Uncanny X-Men #479 (Dec 2006)

Uncanny X-Men #479, published in Dec 2006, is a Modern Age Marvel comic featuring the X-Men, written by Ed Brubaker with cover art by Billy Tan.

Entitled The Rise and Fall of the ShiAr Empire Chapter Five: Double-Edged, this story stars the X-Men — "Children of the Atom" — as they battle powerful mutants, alien threats, and super-villains while protecting a world that fears and hates them.

It is regarded as a key X-Men comic due to the following significant event: 1st appearance of the Blade of the Phoenix.

Featured appearances include X-Men - Professor X (Charles Xavier), Polaris (Lorna Dane), Havok (Alexander Summers), Darwin (Armando Muñoz), and other characters from the X-Men universe.

A modern X-Men comic, this issue features contemporary Marvel storytelling, striking artwork, and key moments from the continuing legacy of Marvel's mutants.

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