The Uncanny X-Men #385

This 2000 issue of Uncanny X-Men arrives with a cover by Salvador Larroca (pencils) and Art Thibert (inks) that packs the full roster onto a single dynamic spread — Wolverine, Storm, Cyclops, Rogue, Beast, Nightcrawler, Colossus, Gambit, Psylocke, and a flame-wreathed figure crowd every inch of the composition in a surge of claws, power blasts, and armored muscle. The sheer density of mutant talent on display makes it easy to see why Marvel proudly labeled this "The Comic That Inspired X-Men The Movie." Writer Chris Claremont returns to the team he helped define, bringing his signature feel for these characters to the story titled "Shell Game.