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The Uncanny X-Men , #492 2nd Print Variant

Published: January 2008

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Issue Contents:
Messiah Complex Chapter Two

Story Featuring X-Men

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Cover sports Messiah Complex trade dress.

Previously in Messiah Complex...

Story Featuring X-Men

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Recaps the storyline.

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Creator credits and indicia information. Background is a large red X against a black background.

Chapter Two

Story Featuring X-Men

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Cyclops rejects Professor X's offers of assistance but enlists the help of X-Factor to infiltrate the Purifiers and rescue the newborn mutant captured by Sinister.

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Story continued from X-Men: Messiah Complex (Marvel, 2007 series) #1 and story continues in X-Factor (Marvel, 2006 series) #25

Fury's Files
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"Discovered in a decommissioned S.H.I.E.L.D. safehouse, a list of little known facts about the X-Men was discovered that Nick Fury personally collected to be used or leveraged when necessary."

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Small illustrated capsules from the covers to X-Men #1 (1963) and X-Men Messiah Complex #1 (2008) adorn the bottom edge of the page. Additionally there are two small illustrated capsules of Beast taken from an interior panel of Astonishing X-Men and X-23 taken from the cover to X-23 #3 (2005)

Portfolio Review
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Presented is a behind-the-scenes look at what went into creating the new Exiles team from series artist Tom Grummett.

Look Who's Talking!
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Interview with writer of The Immortal Iron Fist (Marvel, 2007 series), Matt Fraction.

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Features a portion of the cover to issue #1 of The Immortal Iron Fist.

Questions That Need Answers!
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If you could date a Marvel character, who would it be and why?

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Fourteen writers and artists answered this question: J. Michael Straczynski, Marc Sumerak, Brian Reed, Brian Michael Bendis, Dan Slott, C.B. Cebulski, Joe Quesada, Frank Cho, Chris Yost, Fred Van Lente, Matt Fraction, Jeff Parker, Craig Kyle and Christian Strain. Additionally, the answers to this question is enhanced by a small illustrated capsule of the Marvel character in question. I can only identify the following artists: John Cassaday, David Finch, John Romita, Sr., Bryan Hitch, Frank Cho, Mike Allred.

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Beowulf (game, Ubisoft); Friends aren't disposable (campaign, Above the Influence); Monster Jam (game, ActiVision); The Eye of Judgment (game, Sony Computer Entertainment); Enemy Territory Quake Wars (DVD-Rom software game, ActiVision); Spider-Man: Friend or Foe (game, ActiVision); Resistance: Fall of Man (game, Sony Computer Entertainment); Ratchet Clank Future (game, Insomniac Games); Gears of War (game, Epic Games); Conan (video game, THQ); 2008 Nissan Sentra (car, Nissan); Star Wars Battlefront (game, LucasArts); PSP (gameplayer, Sony Computer Entertainment); Age of Empires III (game, Ensemble Studios); Digital World (service, AT&T); Army Reserve (recruitment, U.S. Army)

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X-Factor #25; Ultimate Iron Man (4-part limited series)

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Statement of September 25, 2007 Average number of copies sold during preceding 12 months (total paid circulation): 105,347 Actual number sold for issue nearest filing date (total paid circulation): 105,368 Owner: Marvel Enterprises, Inc., 10 East 40th Street, New York, N.Y. 10016