremont and Marc Silvestri deliver a tense, character-driven chapter in the X-Men saga, where Mr. Sinister quietly sets the stage for the coming Inferno. Storm grapples with the shocking news that Jean Grey is alive—news Wolverine has known all along—while the fractured team faces mounting strain, from Havok and Madelyne’s growing bond to the simmering conflict between Psylocke and Rogue. Marc Silvestri’s striking interior art, inked by Dan Green and colored by Glynis Oliver, brings a haunting intensity to the issue’s emotional core, with a cover by Silvestri and Green that captures the unease beneath the surface.

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writer Chris Claremont · artist Marc Silvestri · inker Dan Green · colorist Glynis Oliver · letterer Tom Orzechowski · cover Marc Silvestri, Dan Green

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Cast · 31 characters

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inker Dan Green
colorist Glynis Oliver
cover pencils Marc Silvestri
cover inks Dan Green

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Mr. Sinister muses on the death of the X-Men as he begins the plot that will release Inferno. Storm learns that Jean Grey is still alive and Wolverine admits that he already knows. With Scott off with X-Factor and Polaris possessed by Malice, Havok and Madelyne grow closer.

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