Uncanny X-Men (1963-2011) #158

Uncanny X-Men (1963)

by Chris Claremont, Dave Cockrum (Artist)

Storm, Wolverine, and Carol Danvers sneak into the Pentagon, but find Rogue in the halls of power!

Genres: Comics, X Men, Marvel, Comic Book

23 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 1, 1982

About the author

Chris Claremont is a writer of American comic books, best known for his 16-year (1975-1991) stint on Uncanny X-Men, during which the series became one of the comic book industry's most successful properties.

Claremont has written many stories for other publishers including the Star Trek Debt of Honor graphic novel, his creator-owned Sovereign Seven for DC Comics and Aliens vs Predator for Dark Horse Comics. He also wrote a few issues of the series WildC.A.T.s (volume 1, issues #10-13) at Image Comics, which introduced his creator-owned character, Huntsman.

Outside of comics, Claremont co-wrote the Chronicles of the Shadow War trilogy, Shadow Moon (1995), Shadow Dawn (1996), and Shadow Star (1999), with George Lucas. This trilogy continues the story of Elora Danan from the movie Willow. In the 1980s, he also wrote a science fiction trilogy about female starship pilot Nicole Shea, consisting of First Flight (1987), Grounded! (1991), and Sundowner (1994). Claremont was also a contributor to the Wild Cards anthology series.

Reviews

[Tiag⊗ the Mutant · Rating 4 out of 5]

Rogue was pretty rad as a villain, powerful too.

[zach · Rating 3 out of 5]

rogue my queen i love you and i say this out of love, but hats were made for hair like yours in this issue

[salomé · Rating 4 out of 5]

première apparition de Rogue dans un titre x-men let’s gooo

[Mark · Rating 2 out of 5]

According to Wikipedia, the source of all knowledge, The Uncanny X-Men 158 was Rogue's second appearance, and the first time that she appeared in an X-Men title. The plot doesn't really start moving forward until half way into the issue, and Chris Claremont's expository thought balloons are a real drag on the narrative. There really isn't much of a story: the X-Men hang out in Bermuda, and then they go to the Pentagon where they fight Rogue and Mystique. I've never been a fan of Dave Cockrum's pencils, but he does have a few good moments in this issue.

[Britt Halliburton · Rating 3 out of 5]

Feels like another instance of Claremont plugging plot holes that nobody even knew existed. Professor Xavier used to work with the government and this meant that the government had files on the X-Men. Given how that wouldn’t really vibe so well with the more oppressed minority angle, the government connection had been dropped for a while now, but suddenly the idea that the government has these files appears, so they need to erase the files by sneaking into the pentagon. It’s an action heavy issue, with Rogue constantly taking the powers of our heroes and using it against them.

It’s probably more significant in terms of story for Carol Danvers more than the X-Men as this marks her resignation from her past as Ms Marvel and her future (which, if you know what’s coming, is a lot). We also get seeds of that impending future with a glimpse into the turmoil of Xavier’s mind where we see the Brood mind.

[Mikey Baker · Rating 5 out of 5]

i really enjoyed this one. it felt like a classic X-Men story. The introduction of Rogue FINALLY has me excited. Mystique making her first appearance in a very long time as well was fun. The X-Men attempt to use Carol Danvers to erase their data from the Pentagon’s records as anti-mutant sentiment grows in the USA

[Kalie Ringwelski · Rating 4 out of 5]

It has everyone you want: Carol Danvers, Rogue, Storm, Wolverine, Mystique, and Nightcrawler. What's not to love?

[nae · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was 100 times better just because Rogue was in it. But all the action at the end? Nice

[alli · Rating 4 out of 5]

rouge vs wolverine? amazing

[cami]

rogue mention

[Kerri · Rating 4 out of 5]

Rogue returns and faces Carol Danvers!