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The Uncanny X-Men Omnibus Vol. 5

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.

UnownedReading status not recorded1,064 pages30 full issues

Book 2 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.

1 earlier book in this run comes first
About these books · 4 sources

Publisher and reference pages describe the editions. Reviews and reader discussions offer different views of the stories.

The books

UnownedThe Uncanny X-Men Omnibus Vol. 5Chris Claremont · Dave Cockrum · John Byrne · Paul Smith · John Romita Jr. · Marc Silvestri · Jim Lee1,064 pp
This book

The Uncanny X-Men Omnibus Vol. 5

Omnibus hardcover · 1,064 pages · Unowned

Book 2 of 2 · Streets and Legends

The Claremont line reaches the doorstep of Mutant Massacre while folding in New Mutants, Nightcrawler, and Longshot.

Required setup

The Uncanny X-Men Omnibus Vol. 1Unowned

The Uncanny X-Men Omnibus Vol. 2Unowned

The Uncanny X-Men Omnibus Vol. 3Unowned

Released 13 Jun 2023 · 1,064 pages · John Romita Jr. cover9781302948719Planned edition
Uncanny X-Men (1981)#194–209
X-Men Annual#9–10
New Mutants Special Edition (1985)#1
New Mutants Annual#2
Nightcrawler (1985)#1–4
Longshot (1985)#1–6
Marvel Fanfare (1982) (partial — X-Men material)#33
Earth-616 Primary

The Asgard stories in New Mutants Special Edition #1 and X-Men Annual #9, plus New Mutants Annual #2 and X-Men Annual #10, recur in New Mutants Vol. 2; read each crossover once. Uncanny X-Men #205 also appears in the black-and-white Weapon X book, while Marvel Fanfare #33 contributes only its X-Men feature here.

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. 5

These books share full issues or parts of issues with other books in the plan. Open the lists below to see which stories repeat.

Things 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.