Key Issues - The Uncanny X-Men - Part Two

Uncanny X-Men #268 by Jim Lee

It's been over 8 months since I posted Key Issues -The Uncanny X-Men -Part One, but I finally found time to put this list together.  Part Three definitely won't take that long.  As always, let me know if I missed anything.

Uncanny X-Men #200 - Magneto becomes headmaster of Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters.
Uncanny X-Men #201 - 1st appearance of Nathan Summers.
Uncanny X-Men #210 - 1st appearance of the Marauders, Arclight, Harpoon, Malice, Scalphunter, Scrambler, and Vertigo.

Uncanny X-Men #213
by Alan Davis

Uncanny X-Men #211 - 1st appearance of Riptide.
Uncanny X-Men #213 - Psylocke joins the X-Men.  1st cameo appearance of Mister Sinister.
Uncanny X-Men #215 - Longshot joins the X-Men.  1st appearance of Crimson Commando, Stonewall, Super Sabre.
Uncanny X-Men #219 - Havok joins the X-Men.
Uncanny X-Men #221 - 1st full appearance of Mister Sinister.
Uncanny X-Men #226 - Storm regains her powers after losing them in Uncanny X-Men #185.
Uncanny X-Men #229 - 1st appearance of Gateway, the Reavers, Pretty Boy, Bonebreaker, and Skullbuster.
Uncanny X-Men #234 - Madelyne Pryor becomes the Goblin Queen.
Uncanny X-Men #235 - 1st appearance of the Press Gang, Hawkshaw, Pipeline, Punchout, Jennifer Ransom, and Genosha.
Uncanny X-Men #236 - 1st appearance of Phillip Moreau, Wipeout.

Uncanny X-Men #282
by Whilce Portacio

Uncanny X-Men #244 - 1st appearance of Jubilee.
Uncanny X-Men #248 - 1st Jim Lee on art.
Uncanny X-Men #249 - 1st appearance of Whiteout.
Uncanny X-Men #250 - 1st appearance of Worm.
Uncanny X-Men #255 - 1st appearance of Matsu'o Tsurayaba.
Uncanny X-Men #256 - Psylocke is a ninja!
Uncanny X-Men #266 - 1st appearance of Gambit.
Uncanny X-Men #268 - Captain America, Black Widow, and Wolverine story during WWII.
Uncanny X-Men #279 - End of Chris Claremont's run.
Uncanny X-Men #281 - 1st appearance of Trevor Fitzroy.
Uncanny X-Men #282 - 1st appearance of Bishop, Xavier's Security Enforcers.
Uncanny X-Men #283 - 1st appearance of Gamesmaster.
Uncanny X-Men #287 - 1st appearance of the Witness.
Uncanny X-Men #291 - 1st appearance of the Friends of Humanity.

Uncanny X-Men #399
by Tom Raney

Uncanny X-Men #298 - 1st appearance of Unuscione.
Uncanny X-Men #300 - 1st appearance of the Legacy Virus.
Uncanny X-Men #316 - 1st appearance of the M Twins, Claudette and Nicole St. Croix.
Uncanny X-Men #317 - 1st appearance of Blink. 1st appearance of Skin.
Uncanny X-Men #318 - Generation X is formed.Uncanny X-Men #327 - 1st appearance of Magneto's clone, Joseph.
Uncanny X-Men #332 - 1st appearance of Ozymandias.
Uncanny X-Men #345 - 1st appearance of Maggott.
Uncanny X-Men #390 - "Death" of Colossus.  He won't be seen for nearly 3 years until Joss Whedon brings him back in Amazing X-Men #4.
Uncanny X-Men #399 - 1st appearance of Stacy X.

Key Issues - Uncanny X-Men - Part One
Key Issues - Uncanny X-Men - Part Three

We Need a Stars & Garters One-Shot

Cover by Mark Brooks

The title Stars & Garters or the fact that we need Marvel to make a one-shot for it, won't make any sense until you've read Original Sins #5. It was the first thing that I read after getting back from the comic shop today because Bleeding Cool teased the "death" of a character in the issue. The Young Avengers story had a pleasant ending, but this comic is worth $3.99 just for Chip Zdarsky's two page "The No-Sin Situation" story in which our heroes confess not in continuity sins. Once you read it, I hope you'll join me in my quest to get Marvel to let Zdarsky do a one-shot for Stars & Garters.

Possible Wonder Woman Solo Movie?

According to Variety, Gal Gadot who will be playing Wonder Woman in the upcoming Man of Steel sequel signed on with Warner Brothers for three movies.  So the speculation is that in addition to the sequel and Justice League, the third must be a solo Wonder Woman film.  Hopefully that's true, though I fear it may be a just in case for a Justice League 2 if the first one is successful.  They should make a solo movie and if anyone knows someone at Warner Brothers please direct them to my post from three years ago about how to make a Wonder Woman movie.  I didn't jump into the fray earlier about whether Gal Gadot is the right actress for Wonder Woman but I will now.  Gadot is beautiful obviously, but will she be able to play Diana.  Based on her remarks about the role to an Israeli TV show, I'm pretty confident that she's got the right attitude.  The pic accompanying this post is Gadot next to the cover for Wonder Woman Vol 2 #128 by one of the best to ever do Wonder Woman covers, Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez.  Judge for yourself.

Steal of the Week

This week's steal is Godzilla King of the Monsters #3 from October of 1977.  I picked it up for a buck at my awesome LCS, Twilite Zone Comics. It's probably around a Fine grade but who cares when the story is the Champions versus Godzilla written by Doug Moench and drawn by Herb Trimpe.  The Champions pretty much suck at stopping Godzilla the entire issue while Dum Dum Dugan and SHIELD get their asses handed to them by Godzilla.  Not a key issue by any means but the ending is awesome and you get great panels like this one of Godzilla destroying the Golden Gate Bridge.