Uncanny X-Men Annual #18 placement problem

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Uncanny X-Men Annual #18 placement problem

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Hang on a second.

Jean Grey appears in UX Annual #18.

Jean got married in X-Men #30 (just after Scott's bachelor party in UX #310), she and Scott went on their honeymoon where they were yanked into the future (Adventures of Cyclops & Phoenix #1-4), returned to the present where they were found by SHIELD (X-Men #35), and contacted the mansion from someplace tropical in UX #316 -- where by that point all the X-Men had been replaced by Phalanx. The X-Men are rescued between UX #317-318.

And yet this Annual has been placed between UXM #315-316, and just BEFORE X-Men #35.

There's no way Jean could appear here then. X-Men #35 starts with her waking up in SHIELD custody immediately after returning from the future.

This Annual needs to be moved -- it's got to occur either before (or JUST after) UX #310, or after UX #317 (and, since UX #318 features a meeting between Prof. X, Cyclops & Phoenix that seems to occur immediately after the Phalanx affair ends, likely after #318 as well).

The Annual came out the same month as #314. We either need to move it 3-4 months forward or 4-5 months backward. Any preferences? And does Kitty Pryde's, Sabretooth's or Caliban's chronology make one or other impossible?

Given that Caliban is pissed about Sabretooth being taken in by the mansion, which implies that it's a recent event (it occured between UX #308-309), and given that Jubilee doesn't mention the time he got loose and tried to kill her in #311, I'm leaning towards between #309-311. Haven't quite decided which side of #310 it would be better on, though.

Further thoughts, anyone?

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Re: Uncanny X-Men Annual #18 placement problem

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Got it. Since Jubilee leaves for Gen X at the end of #318, this can't really occur after that. So it's got to be before the wedding. And since bachelor parties are usually the night beforehand, I'm placing it before UX #310 too.

What do you think? Does a placement JUST prior to UX #310 work? Shadowcat, who flew over from England to appear here, would next appear at the wedding, so this saves her a second trip to America... ;)

-Jeph
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