Uncanny X-Men 225 (Jan 1988) NM- (9.2)

False Dawn!

Script: Chris Claremont (credited)

Pencils: Marc Silvestri (credited)

Inks: Dan Green (credited)

Colors: Glynis Oliver (credited)

Letters: Tom Orzechowski (credited)

Characters: Freedom Force: Avalanche [Dominikos Petrakis] (villain) (mainstream); Blob [Fred Dukes] (villain) (mainstream); Crimson Commando [Frank Bohannan] (villain) (mainstream); Destiny [Irene Adler] (villain) (mainstream); Mystique [Raven Darkhölme] (villain, also impersonates Storm) (mainstream); Pyro [St. John Allerdyce] (villain) (mainstream); Spiral [Rita Wayword] (Mojoverse); Stonewall [Louis Hamilton] (villain) (mainstream); Super Sabre [Martin Fletcher] (villain) (mainstream); X-Men: Colossus [Piotr Rasputin] (rejoins the team) (mainstream); Dazzler [Alison Blaire] (also in flashback) (mainstream); Havok [Alex Summers] (mainstream); Longshot (also in flashback) (Mojoverse); Psylocke [Betsy Braddock] (also in flashback) (mainstream); Rogue [Anna Marie] (also in flashback) (mainstream); Wolverine [Logan] (mainstream); The Adversary (villain, possesses Naze) (mainstream); Juggernaut [Cain Marko] (cameo flashback) (mainstream); Magik [Illyana Rasputina] (guest) (mainstream); Naze (possessed by the Adversary) (mainstream); Madelyne Pryor-Summers (mainstream); Roma (guest) (Otherworld); Rita Wayword (mainstream); Storm (sketchbook, chess piece and wanted poster); Shadowcat (sketchbook); Forge (chess piece); Geordie; Jamie Dalgliesh; Lewis

Synopsis: Colossus returns to the team. The X-Men arrive in Dallas looking for Storm, and Freedom Force shows up to stop them from fulfilling Destiny's prophecy of death.