The Uncanny X-Men Omnibus Vol. 4
Chris Claremont · Dave Cockrum · John Byrne · Paul Smith · John Romita Jr. · Marc Silvestri · Jim Lee
Story era 04 · Streets and Legends
Claremont develops the X-Men through Lifedeath-era stories, Kitty and Wolverine, Rachel, Nightcrawler and Longshot before Mutant Massacre.
Book 1 of 2 in Claremont X-Men Phase 2 — Outback Approach · 0 of 2 owned · 1,912 pages in all
Setup & reading order
Required setup for this book
These earlier stories explain events this book builds on. Reading checkpoints show where to switch books during a crossover.
About these books · 4 sources
Publisher and reference pages describe the editions. Reviews and reader discussions offer different views of the stories.
- r/OmnibusCollectors — Claremont Uncanny X-Men run discussion (opens in a new tab)Readers
- PopCult Reviews — The Uncanny X-Men Omnibus Vol. 3 review (opens in a new tab)Critics and editors
- Penguin Random House (opens in a new tab)Publisher
- Wikipedia — Claremont X-Men Phase 2 — Outback Approach (opens in a new tab)Reference
The books
The Uncanny X-Men Omnibus Vol. 4
Book 1 of 2 · Streets and Legends
The run expands through Kitty and Wolverine, Lifedeath-era material, and the team’s mid-eighties transformation.
The Uncanny X-Men Omnibus Vol. 1Unowned
9781302927042Planned edition#176–193#8#1–6#1–2#40Uncanny X-Men #180, #189 and #192 repeat in New Mutants Vol. 1, and X-Men/Alpha Flight #1–2 repeat in the Alpha Flight omnibus; keep one reading of each crossover. Marvel Fanfare #40 contributes only its X-Men material, also excerpted in Inferno Prologue.
Edition sources
Each ISBN identifies a specific printing and cover. “Owned copy” identifies the edition on my shelf; “Planned edition” identifies the edition listed for collecting.
Duplication · The Uncanny X-Men Omnibus Vol. 4
These books share full issues or parts of issues with other books in the plan. Open the lists below to see which stories repeat.
Show exact issues
Uncanny X-Men (1981) #180Uncanny X-Men (1981) #189Uncanny X-Men (1981) #192Show exact issues
X-Men/Alpha Flight (1985) #1X-Men/Alpha Flight (1985) #2Show source issues
Marvel Fanfare (1982) #40Things to know
Collecting rule: Vols. 4 and 5 follow the first three Uncanny X-Men volumes as a connected pair.
- Vol. 5 shares several stories with the New Mutants books.
- The Weapon X paperback repeats Uncanny X-Men #205 from these volumes.