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Cover: Jim Lee & Scott Williams

X-Men #5

Feb 1992 · Marvel · 1.25 USD; 1.50 CAD; 0.70 GBP
“Blowback”

In "Blowback," Wolverine is taken by Omega Red and Fenris, who seek to extract memories of a lost Carbonadium Synthesizer from his mind. With the help of an old friend, he makes a desperate escape—only to find the X-Men hunting him too. Written by Jim Lee and John Byrne, with dynamic art by Jim Lee and inks by Scott Williams, Art Thibert, Bob Wiacek, and Joe Rubinstein, this 1992 issue delivers high-stakes tension and a pivotal moment in Wolverine’s past, all rendered with bold visuals by Jim Lee and Scott Williams on the cover.

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writer, artist Jim Lee · writer John Byrne · inker Scott Williams · inker Art Thibert · inker Bob Wiacek · inker Joe Rubinstein · colorist Joe Rosas · letterer Lois Buhalis · letterer Tom Orzechowski · cover Jim Lee, Scott Williams

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Full credits

writer, artist Jim Lee
writer John Byrne
colorist Joe Rosas
letterer Lois Buhalis
cover pencils Jim Lee
cover inks Scott Williams

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Wolverine is captured by Omega Red and Fenris so they can probe his memories to find a Carbonadium Synthesizer that has been lost for 30 years. Wolverine escapes with the help of an old friend. The X-Men come after him as well.

Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).