#Uncanny X-Men V1 14

[pierre-reads-comics]

Uncanny X-Men (1963) #14 — Stan Lee, Jay Gavin & Jack Kirby

Whoa! Totally wasn't expecting Jean to have the ability to levitate herself this early!

[brw]

Hi! I was wondering if you have any recommendations for comics where Hank & Simon make an appearance together? Also where to read them, if you have that information.

Also, I love your blog, being for the 5 people who like these characters. <3

Omg hiiiiiii! Yes, I will be more than happy to write out a reading list for you! I'll do my best to compile every notable moment or issue where they get a lot of focus, unfortunately there are large gaps in things so there's a really big tone disparity between some of these issues just because of the time that's passed between them, so I'll try to give vague synopsis' when necessary about what's been going on since their last notable interactions.

Avengers V1 #151-#153, Avengers Annual #8 is Simon's resurrection after his death in his debut appearance, and is the foundation for their relationship.

Avengers V1 #160 is just generally a really important Simon issue, and there's only really one or two moments with Hank it, but I think it provides important context to why Simon is the way he is, and how much Hank learns about Simon so early on in their relationship. Hank makes Simon a costume in #161, and it's very ugly.

Avengers V1 #164, #181, #194, #197-#198 (it is imperitive you ignore the Carol arc here. don't worry about it), #201, #203, and ending with #211 are their main stint on the Avengers together, but you can read all of the issues in between these if you so choose! These are just the ones with the more notable scenes. This is the main era of Wonderbeast, and after this Simon soon gets sucked into WCA and Hank into X-Factor and eventually the X-Men proper. There's a few random issues here and there, but we don't get a proper reunion until...

Wonder Man V2 #5-#6, post WCA, in Simon's asshole era. Hank also appears in both Annuals, and in #23-#25 where Simon goes to biblical hell, don't worry about it.

Avengers V3 #14 is their next meeting, after Simon has died in Force Works #1 and Hank grieved for him at his funeral in Tales of the Marvels: Wonder Years. Good issue!

Avengers Two: Wonder Man and the Beast

Their next major appearance together won't be until Avengers V4 Annual, which is the tail end of an arc where Simon went crazy and assembled a team of superheroes to like take down the Avengers or whatever. Don't worry about it.

A+X #12 deals with the fallout of the above. That's +, not vs.

Uncanny Avengers V3 #28

X-Force V6 #49-#50, this is in Hank's evil war crimes era, or more accurately, signals the end of it, and these issues permanently change my brain chemistry. Genuinely insane stuff. I won't spoil anything if this is your first forey but my G-d.

Bonus! Exiles V2 #1-#6 has a Hank who canonically was in a relationship with his Wonder Man, and this series was cancelled early and you can TELL they had more planned for this iteration of the characters but alas...... we will never know :(

And I think that covers all of their major appearances! I hope you have a fun time reading, and if you want me to track down some of those minor, a little more obscure appearances, let me know! :33

[comicreadingorder]

Uncanny X-Men by Chris Claremont Reading Order

With each list made I felt better about trying harder ones, but this was still the most intimidating comic reading list there is. It encompasses so many years, titles, minis, GNs and characters that I didn’t know what to bother with and what not to, or where they led. It took me a long time and a lot of mixing and matching of other lists to find a basic framework that I could then nudge as I read it.

This is an attempt at presenting the entire mutantsphere as it evolves. When New Mutants/X-Factor/Excalibur start I add what you need to know to introduce them - things that you would’ve known about if you were reading at the time of release just because of the climate or through osmosis. That said, I only mention the basics for setting up the title before returning to UXM, rather than integrating them all. Because of that not everything is by Claremont, but I’d say at least 80% is, and if I included anything that isn’t then there's a reason.

I chose to start with Classic X-Men, a reprint comic published in the late 80s to catch people up. Each issue has some corrections and cleaning up of panels or dialogue, plus a new short story (usually by Claremont) taking place around the time of each issue. I read these instead of the original issues because of the extras and benefit of hindsight.

Bold=important parts of the main story Italics=optional (with explanations)

Classic X-Men 1

Giant-Size Uncanny X-Men 1 -- Even though Classic 1 is supposed to be a modified reprint, it skips a lot of stuff in here, so I think both portray a more complete picture. Not gonna lie, it’s pretty messy reading both of these back to back cause Classic rewrites like 2/3 of the story, but that kind of big overhaul and confusion is only for the first issue.

Classic 2-13 (UXM 94-105)

UXM 106 -- Wasn’t in the Classic run because it wasn’t part of the “main” story but it’s a fun one shot.

Classic 14-16 (UXM 107-109)

UXM 110 -- A fill-in story that also wasn’t included in Classic, which is a crime because it’s the first time they played baseball!

Classic 17-30 (UXM 111-124)

UXM Annual 3

Classic 31-44 (UXM 125-138)

Bizarre Adventures 27

Phoenix The Untold Story -- Sort of a high-end “what if” issue that contains round table transcripts of the creators and editorial team, plus artwork of how they came to the conclusion of the story, and other possibilities along the way.

UXM Annual 4

Classic 45 (UXM 139) -- The end of the reprints adding new content. They continue on but without bonus stuff.

UXM 140

Marvel Team-Up (V1) 100 -- Introduces a future new mutant plus a short backup story about the first meeting between Storm and Black Panther as children. Written by Claremont.

UXM 141-149

Avengers Annual 10

UXM 150

UXM Annual 5

Marvel Fanfare (V1) 1-4

UXM 151-153

Uncanny X-Men and the Teen Titans -- Out of continuity crossover written by Claremont. Takes place around this time but can be read anytime after the Dark Phoenix Saga.

Marvel Treasury Edition 26, 27 -- The short backups near the end of each issue.

UXM 154-166

The New Mutants Graphic Novel -- Introduces the new students.

New Mutants 1-3 -- Leads into 167 better than just the graphic novel.

UXM 167

UXM Annual 6

UXM Special Edition (1983) — Reprint of giant-size 1 but includes a new kitty Pryde backup story.

X-Men: God Loves; Man Kills -- Wasn’t meant to be canon but future writers retcon it in.

UXM 168-171

Wolverine (V1) 1-4 -- Relevant to the main story.

UXM 172-175

UXM Annual 7

Magik 1-4 -- Shows how Illyana grew up and what she went through.

UXM 176-180

NM 15, 16 -- These (and later 17) follow Kitty’s journey with the NM while the rest of the X-Men are on Warworld in SW.

Secret Wars One 1-12 -- If you’ve read this before or don’t want to read the whole thing you don’t have to, but you should at least skim it for the X-Men bits, as the Colossus parts are particularly relevant. Magneto and Prof X also refer back to it sometimes.

UXM 181, 182

NM 17

UXM 183-188

Kitty Pryde & Wolverine 1-6

UXM 189-192

UXM Annual 8

Firestar 1, 2 -- Introduction to the character from the Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends cartoon into comics canon. It takes place over years which is why I cut UXM 193 in between.

UXM 193

Firestar 3, 4

X-Men and Alpha Flight 1-2 -- Muddy continuity things prevent it from clearly being put anywhere. Apparently the explanation is that it takes places between the middle and end of a single issue... Becomes relevant later.

UXM 194

Nightcrawler (V1) 1-4 -- Cockrum writes and draws Nightcrawler fucking around for four issues. Gets the briefest of acknowledgements later.

Power Pack (V1) 12, UXM 195

Secret Wars Two 1

UXM 196-198

Longshot 1-6 -- Introduces Longshot, Spiral, Mojo and Mojoworld.

UXM 199

NM Special Edition 1 (1985), UXM Annual 9

UXM 200, 201

X-Men: Heroes for Hope -- Special charity issue by every big name writer/artist at the time. Self-contained.

UXM 202-206

Avengers 263, Fantastic Four 286, X-Factor 1 -- These show how the Original 5 X-Men members come back together to form X-Factor. Can be read anywhere between 202 and 210, I just stuck them here for an attempt at pacing.

Marvel Fanfare 33 -- Doesn’t fit super well anywhere because this issue was meant as a video game tie-in. Other lists put it after annual 11 but that’s publication order and definitely doesn’t fit there.

NM Annual 2, UXM Annual 10

UXM 207-209

Mutant Massacre

UXM 210, X-Factor 9, UXM 211, XF 10, NM 46, Thor 373, Power Pack 27, UXM 212, Thor 374, XF 11, UXM 213 -- NM adds some backdrop -- like creating a medical area -- to the events but doesn’t progress the main story.

UXM 214-219

Fantastic Four vs The X-Men 1-4

X-Men vs Avengers 1-4 -- Provides closure to the story in 200.

UXM Annual 11

Fall of the Mutants

I dropped some titles you’ll see in other lists like Daredevil and New Mutants because they either add nothing or have their own, unrelated story that really just keeps you from the main title longer. Everything italicized is related to X-Factor, which also tells its own story but has some links to UXM which carry over into Inferno. It’s broken up with UXM issues for impact and spoilers. If you don’t care about X-Factor you can skip all that and just read 220-227.

XF 18-23, UXM 220-224, Incredible Hulk 340, XF 24, 25, PP 35, UXM 225-227, Captain America 339, XF 26, FF 312 -- Hulk is mostly a transition issue between 224 to 225, Power Pack just shows an extended version of a fight, Cap closes a loose end, Fantastic Four is an epilogue.

UXM 228-231

Excalibur Special Edition (1988) -- Alternate title “Excalibur: The Sword is Drawn.” This shows what happens to the leftover X-Men members who weren’t around for FotM and ties up their loose ends before launching Excalibur.  

Marvel Comics Presents 1-10, Wolverine (V2) 1-8, 10 -- These take place over the months between 227 and 232. They’re just Wolverine solo stories I included because there are a couple easter eggs that distinctly place them during this time and because Claremont wrote them.

UXM Annual 12

UXM 232-238

Inferno

UXM 239, X-Terminators 1-3, XF 36, UXM 240-241, NM 71, XT 4, NM 72-73, XF 37, UXM 242, XF 38, UXM 243, XF 39

UXM 244, 245

UXM Annual 13 -- Atlantis Attacks tie-in that’s pretty confusing if you’re not following the whole event. Jubilee backup that shows what happens to her between 244 and her next appearance. The Jubilee story is kinda worth it.

Havok and Wolverine: Meltdown 1-4 — I didn’t add this originally because it’s disappointing and self-contained but eventually it’s mentioned again, years after these lists end, in X-factor 112.

UXM 246-267

Days of Future Present: FF Annual 23, NM Annual 6, XF Annual 5, UXM Annual 14

UXM 268, 269

X-Tinction Agenda: UXM 270, NM 95, XF 60, UXM 271, NM 96, XF 61, UXM 272, NM 97, XF 62

UXM 273-274

Kings of Pain: NM Annual 7, New Warriors Annual 1, UXM Annual 15, X-Factor Annual 6 -- Story across annuals about NW and X-Force with backups about Freedom Force. Totally skippable unless you’re reading those. Put here for breathing room between it and the Muir Isle saga.

UXM 275-277

Muir Isle Saga: UXM 278-279, XF 69, UXM 280, XF 70

X-Men (V2) 1-3

For some epilogue stories, see also

X-Men (V2) 4-11 -- Jim Lee stuck around on pencils through 11. And while I have opinions about his effect on the series, he drew the hell out of the book.

Weapon X (Marvel Comics Presents 72-84) — Barry Windsor-Smith tells the original story revealing Logan’s transformation and escape from Weapon X.

X-Men/Spider-Man -- A series of one-shots about crossovers between the team and SM across their careers. It’s fine by itself but excels at finding points in each title’s continuity to unite them. Like 4 issues of fun references and interactions.

X-Men: Grand Design -- A truncated retelling of the X-Men’s years from the start up to Claremont’s exodus, including most future retcons. It might seem weird to suggest a retelling of stories you just read but this is done so well while seamlessly including retcons and making small adjustments with the benefit of hindsight that it is itself a great reading experience. Sort of like when you watch a movie series after finishing the books to compare.

X-Men Forever: Alpha, 1-20, Annual 1, 21-24, Giant-Size 1, XMF 2: 1-16 -- This was an ongoing that Claremont started in 2009, picking up from X-Men #3 to tell the stories he’d had planned as if nothing happened afterwards, which he does for some (like pairing kitty with gambit) while others he just kills off because he decides he’d rather add some stuff he couldn’t have done back then. It’s still fun to see all the rumored plotlines and hints coming to fruition. Or being somewhat confirmed. The story itself isn’t satisfying, but at least it’s interesting. Alpha reprints those 3 issues from 1991 but also has a short story bridging the gap between it and issue 1. You should read it before starting the first issue because they didn’t even include that in the trade. After 24 it then has a giant-size one shot and reboots into X-Men Forever 2, which lasts up to 16.

I’ll occasionally add some stuff so if you didn’t catch something last time it might not have been there! Like the X-Men Forever entry, which I read almost 7 months ago but didn’t decide to put in until now.

[moontours]

Hi, I've seen that u post a lot about Lorna Dane/Polaris, I've never heard about her, could you maybe tell me a little bit more about her and in which issues I can find her if i want to know her a little bit better, she seems like a awesome badass character! 😊😊

hi!!! of course omg i love talking about lorna. she was first introduced in uncanny x-men (1963) #49 and she is the daughter of magneto and sister of wanda and pietro maximoff (although recent comics will say that theyre not siblings anymore but we ignore that). her power set is similar to magneto’s so she can manipulate magnetism (and she does it very well!) she takes absolutely no shit from anyone but also she suffers from really poor mental health and that’s used against her a lot in writing, which you’ll see because writers tend to write her as a mad woman. but when shes not written like that, she’s really sweet and funny and she loves her friends and family a lot 🥺she carries a lot of self-hatred and guilt with her and she gets overwhelmed a lot but shes trying so hard. i love her a lot 🥺 as for some issues where you can find her, i’d recommend: 

x-factor v1 issues #70 and onward

magneto: dark seduction

uncanny x-men (1963): 430-431

new x-men v1 #132

uncanny x-men (1963): 442-443

x-men (1991): 177-181, 186-187 but only read this if u decide to read house of m, it deals with how lorna feels abt losing her powers

war of kings event (x-men: emperor vulcan, x-men: kingbreakers and war of kings)

all new x-factor

magneto v3: 18-21

x-men blue: #8-12, 14-16, 23-28

and right now she’s on the x-factor (2020) team!

if you want to read lorna with the house of m (warning: house of m is NOT a good event. but the 2015 one is fun):

house of m (2005)

house of m: civil war

house of m (2015)

uncanny x-men (1963): 442-443 (listed up ahead)

and all new x-factor (also listed up ahead)

[ndscottsummers]

Uncanny X-Men v1 Annual #14

[lornahs]

Maximoff Family

Recommended Issues Reading List

The whole family House of M (Civil War, Fantastic Four) and Secret Wars: House of M (2015)

Wanda, Pietro and Magneto:  Vision & the Scarlet Witch v1 #4, Avengers West Coast #56-57, 60-62, children’s crusade (includes tommy and billy), son of m (including luna)

Pietro and Magneto: avengers academy #22

Lorna and Magneto: Magneto v3 #18-21

Lorna and Pietro: All New X-Factor, Magneto: Dark Seduction, X-Factor #260, x factor v1 #71-94,  X-Men: Blue #9

Lorna and Wanda: All New X-Factor #14, Exiles vol.2 #1-6

Lorna, Pietro and Wanda: uncanny x-men #442-442

Wanda and Pietro

[doctorofmagic]

Hello! Do you have a recommended reading list for Magik? I’ve read pretty much all the Doctor Strange comics (a current list of which I found on his FANDOM wiki page, as opposed to the list you found—which I’ve already used, but found that I liked this one better). While I could just find the Magik list on the Wiki, I’d prefer something that includes her highlights, and not literally every appearance ever. (1/3)

Greetings and thanks for sharing so many thoughts, anon!

For your first question: I’m so happy you’re interested in Magik! Of course, I have a guide for her, especifically with her highlights. I’m not sure about the order because, ugh, chronology. But I guess that’s it. Here we go:

- Uncanny X-Men v1 #145-160. Her first appearance and how Belasco took her from the X-men.- Magik #1-4 (minisseries). Her time in Limbo.- New Mutants v1 #14-21 and #68-73. Illyana escapes Limbo and becomes part of the team. There’s also Inferno arc, which is very important.- Uncanny X-Men v1 #299-303. She is infected by the legacy virus.- New X-Men v2 #38-41. Illyana comes back to life thanks to House of M, but she lacks her soul.- X-Infernus #1-4. Her journey to get her soul back.- New Mutants v3 #17-21. Illyana and her team fight the forces of Limbo.- New Mutants Truth or Death #1-3. She meets her lost brother Mikhail for the first time.- Extraordinary X-men v1. She’s Storm’s right-hand and takes the school to Limbo in order to protect them from a virus.- Black Vortex (cross-over). The X-men and the Guardians of the Galaxy discover a powerful source of cosmic power.- Uncanny X-Men Trades (v3/ Marvel NOW). Cyclops’ revolution, my personal favorite.- Avengers vs X-men. The two teams fight for control over the Force Phoenix.- Avengers vs X-men: Consequences.- A + X #11. Thor and Illyana team-up. If you check issues #9, #15 and #18, you can find Doc as well.- Inhumans vs X-men: both groups are fighting for survival due to the terrigen mist cloud that is spreading all over the globe.- New Mutants: Dead Souls #1-6. Illyana investigates supernatural events.- Uncanny X-men v5 #11-?. She’s currently working with Cyclops once more.Extra: What If? Magik Became Sorcerer Supreme. Another favorite one where Stephen adopts Illyana and teaches her magic.

I believe this is pretty much her essential story arcs.

Now, about your second ask. Oh, I think I haven’t finished Infamous Iron Man because I don’t quite recall this conversation between them. I was reading it, though. Maybe I just forgot to finish it haha, it happens a lot when you’re reading so many titles at once. I should have a chart or something like that. Thank you for notifying me, I’m a fan of both doctors and gonna check it again

Finally… Yes, I remember his appearance in JJ! I guess I just forgot to use it on that post about Stephen’s tiredness. Thank you for reminding me of those! Also, thank you for adding your thoughts, it was very helpful!

[fuckyeahalisonblaire]

you got a reading guide for ali

I’m just going to outline her major appearances here. 

-Uncanny X-Men #130 -131

-Dazzler# 1-42, along with Dazzler: The Movie

-New Mutants #29-31

Beauty and the Beast #1-4

Uncanny X-Men # 210, #213-60, #67

X-Men: #5-7,# 10-11, #47, #112-113

Uncanny X-Men: # 392-393 

New Excalibur

New Excalibur: Die by the Sword 

You can find her littered throughout Matt Fraction’s Uncanny X-Men run, starting at issue #503, but it’s mostly just cameos. The issues she stars in are #530-534

X-Men: Curse of the Mutants - X-Men vs. Vampires #1

Marvel Heartbreakers

Dazzler Oneshot (2010)

X-Men: Hellbound #1-4

X-Treme X-Men V2, X-Termination #1-2, Age of Apocalypse #14, Astonishing X-Men #60-61

Uncanny X-Men# 6, #8, #10, #12, #19-26, #29-34, #600

A-Force V2 (V1 has her, but she’s from an alternate time)

Dazzler X-Song

Astonishing X-Men V4 #13 - 17

This is all mostly from memory, so if anyone has any issues to add, feel free! 

[ifninomiko]

Index:  Comics Commentary

Maybe you’re noticed ... I’m very sarcastic.

Listed in vaguely chronological comic order. 

The tag is Comics.

IDW (Transformers)

Sins of the Wreckers #1 : As the Kitchen Sinks:  Coma-bot Awakes!

Marvel

Image Post: The Spider Menace : Uncanny X-Men #123

New Mutants #98

VVVVVV did not prepare me for this

First the left and then the right ...

Cable vs Deadpool: May the odds be ever in your favor! : New Mutants #98, X-Force #15, v1Deadpool #22

X-Force

Appreciation Post:  Nate’s Glowy Eye : X-Force #1

Everyone has to take the shot.  At least thirty-five shots. : X-Force #2

One man's betrayal is another man's loyalty : X-Force #12

This calls for a new drinking game ... : X-Force #12-14, then expanded

Everything related to time travel is messed up : Nomad #4, and then expanded

In my defense, it came from fuckyesnathansummers ... : Cable #87

Cable & Deadpool

Blow my mind!  Is this a euphemism? : Cable & Deadpool #2 and #6

Suddenly they’re on a first name basis ... : Cable & Deadpool #2

Deadpool 2:  Messiah Complex : Cable & Deadpool #3

That was some bet ... : Cable & Deadpool #8, with expanded, and then response

Fanfiction led me astray.  Deadpool looked Bambi in the eyes … and shot him. : Cable & Deadpool #24 and Spider-Man/Deadpool #3-4

Appreciation Post: The Magic Muscles of Deadpool : Uncanny X-Force #14

No logic will stop Captain America from sitting on Deadpool's lap : v2 Deadpool #29

Deadpool vs. X-Force

Pretty, pretty neck wear : Deadpool vs. X-Force #2-3

First name basis already?

Appreciation Post: Deadpool’s Cosplay

Evan is growing so quickly!  Into Cable. : v3 Deadpool #45

Deadpool has Seeker Eyes : All New, All Different Avengers #8

It's too late to back this train up : Deadpool Too Soon? Infinite Comic #2

Deadpool

This man is trying to START SOMETHING : v4 Deadpool #14, then expanded

Dating with Deadpool 101 : v4 Deadpool Annual #1

Preston has a black belt in PG-fu : v4 Deadpool #24

Uncanny Avengers

I know you're watching me ... : Uncanny Avengers #6

The real trouble maker in this dynamic duo has always been Cable : Uncanny Avengers #13

Appreciation Post: The Log Haiku : Uncanny Avengers #16

The Princess is in Another Castle : Uncanny Avengers #18

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Uncanny X-Men (1963) #14 — Stan Lee, Jay Gavin & Jack Kirby

"It'll be our first [vacation] in years!"

Wow, Charles.

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Uncanny X-Men (1963) #14 — Stan Lee, Jay Gavin & Jack Kirby

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Uncanny X-Men (1963) #14 — Stan Lee, Jay Gavin & Jack Kirby

"Trask was an anthropologist--not a robotic expert! His knowledge of cybernetic brains was inadequate!"

I have to imagine this will be retconned later, and Trask is changed into an actual robotics expert, but it'd be way funnier if he wasn't.

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Uncanny X-Men (1963) #14 — Stan Lee, Jay Gavin & Jack Kirby

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Uncanny X-Men (1963) #14 — Stan Lee, Jay Gavin & Jack Kirby

"He's one o' those muties Trask's been warnin' us about!"

Oh yeah, anti-mutant sentiment is in full swing in the Marvel universe now.

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Uncanny X-Men (1963) #14 — Stan Lee, Jay Gavin & Jack Kirby

God, I really can't wait for Bobby to lose the boots. I don't understand why they were ever part of his design in the first place.

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Uncanny X-Men (1963) #14 — Stan Lee, Jay Gavin & Jack Kirby

Huh, second time Hank and Bobby are hanging out at this same cafe.

Considering their different interests and ages, I didn't think of these two having a genuine friendship outside of school. Curious to see more of it.