Continuing the monthly series that collects the best of the X! This 80-page issue reprints the three best X-Men stories from the month of August 1999...(Uncanny X-Men # 374, Astonishing X-Men # 2, and Gerneration X # 56) with intro pages for each tale! If you're looking for a jump-on point into the mutants, or want to introduce someone to your favorite characters, then this is the book!
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