- "To protect myself and those around me, I cultivated an absolute serenity of mind and body, so much that I lost virtually all awareness of myself as a woman. A few months ago, I cast away those restraints. I could not longer endure my self-enforced spiritual celibacy... so I rebelled."
- ―Ororo Munroe
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| The Uncanny X-Men | |
| Title: | "Lifedeath" |
| Volume: | 1 |
| Number: | 186 |
| Cover price: | $1.00 |
| Cover date: | October, 1984 |
| Publisher: | Marvel Comics |
| Credits | |
| Chief: | Jim Shooter |
| Writers: | Chris Claremont |
| Pencilers: | Barry Windsor-Smith |
| Inkers: | Terry Austin |
| Cover artists: | Barry Windsor-Smith |
| Cover inker: | Barry Windsor-Smith |
| Colorists: | Glynis Wein; Christie Scheele |
| Letterers: | Tom Orzechowski |
| Editors: | Ann Nocenti |
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"Lifedeath" is the title to the 186th issue of the first Uncanny X-Men ongoing comic book series published by Marvel Comics. It was written by Chris Claremont with artwork by Barry Windsor-Smith and inks by Terry Austin. Windsor-Smith also rendered the cover art illustration to this issue. Coloring was by Glynis Wein & Christie Scheele and it was lettered by Tom Orzechowski. The story was edited by Ann Nocenti. This issue shipped with an October, 1984 cover date and carries a cover price of $1.00 per copy (US).
"Lifedeath"[]
With her mutant-born powers having been violently stripped away from her, Ororo Munroe must now struggle to come to terms with her new reality and make a place for herself in the world. She leans upon the support and love of fellow mutant Forge. Meanwhile, those wascally Dire Wraiths are up to no good!
Appearances[]
Featured characters
Supporting characters
Villains
- Dire Wraiths
- Henry Peter Gyrich (In flashback & behind-the-scenes)
Minor characters
- Phillip "Phil" Rosen (Only appearance; dies)
Organizations
Races & Animals
Locations
- Caldecott County
- Mississippi River (In flashback only)
- Vietnam (As a holographic image)
Items
- Cerebro
- Forge's neutralizer (In flashback only)
- Forge's scanner
- Handgun
- Knife
- Holograms
Vehicles
- Airplanes (As a holographic image)
- Automobiles
- Helicopter
- Tugboat (In flashback only)
Powers
- Memory transference
- Power absorption
- Shape-shifting
- Superhuman strength
- Weather control (In flashback only)
Miscellaneous
- Alien parasites
- Flashbacks
- Head injury
- Shape-shifters
- Vietnam War (Referenced only)
- Virtual reality
Notes & Trivia[]
- The X-Men were created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby. They first appeared in The X-Men, Volume 1 #1 in September, 1963. The title eventually evolved to include the "All-New, All-Different" X-Men, after which the series became a runaway hit, ultimately changing its title to Uncanny X-Men. Since then, this outcast team of mutant misadventurers have appeared in numerous comic book titles that have since been adapted into several cartoon programs, feature films, and video games; not to mention copious amounts of merchandising ranging from toys to apparel.
- The tagline to this issue is "Lifedeath - A Love Story".
- This issue carries the approval stamp of the Comics Code Authority.
- Special double-sized issue. 40-page count.
- According to Amazing Heroes #50, direct market edition shipped to retailers on June 19th, 1984. The newsstand edition of this issue shipped to retailers on July 10th, 1984.
- Colorist Glynis Oliver is credited as Glynis Wein in this issue. At the time, she was married to comic writer and editor Len Wein.
- "Lifedeath" is a Storm spotlight story.
- Storm is the first character to appear in this story. Forge is the second character to appear in this story.
- Storm's powers were removed as a result of Henry Peter Gyrich in Uncanny X-Men #185.