Uncanny X-Men #153 pg 25 Dave Cockrum (p) // Josef Rubinstein (i) 1982 Kitty's Fairy Tale
Artists: Dave Cockrum (Penciller) , Josef Rubinstein (Inker) , Chris Claremont (Writer)
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DescriptionGreetings OA friends,Come back in time with me in the Nostalgia time-machine to January of 1982. UXM was intense, each issue packed a punch, and it all led up to the the Dark Phoenix saga which was epic and key characters dide! Then the X-men had to clean up the mess from that and fight the Hellfire club, etc. Then Claremont and Marvel dropped an unexpected treat in our laps - UXM 153: "Kitty's Fairy Tale". I have to admit, when this one landed at the LCS, I was like, ugh, some kind of lame dream sequence, girly stuff in the middle of my x-men storyline. Then when I read it 🤯. The treatment of the characters, Lockheed, BAMF, some kind of cheshire cat wolverine? wow. Claremont shines in creating new costumes and holy-cow, this whole issue is basically wicked cool one-off designs (Storm is especially cool) of our favorite super hero team. Plus the cherry on top - Dark Phoenix is back!! ***Back to 2023*** I've been watching for a page from this issue for a long long long time and as a guy that's chosen to focus on a pretty hard-to-find area (McSpidey), these pages are extremely hard to find. OA Karma came to the rescue and I was able to work out a trade with a friend (thanks Fisch!) to finally add a page from this issue to the McSpidey vault. On top of that, it's not just any page, it's an in the thick of it bonkers action page: o We've got Dark Phoenix in the top panel blasting Lockheed and the team - egads! o Panel 2 - they are ok, because 'Wizard Zavier' has thrown up a 'mystic shield' o Panels 3+4 - Storm and Xavier take it to Dark Phoenix o Panel 5 - Pirate Kitty and Colossus zoom in from the back of Lockheed Enjoy! If anyone reading this has a 153 page you'd be open to trade or sale - hit me up!! {{cover from the issue and page in alt images}} Social/Sharing |
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M L 
Member Since 2015
1 - Posted on 3/3/2023
Define ADVENTURE! I mean - this has everything. Congrats!
Jeffrey Wedding
Member Since 2009
1 - Posted on 3/3/2023
Whatever is beyond baller, this is it. Helluva page my friend. I especially love the second panel with the blackbird as Lockheed, about a dozen issues before the real Lockheed shows up to save Kitty during the Brood arc. Congrats!
McSpidey Fan
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 3/3/2023
Jeffrey Wedding wrote:
Whatever is beyond baller, this is it. Helluva page my friend. I especially love the second panel with the blackbird as Lockheed, about a dozen issues before the real Lockheed shows up to save Kitty during the Brood arc. Congrats!
Lockheed- I know I kind of wonder if they liked the idea of Kitty and a dragon and kept it or if it was planned. Something to ask Claremont at the next con!
Marcus Wai
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 3/3/2023
An offbeat and beloved one off issue done by Dave Cockrum who comes in at #3 as one of the top five X-Men artists of all time according to Comic Art Live Episode #73!!! It does show Cockrum's imagination, design sense, and storytelling like a storybook in this issue.
Derek Crabbe
Member Since 2020
1 - Posted on 3/3/2023
Yay! OA Karma to the rescue! Happy for you!
Also very cool, unique interpretations of the X-men characters in Kitty's Fairy Tale!
McSpidey Fan
Member Since 2005
Posted on 3/3/2023
Bill J wrote:
Wow! What a cool page from a cool era! Major kudos!
Thanks Bill!
Brian Peck
Member Since 2003
1 - Posted on 3/4/2023
Spectacular! Kitty's Fairy Tale is one of my favorite stories. Major Congrats!!!
McSpidey Fan
Member Since 2005
Posted on 3/4/2023
Brian Peck wrote:
Spectacular! Kitty's Fairy Tale is one of my favorite stories. Major Congrats!!!
Thanks Brian!
James Dornoff
Member Since 2019
1 - Posted on 3/4/2023
Wonderful Uncanny characters and art of that era for a wild ride and story. Great find, congrats!
Wolvie Fan
Member Since 2020
1 - Posted on 3/4/2023
I've always enjoyed Dave's 2nd run on UXM. Nostalgia at its finest!
McSpidey Fan
Member Since 2005
Posted on 3/4/2023
Wolvie Fan wrote:
I've always enjoyed Dave's 2nd run on UXM. Nostalgia at its finest!
Thanks Wolvie!
McSpidey Fan
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 3/4/2023
Rick W wrote:
You don't know what we can find
Why don't you come with me, little girl
On a magic carpet ride
Thanks, definitely makes you think of that!
McSpidey Fan
Member Since 2005
Posted on 3/4/2023
Stephen F wrote:
GREAT page from a memorable issue. Congrats!
Thanks Stephen!
Dino Mauricio
Member Since 2009
1 - Posted on 3/4/2023
Bravo, a great Cockrum X-Men page with Dark Phoenix!
McSpidey Fan
Member Since 2005
Posted on 3/4/2023
Dino Mauricio wrote:
Bravo, a great Cockrum X-Men page with Dark Phoenix!
Thanks Dino! Hope all is well with you and yours!
Fisch Benz
Member Since 2019
Posted on 3/4/2023
Amazing page, Scott!
It looks great in your amazing collection!
McSpidey Fan
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 3/4/2023
Fisch Benz wrote:
Amazing page, Scott!
It looks great in your amazing collection!
Thanks Fisch!
Paul P Spiderversity
Member Since 2011
1 - Posted on 3/4/2023
Awesome jam-packed page from a classic issue!!
McSpidey Fan
Member Since 2005
Posted on 3/4/2023
Paul P Spiderversity wrote:
Awesome jam-packed page from a classic issue!!
Thanks Paul P!
Chris Snorek
Member Since 2009
1 - Posted on 3/6/2023
This page is so wild! 7 year old me could have never conceived of such things.
McSpidey Fan
Member Since 2005
Posted on 3/6/2023
Chris Snorek wrote:
This page is so wild! 7 year old me could have never conceived of such things.
IKR!
Steve N. Comic/Fantasy Art
Member Since 2017
1 - Posted on 3/6/2023
'tis the season for fairy tale battles!
Tyler T
Member Since 2020
1 - Posted on 3/6/2023
Outstanding. Something to truly love in every panel. Huge congrats!
K Gearon
Member Since 2011
1 - Posted on 3/9/2023
Classic stuff, McSpidey! That top panel - so dynamic. And my all team favorite look for Jean, whether green or Dark Phoenix deep red! Congrats!
McSpidey Fan
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 3/9/2023
K Gearon wrote:
Classic stuff, McSpidey! That top panel - so dynamic. And my all team favorite look for Jean, whether green or Dark Phoenix deep red! Congrats!
thanks KG! Agree on the Phoenix red!
Tony B.
Member Since 2020
1 - Posted on 3/20/2023
Definitely a quirky issue for me. Cool to see Cockrum's Dark Phoenix. This version of Storm is amazing! Part Storm, part Blackbolt, part Hela, part White Queen (Naria). I want more!
Joe Murray
Member Since 2006
1 - Posted on 3/23/2023
Wow, such a classic & cool Cockrum X-Men page from an unforgettable issue in his return-run, congrats!
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