Uncanny X-Men Vol 1 290

Uncanny X-Men #290
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Art by: Whilce Portacio
Release Date	May 5, 1992
Cover Date	July, 1992
Issue Details
Editor-in-Chief	Tom DeFalco

1. "Frayed"
Appearances · Synopsis
Writer(s)	Scott Lobdell
Penciler(s)	Whilce Portacio
Inker(s)	Scott Williams
Colorist(s)	Kevin Tinsley
Letterer(s)	Lois Buhalis
Editor(s)	Bob Harras

You'll never leave the X-Men -- not for good. You're going to stay trapped beneath the debris that is your life. Forever.

—Forge

Appearing in "Frayed"

Featured Characters:

• X-Men (Gold Team)
  • Iceman (Bobby Drake)
  • Colossus (Peter Rasputin)
  • Storm (Ororo Munroe)
  • Jean Grey
  • Bishop

Supporting Characters:

• William Drake
• Madeline Drake
• Opal Tanaka
• Hiro (Death)
• Mikhail Rasputin (Main story and recap)
• Forge (Leaves the X-Men)
• Mystique (Raven Darkhölme) (Impersonates Randall)

Antagonists:

• Cyburai
  • Unnamed members
  • Lord Tatsu'o (Mentioned)

Other Characters:

• Several unnamed New Yorker civilians
• Illyana Rasputin (Mentioned)
• Triumvirate (Only in recap)
  • Tra-Mai-A-Zath (Only in recap) (Death)
  • Avatar (Only in recap) (Death)
• Void Dimension rebels (Only in recap) (Death)
• Unnamed man turned into a tree by Mikhail Rasputin (Death)
• Lilandra Neramani (Mentioned)
• Adversary (Mentioned)
• Madame Tatsu'o (Shizu'ko) (Mentioned)
• Destiny (Irene Adler) (Mentioned)
• Randall (Mentioned)
• X.S.E. (Mentioned)
• Storm's mother (Mentioned)
• Storm's father (Mentioned)
• Kitty Pryde (Mentioned)
• Jubilee (Jubilation Lee) (Mentioned)

Races and Species:

• Humans
• Mutants
• Cyborgs

Locations:

• Earth
  • North America
    • United States of America
      • New York
        • Long Island
          • La Casa Mia restaurant (Destruction)
        • Westchester
          • North Salem
            • Salem Center
              • Graymalkin Lane
                • Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters
  • Russia (Mentioned)
  • Cairo, Egypt (Mentioned)
  • Kenya (Mentioned)
  • Japan (Mentioned)
• Void (Only in recap)

Items:

• X-Uniforms

Vehicles:

• Blackbird

Synopsis for "Frayed"

• Synopsis not yet written

Solicit Synopsis

Iceman battles the Cyberpunks to save his family while, Storm must make a life-changing decision regarding his relationship with Forge and Bishop when Forge asks her to marry him!

See Also

• 2 image(s) from Uncanny X-Men Vol 1 290
• 2 reprint(s) of Uncanny X-Men Vol 1 290

Links and References

• The Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators - accessed on 12/02/2009