Amir E UNITED STATES
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Uncanny X-Men #268 Cover (Marvel, 1990)

Location: X-Men
Artists: Jim Lee (Penciller) ,  Scott Williams (Inker)

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Uncanny X-Men #268 Comic
Artwork Details
Location: X-Men
Title: Uncanny X-Men #268 Cover (Marvel, 1990)
Artist:  Jim Lee (Penciller) ,  Scott Williams (Inker)
Media Type: Pen and Ink
Art Type: Cover
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Views: 784
Likes on CAF: 77
Favorited on CAF: 5
Comments: 72
Added to Site: 3/17/2026

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There are covers that feel iconic because we grew up with them — and then there are covers that have earned their place in the medium’s visual language. Uncanny X-Men #268 belongs unmistakably to the latter.

Owning the original art makes that clear in a way reproduction never could. Once you’re staring at the board itself, you see that its reputation isn’t built on nostalgia at all, but on sheer artistic authority. Jim Lee and Scott Williams weren’t just defining a moment in comics; they were establishing a template future artists would return to again and again.

The composition is almost architectural: Wolverine rooted and coiled, Captain America upright and resolute, Black Widow completing the triangle with a poised, lethal calm. Up close, the linework has a precision and confidence that reproduction can only approximate. Williams’ inks give everything a sculptural clarity — the kind that explains why this layout has been echoed so often. Artists revisit it not out of sentiment, but because it simply works.

Living with the original makes its durability obvious. This isn’t just a standout cover from 1990; it’s an image whose influence has long since outgrown the era that produced it. Its recognition extends well beyond the readers who encountered it at release, and its composition continues to be referenced and reinterpreted because its fundamentals are that strong.

That’s what makes this piece special to me. It isn’t only a personal favorite — it’s a work of art that has already proven its staying power. And I’m thrilled to finally share it.

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Carl Choi Member Since 2018
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Posted On 3/17/2026

Classic. Impactful. Museum Worthy. Nuff Said. 

Mister Miracle Member Since 2021
1    
Posted On 3/17/2026

Impressive and Uncanny!

M . Member Since 2004
1    
Posted On 3/17/2026

The mega addition of the year for CAF?

James S Member Since 2017
2    
Posted On 3/17/2026

@Bill Cox,

Just give this guy the best of trophy for covers right now!

Unless Amir wants to enter it into the "other" catagory to give us a chance??

Dinesh Shamdasani Member Since 2004
1    
Posted On 3/17/2026

An absolute beast! Congrats!!

Eranga Devasurendra Member Since 2020
1    
Posted On 3/17/2026

Riiiiiiidiculous. Just start the museum already :)
Just Raj Member Since 2020
1    
Posted On 3/17/2026

Jim Lee doing Jim Lee things. 

Duke  Fleed Member Since 2013
1    
Posted On 3/17/2026

Doesnt get any better! The perfect cover. Love Black Widow in particular on here. Huge Congrats!!!

Fisch  Benz Member Since 2019
1    
Posted On 3/17/2026

What's there to say? You have one of the most visually recognizable pieces ever created in this medium. Pure history! Congrats, Amir! 

Kavi H Member Since 2018
1    
Posted On 3/17/2026

I've lost track of how many homages of this image I've seen over the years, to actually see the original art board up here on CAF is a real treat. Thanks for sharing another gem from your museum worthy collection!

Dermot D Member Since 2012
1    
Posted On 3/17/2026

A legendary piece of comic history > Congrats Amir!

Paul  Brzegowy Member Since 2010
1    
Posted On 3/17/2026

Even if you were not reading the X-men when this came out, this cover made you pick it up and buy it! Congrats on an amazing piece! 

J.  Lim Member Since 2008
1    
Posted On 3/17/2026

Iconic and beautiful! 

Steve . M Member Since 2017
1    
Posted On 3/17/2026

STUNNING

Jason K Member Since 2018
1    
Posted On 3/17/2026

Big time! 

Daryl R Member Since 2015
1    
Posted On 3/17/2026

Just.... Wow! 👏

George H Member Since 2009
1    
Posted On 3/17/2026

Definitely an iconic, memorable, and often homaged cover! Major congrats to adding this epic cover!

Nando Xavier Member Since 2018
1    
Posted On 3/17/2026

man, i remember getting this comic stolen from me in middleschool.

classic cover indeed!!

congrats!

John Voytek Member Since 2008
1    
Posted On 3/17/2026

Congratulations! Stunning!

Justin Porter Member Since 2003
1    
Posted On 3/17/2026

My absolute favorite Jim Lee cover!! Congrats on this grail.

VZA Victor Member Since 2004
1    
Posted On 3/17/2026

Congrats on picking up this legendary cover. Hands down one of Jim's top 10 covers of all time!

James Dornoff Member Since 2019
1    
Posted On 3/17/2026

An iconic piece of history, so glad to see on here, congrats and cheers and snikt!!!! 

Malvin V Member Since 2004
1    
Posted On 3/17/2026

Wow! This cover is iconic! Congrats!

Mario Losada Member Since 2011
1    
Posted On 3/17/2026

Without a doubt, THE COVER. Not just a great cover, no. We’re talking about THE COVER. It’s March, and this is clearly the best cover that will be uploaded to CAF all year.

Eric B Member Since 2008
1    
Posted On 3/17/2026

Woah! That's a showstopper right there! Congrats.

Dan Gallo Member Since 2005
1    
Posted On 3/17/2026

Perfection...

Ryan Drobot Member Since 2016
1    
Posted On 3/17/2026

Absolute dream piece 

Brian Lake Member Since 2015
1    
Posted On 3/17/2026

One of the best of the best indeed - homages many times but the original is so iconic - congratulations on this one

Steve Lawrence Member Since 2016
1    
Posted On 3/17/2026

Well that's a stunner. I gues we all know what will win the best cover for CAF this year. Congrats. 

Jimmy Cawley Member Since 2015
1    
Posted On 3/17/2026

Marvel pyramidal composition at its finest. They don't make em like they used to.

Ron S Member Since 2007
1    
Posted On 3/17/2026

Congrats on grabbing a favorite!

Rabid Ferret Member Since 2005
1    
Posted On 3/17/2026

Epic.

Bill Cox Member Since 2003
CAF Administrator
1    
Posted On 3/17/2026

Mind.. Blown! Congrats Amir! 

Felix  Lu Member Since 2005
1    
Posted On 3/18/2026

Apparently the original owner got this when he was a kid at SDCC...thanks to a loan from his dad! Let's give it up for dads!! And congrats!!

Toni S Member Since 2019
2    
Posted On 3/18/2026

Memorable! To the excellence of the art, we must add the creativity of this stellar duo who in 90's visually reinvented Marvel's BEST franchise once again. All superlative adjectives are admitted. Hats off on this one Amir.

André . Member Since 2015
1    
Posted On 3/18/2026

Iconic. Congrats!

JN 80 Member Since 2016
1    
Posted On 3/18/2026

What an iconic cover. Congrats Amir

Scott Williams Member Since 2004
3    
Posted On 3/18/2026

I'm thinking selling this for $650 back in 1991 was a mistake? Nice cover. Nice memories.

Amir E Member Since 2020
Posted On 3/18/2026

Scott Williams wrote:
"  I'm thinking selling this for $650 back in 1991 was a mistake? Nice cover. Nice memories.
 "

Thanks, Scott. Incredible memories for me — and based on the reactions to this post, clearly for an entire generation of fans as well. Thanks for creating such a masterpiece.

Carlo M Member Since 2006
1    
Posted On 3/18/2026

A piece of comic history. UXM 268 was the pinnacle of the run.

Rohan Joseph Member Since 2023
1    
Posted On 3/18/2026

Truly special!

Marcus Wai Member Since 2005
2    
Posted On 3/18/2026

Graily!  Everyone knows it's one of his best that came out at a moment in time when the potential has been achieved and this is the new standard for X-Men.

Peter Admirand Member Since 2025
1    
Posted On 3/18/2026

Wow

Stephen F Member Since 2005
1    
Posted On 3/18/2026

Fantastic!  Congrats!!

F M Member Since 2005
1    
Posted On 3/18/2026

Like you point out, it’s pretty much an academic composition and yet it is so powerful and works so well, apart from any nostalgic factor.

Many associates Jim Lee with Batman (right now) but I’ll take his X-men work over that any day of the week.

Congrats

Jeff Singh Member Since 2004
1    
Posted On 3/18/2026

Amazing and memorable cover by an artistic team that ushered in a new era of comics and comic art.  

Ben Bressel Member Since 2003
1    
Posted On 3/18/2026

The greatest! 

Dino Mauricio Member Since 2009
1    
Posted On 3/18/2026

So incredible Amir, a truly magnificent X-Men cover.  We're all speechless!

Gene Park Member Since 2004
2    
Posted On 3/18/2026

I've always said that this is the best cover and issue of the Lee/Williams run on Uncanny - congrats!!

Peter Sullivan Member Since 2006
1    
Posted On 3/18/2026

The only Jim Lee cover worth having. Even though I do not like his stiff artwork this is the best thing he ever did.

Zaddick L Member Since 2006
1    
Posted On 3/18/2026

Well done.

Exemplary example. 

 

J. Sid Member Since 2004
1    
Posted On 3/18/2026

Nice pickup!!

E DLS Member Since 2005
1    
Posted On 3/18/2026

Thank you for taking the time and effort to craft a description worthy of this iconic piece of comic art.  Congratulations to you on both.

Anthony T Member Since 2009
1    
Posted On 3/18/2026

Definitely an iconic cover, and probably Jim's best cover also. Congrats!

Migs DC Member Since 2006
1    
Posted On 3/18/2026

Amazing. Congrats Amir. What a cover. 

Dennis Huang Member Since 2004
1    
Posted On 3/19/2026

Congrats! Iconic cover!

Hans  Kosenkranius Member Since 2004
1    
Posted On 3/19/2026

Respect!

Nathan Hanley Member Since 2010
1    
Posted On 3/19/2026

So awesome to see this shared on CAF - just an iconic cover.  

West Stephan Member Since 2007
1    
Posted On 3/19/2026

Congratulations Amir on acquiring a grail piece! She's a real beauty!

Chris K. Member Since 2008
1    
Posted On 3/19/2026

It kind of speaks for itself, doesn't it? 

Al Simpleton Member Since 2013
1    
Posted On 3/19/2026

It doesn't age, only gets better in time! Plus, I had not seen a Captain America of this stature since Neal Adams' take on the Avengers in the early 70's...

Comicart Boston Member Since 2010
1    
Posted On 3/20/2026

This is a truly iconic cover. Many thanks for sharing and many congrats!

M L Member Since 2015
1    
Posted On 3/21/2026

Seeing this was like literally going back in time. And then a hush fell, akin to being in a museum. Wow. Congrats, amazing, an all-time great. 

1    
Posted On 3/23/2026

My single favorite issue by Jim!  Congrats!

Richard Oh Member Since 2007
1    
Posted On 3/23/2026

Wow I recall this cover being lost for a long time. Amazing acquisition!

Karim  Elrafei Member Since 2011
1    
Posted On 3/23/2026

as iconic as you can get !

Robert Binkley Member Since 2011
1    
Posted On 3/23/2026

Crazy Cool Cover!!   Congrats!

THIEFAR art Member Since 2010
1    
Posted On 3/24/2026

An unforgettable piece for me personally: beyond its artistic quality, what really stands out is the incredible creativity of this exceptional duo, who in the 1990s managed to visually redefine one of Marvel’s most important franchises. It’s something I truly admire and appreciate, a genuine display of talent that deserves full recognition. Congrats Amir!!!

Paul Dolan Member Since 2023
1    
Posted On 4/1/2026

This is truly Iconic .....I remember picking this up off the shelf and it blowing me away ! Congratulations ....

Dave W Member Since 2006
1    
Posted On 4/14/2026

ICONIC and all the superlatives truly apply here. This is just amazing - wow! Congrats!!!

Bill J Member Since 2009
1    
Posted On 4/15/2026

Wow--You sure know how to pick 'em, Amir! This is a truly iconic cover by Jim Lee and Scott Williams! Three quintessential heroes drawn in classic poses and inked masterfully. Stunning work by two of the top artists of the modern era. Doesn't get much better than that. Congrats!

Mario Rhodanos Member Since 2004
1    
Posted On 4/20/2026

caramba carambita...woooooooooooooooooooooooow

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