COMIC DETAILS
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Comic Description:
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Uncanny X-Men 256 Signature
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Grade:
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9.8
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Page Quality:
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WHITE
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Certification #:
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1582570002
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Owner:
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The Captain
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SET DETAILS
Owner's Description
late December 1989
“The Key That Breaks The Locke“
Chris Claremont - Writer
Jim Lee - Penciler
Scott Williams - Inkers
Glynis Oliver - Colorist
Tom Orzechowski - Letterer
Bob Harras - Editor
Tom DeFalco - Editor in Chief
Synopsis:
In Hong Kong, Matsuo Tsurayaba approaches the Mandarin with an offer of an alliance between his organization and the Hand, a ruthless clan of assassins. Matsuo's deal is for the Hand to help the Mandarin build an empire unparalleled by any in the past, in exchange for gainful employment in its service. To begin their alliance, Matsuo offers a gift; that of an ultimate assassin. This assassin is the long missing Psylocke, who has emerged from the Siege Perilous amnesiac and found by the Hand. Her body has been transformed into an asian one. However, before Psylocke can become the pawn the Hand requires, Matsuo puts Psylocke through a telepathic brainwashing that forces her, within her mind, to fight and kill her old teammates. Part of her astral battles takes place in the Body Shoppe run by Spiral and Mojo, suggesting their involvement in the physical changes made to her body
Notes:
- Signed by Jim Lee on 09/02/2017
- During the short time between joining the X-Men and when they left for Australia, Psylocke grew very close to Doug Ramsey. Both had feelings for the other, but due to their age difference, never acted on it. Shortly after the X-Men went to Australia, Doug Ramsey died from a gunshot. [New Mutants #60]
- When the doorman welcomes Betsy to the "Body Shoppe" this hints heavily at what is happening and will be expanded on in the future. Contrary to what is believed by the general audience, Psylocke has not emerged from the Siege Perilous in an Asian body, but has been transformed by Spiral's Body Shoppe at the behest of the Hand. This situation is explained in X-Men (2nd series) #31-32. Besides if you check the last issue once more, you’ll find that Psylocke was still caucasian when she was found by the Hand.
- When Psylocke tells Storm that she was once Captain Britain she is referring to a brief time where she adopted the identity of Captain Britain. [Capt. Britain (2nd series) #13]
- The Mandarin, as well as the rest of the world, still believes the X-Men dead after the events in Dallas in Uncanny X-Men #227.
- Back in her appearances in various Captain Britain titles of Marvel UK, Betsy Braddock was more a precog than a telepath. During her combat with the various X-Men, Psylocke seems to be foreseeing how each will emerge from the Siege Perilous. In Uncanny X-Men #259, Colossus will return as an amnesiac artist named Peter Nicholas in Uncanny X-Men and Dazzler will return to her life in Hollywood. Havok will appear in Genosha in Uncanny X-Men #270. Rogue will reappear in Uncanny X-Men #269 where she and Carol Danvers will fight for possession of their body, with only one surviving.
- Betsy's eyes were clawed out by Slaymaster in Captain Britain (2nd series) #13 and replaced with bionic eyes in New Mutants Annual #2 by Mojo. His motive was to record and transmit what Betsy saw and market it as entertainment. After the X-Men were resurrected by Roma and given the gift of technological invisibility [Uncanny X-Men #227], Mojo lost his "feed".
- Overall Psylocke gains only nine rings in the issue : The female carousel attendant (Spiral) gave her one, Brian found one and gave her the second. She gets one from Storm and another from Colossus. Next is Dazzler's, then one from Havok and two more from Rogue and Carol. Slaymaster tells Psylocke that he has taken the last one from her brother Captain Britain. This results in only nine rings, however if you look really close you’ll see that when Betsy enters her brother’s car she is wearing two rings, and when she gets out as an adult she is wearing three. Apparently she gained the missing ring during the ride.
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