The Uncanny X-Men, #268 Direct
Published: Late September 1990
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Issue Contents:
Wolverine - Captain America - Black Widow - Together Again-- For the First Time!
Characters
- Black Widow (mainstream Universe)
- Captain America (mainstream Universe)
- Logan (mainstream Universe)
- Steve Rogers (mainstream Universe)
- Natasha Romanoff (mainstream Universe)
- Wolverine (mainstream Universe)
Credits
- Pencils: Jim Lee
- Inks: Scott Williams
- Letters: Tom Orzechowski
"Code Name: Viper"
Story Notes
Advertisement for Viper videogame on the inside front cover.
Madripoor Knights
"Madripoor, in the late-summer of 1941..."
Storyline
Story cuts between a 1941 battle between Wolverine and Captain America trying to save a young Natasha Romanoff from the clutches of Baron Strucker and Present Day where Wolverine, Black Widow and Psylocke face off against Strucker's children.
Characters
- Black Widow (mainstream Universe)
- Betsy Braddock (mainstream Universe)
- Captain America (mainstream Universe) [Flashback]
- Jonin (mainstream Universe)
- Jubilee (mainstream Universe)
- Jubilation Lee (mainstream Universe)
- Logan (mainstream Universe)
- Ivan Petrovich (mainstream Universe) [Flashback]
- Psylocke (mainstream Universe)
- Steve Rogers (mainstream Universe) [Flashback]
- Natasha Romanoff (mainstream Universe)
- Seraph (mainstream Universe)
- Andrea von Strucker (mainstream Universe)
- Andreas von Strucker (mainstream Universe)
- Baron Strucker (mainstream Universe)
- Consul Geoffrey Sydenham (mainstream Universe)
- Matsu'o Tsurayaba (mainstream Universe)
- Wolverine (mainstream Universe)
- Herr Kreutzmann (death in flashback)
- Soong
Credits
- Script: Chris Claremont
- Pencils: Jim Lee
- Inks: Scott Williams
- Colors: Glynis Oliver
- Letters: Tom Orzechowski
Story Notes
Wolverine tells Captain America that he will have to decline making Captain America his sidekick.
"Never before has a force of one been so powerful!"
Story Notes
Advertisement for Wrath of the Black Manta video game. Appears after page 4 of the main story.
NARC
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Advertisement for the NARC video game. Appears after page 5 of the main story.
"Fleer... football's rookie sensation!"
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Appears after page 9 of the main story.
Your Video Game Headquarters
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Centerfold ad appearing after page 12 of the main story.
East Coast Comics
Story Notes
Appears after page 15 of the main story.
"Ah, summer… A time for baseball games, walks in the park, and blistering heat waves."
Credits
- Script: Stan Lee
Story Notes
Stan Lee's Soapbox; the Ultra Narrow Checklist. Appears after page 19 of the main story.
"A great thing... ...just got better!"
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Advertisement for NFL Pro Set sports trading cards. Appears after page 20 of the main story.
"Subscribe now and save!"
Characters
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Promo ad for a discounted subscription to current Marvel titles.
"If the world ends tomorrow it's all your fault."
Story Notes
Appears on the inside back cover.
"Vampires, ghosts... and things that go bump in the night!"
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Advertisement for Ravenloft boxed set for Advanced Dungeons & Dragons tabletop game. Appears on the back cover.