Marvel Comics Group · The Uncanny X-Men #114 · October 1978 · 35¢ · 17 pages
Grade: FN+ 6.5
Cover by Dave Cockrum.
“The Day the X-Men Died!” — written by Chris Claremont, penciled by Dave Cockrum. Picking up directly from the Savage Land storyline, the issue runs two parallel tracks: the X-Men — Cyclops, Wolverine, Storm, Colossus, and Nightcrawler — are very much alive but stranded, working their way out of Antarctica after the battle with Magneto left them for dead. Meanwhile, back in the States, Professor X and Moira MacTaggert receive confirmation that the team perished, setting the stage for Xavier's grief and the wider world believing the X-Men gone. It's a transitional issue that does what Claremont did better than almost anyone — uses the quiet aftermath to deepen character, shift stakes, and lay track for what's coming.
Issue #114 falls in the heart of the Claremont/Cockrum second run — between the Phoenix transformation and the coming Byrne era. Cockrum's final stretch on the book before John Byrne takes over with #108... wait, Cockrum actually returned for a second stint starting around #111, and this is squarely in that return run. It's not a landmark issue on its own, but it's a load-bearing one — the "world thinks they're dead" premise here pays off across the next year of stories.
Condition FN+ 6.5 — .
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Marvel Comics Group · The Uncanny X-Men #114 · October 1978 · 35¢ · 17 pages
Grade: FN+ 6.5
Cover by Dave Cockrum.
“The Day the X-Men Died!” — written by Chris Claremont, penciled by Dave Cockrum. Picking up directly from the Savage Land storyline, the issue runs two parallel tracks: the X-Men — Cyclops, Wolverine, Storm, Colossus, and Nightcrawler — are very much alive but stranded, working their way out of Antarctica after the battle with Magneto left them for dead. Meanwhile, back in the States, Professor X and Moira MacTaggert receive confirmation that the team perished, setting the stage for Xavier's grief and the wider world believing the X-Men gone. It's a transitional issue that does what Claremont did better than almost anyone — uses the quiet aftermath to deepen character, shift stakes, and lay track for what's coming.
Issue #114 falls in the heart of the Claremont/Cockrum second run — between the Phoenix transformation and the coming Byrne era. Cockrum's final stretch on the book before John Byrne takes over with #108... wait, Cockrum actually returned for a second stint starting around #111, and this is squarely in that return run. It's not a landmark issue on its own, but it's a load-bearing one — the "world thinks they're dead" premise here pays off across the next year of stories.
Condition FN+ 6.5 — .
We use what the scientists are calling artificial intelligence to research and write our descriptions — it gives us more time to add books to our website and provide you with a wider array of inventory. We think Klaatu would approve. Details are verified but the robot does slip up. We're not infallible. Every book is graded by a human collector who has actually held it. If anything ever looks off, reach on out at robopictocomics@gmail.com.
