The Uncanny X-Men #195
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeUncanny X-Men #195 is the capstone of the first major inter-title crossover between the Claremont-era X-Men and Louise Simonson's Power Pack, cementing a creative partnership between those two corners of the 1985 Marvel Universe that would pay off dramatically in the Mutant Massacre event just one year later. The issue marks the first appearances of the Drain Dwellers sub-faction of the Morlocks — including Annalee, Ape, Beautiful Dreamer, Erg, and Tar Baby — within the pages of Uncanny X-Men, introducing a cluster of characters whose fates would become emotionally charged stakes during that later massacre. It also quietly plants the seed of a seismic status-quo shift: the final panel reveals that Magneto, not Professor X, is now summoning the X-Men home, foreshadowing the handover of Xavier's school that would define the team's next chapter. The story also holds a notable place in Kitty Pryde's character arc as the issue that lets her lead an X-Men rescue mission essentially on her own initiative, well before she held any official leadership role.
In "It Was a Dark and Stormy Night...!", the Power Pack’s parents vanish from their own memories, leaving the kids stranded and forced to seek refuge in the Morlock tunnels. With no one else to turn to, Kitty Pryde rallies the X-Men to help the young heroes find their way home. Written by Chris Claremont and illustrated by John Romita Jr. and Dan Green, with colors by Glynis Oliver and letters by Tom Orzechowski, this 1985 issue features a striking cover by Bill Sienkiewicz and Dan Green.
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The issue was written by Chris Claremont, penciled by John Romita Jr., inked by Dan Green, colored by Glynis Oliver, and lettered by Tom Orzechowski, with Ann Nocenti serving as editor under editor-in-chief Jim Shooter. Its cover was painted by Bill Sienkiewicz with inks by Dan Green. The story forms the direct conclusion to Power Pack #12 — written by Louise Simonson with art by June Brigman — which initiated the Morlock Drain Dwellers' kidnapping plot; reading it in sequence reveals how deliberately Claremont and Simonson coordinated their two ongoing series, cross-pollinating tone and character continuity. In the Marvel publication chronology of summer 1985, the issue sits between Power Pack #12 and Secret Wars II #1, functioning as a bridge chapter that resolves the Morlock subplot while pivoting the X-Men toward the Beyonder event.
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- Written by Chris Claremont, penciled by John Romita Jr., inked by Dan Green; cover by Bill Sienkiewicz and Dan Green; editor Ann Nocenti.
- Published July 1985 (on-sale date July 10, 1985) by Marvel Comics; story titled 'It Was a Dark and Stormy Night!'
- First appearance of the Morlock Drain Dwellers — Annalee, Ape, Beautiful Dreamer, Erg, and Tar Baby — within the Uncanny X-Men series; all five had debuted one month prior in Power Pack #12 (Louise Simonson, June Brigman).
- Serves as the second chapter of a two-part crossover with Power Pack #12, making it one of the earliest sustained inter-title crossovers between two concurrent Marvel series in the Copper Age.
- The issue's closing beat — Rachel Summers receiving a psychic summons to the X-Mansion sent by Magneto rather than Professor X — is the first in-story reference within Uncanny X-Men to Xavier's request that Magneto lead the team in his absence.
- Story continues directly into Secret Wars II #1, placing it at the intersection of two separate 1985 Marvel event threads.
- Kitty Pryde (Shadowcat) drives the rescue mission, recognizing the disfigured Katie Power on a television news report and independently assembling Wolverine, Rogue, and Rachel Summers — a notable moment of autonomous leadership for the character.
- The issue has been collected in The Uncanny X-Men Omnibus Vol. 5 (2023) and was noted in the Official Marvel Index to the X-Men Vol. 2 #4.
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Reprinted in Spécial Strange #51 (1987), Gli Incredibili X-Men #15 (1991), X-Men Classic #99 (1994), Essential X-Men #5 (2004), Power Pack Classic #2 (2010), X-Men Epic Collection #12 (2015), Power Pack Classic Omnibus #1 (2019), Marvel Masterworks: The Uncanny X-Men #12 (2020), The Uncanny X-Men Omnibus #5 (2023), De X-Mannen #52, La Patrulla-X #47, Marvels universum #2/1989, Ryhmä-X #3/1987
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