The Uncanny X-Men #281

Name: The Uncanny X-Men #281
Brand: Marvel
Availability: InStock

Oct 1991 · Marvel · 1.00 USD; 1.25 CAD; 0.65 GBP

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“Fresh Upstart”

★ 1st appearance — Trevor Fitzroy

In "Fresh Upstart," the X-Men Gold Team is formed as tensions explode with the arrival of Trevor Fitzroy and his deadly Upstarts. Sentinels descend on Donald Pierce, the Reavers, the White Queen, and the Hellions in a brutal assault that leaves the mutant community reeling. Written by Jim Lee, Whilce Portacio, and John Byrne, with dynamic art by Portacio and inks by Art Thibert, this pivotal issue delivers high-stakes action and shifting alliances. The cover, by Portacio and Thibert, captures the chaos in sharp, striking detail.

writer Jim Lee · writer, artist Whilce Portacio · writer John Byrne · inker Art Thibert · colorist Joe Rosas · letterer Tom Orzechowski · cover Whilce Portacio, Art Thibert

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Cast · 26 characters

Full credits

writer Jim Lee

writer, artist Whilce Portacio

writer John Byrne

inker Art Thibert

colorist Joe Rosas

letterer Tom Orzechowski

cover pencils Whilce Portacio

cover inks Art Thibert

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X-Men Gold Team is formed. Trevor Fitzroy of the Upstarts sends Sentinels to slaughter Donald Pierce and the Reavers as well as the White Queen and the Hellions (and doesn't do a shabby job of taking out both).

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