Marvel Masterworks: The Uncanny X-Men #8

When you’ve got amazing stories by Chris Claremont, excellent artwork by Dave Cockrum, and the astonishing debut of fan-favorite Paul Smith, what you’ve got is a mutant masterwork! It starts off with an adventure in Belasco’s mysterious Limbo realm that leaves Colossus’ little sister Ilyana Rasputin aged from child to teenager in a moment. Then comes a classic tale of Professor X and Magneto in their younger days, before their philosophical fallout, teamed-up to take down Baron Strucker and Hydra. But the real action is the conclusion of the epic Brood Saga! Teamed with the Starjammers and Shi’ar, the X-Men, are in an all-out war for survival against the sleaziest parasites in outer space. There’s also the debut of Carol Danvers as Binary, the return of Dracula, and a guest-star nod by the New Mutants, and to top it off, we’re also including the long-demanded Wolverine and Angel backup stories from Marvel Treasury Edition #26-27 and the Kitty Pryde classic from Special Edition X-Men #1. Collecting UNCANNY X-MEN #160-167, X-MEN ANNUAL #6 and material from SPECIAL EDITION X-MEN #1 & MARVEL TREASURY EDITION #26-27

Characters: Baron von Strucker, Belasco, Brood Queen, Cannonball, Carol Danvers, Ch'od, Colossus, Corsair, Cyclops, Danielle Moonstar, Deathbird, Dracula, Fang, Gladiator (Marvel), Havok, Hepzibah, Hercules (Marvel), Human Torch, Invisible Woman, Karma, Kitty Pryde, Lilandra, Lilith (Dracula), Magik, Magneto, Mariko Yashida, Mister Fantastic, Moira MacTaggert, Nightcrawler, Polaris, Professor X, Rachel van Helsing, Raza Longknife, S'ym, Stevie Hunter, Storm, Sunspot, Thing, Warren Worthington III, Wolfsbane, Wolverine