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Issue: Astonishing X-Men: Ghost Boxes #1
Publication Date: December 2008
 
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Publisher: FlagMarvel
Brand: MarvelView Brand Images3
Indicia Publisher: Marvel Publishing, Inc.
On Sale Date: 10/29/2008
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: 75960606577600111
Price: $4.50 CAD
$3.99 USD
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Content Items: 6 (3 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Axel Alonso; Daniel Ketchum (assistant); Will Panzo (assistant); Joe Quesada (editor in chief); Dan Buckley (publisher); Spring Hoteling (book design); Alex Starbuck (book design); Paul Acerios (production)
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Published Monthly by MARVEL PUBLISHING, INC., a subsidiary of MARVEL ENTERTAINMENT, INC.

Office of Publication: 417 5th Avenue, New York, NY 10016.

© 2008 Marvel Characters, Inc. All rights reserved.

Newsstand prices: 4.99 USD; 4.99 CAD.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: Standard Modern Age U. S.
Paper Stock: Glossy
Binding: Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: Limited Series
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Simone Bianchi (signed)
Simone Bianchi (ink washes; signed); Andrea Silvestri (ink washes; signed)
Simone Peruzzi (signed)
Subject Matter
superhero
X-Men
Wolverine [Logan]
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Miscellaneous
1
Previously in Astonishing X-Men

Reprise  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
typeset
Subject Matter
superhero
X-Men
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Miscellaneous
1
Agent X-13's Report on the Emergency Annexation of Earth-616

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Warren Ellis
Alan Davis
Mark Farmer
Rob Schwager
Joe Caramagna
Subject Matter
superhero
X-Men
X-Men [Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Wolverine [Logan]; Storm [Ororo Iqadi T'Challa]; Emma Frost [White Queen]; Armor [Hisako Ichiki]] (alternate timeline); Agent X-13; Magneto (alternate earth)
This appears to be an account of how Agent X-13's mission on Earth-616 (as shown in Astonishing X-Men #26) would have gone had he targeted and killed Cyclops first instead of targeting Wolverine. The X-Men rapidly fall apart, and Agent X-13's homeworld sends in "Deathlok-class Security units", which look like Sentinels. One of them had what appeared to be Magneto wired into its chest. They quickly subdued the entire world amidst a staggering loss of life, including the use of nuclear weapons. But Agent X-13 considers none of that to be his problem- he's just a field agent.
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FlagAstonishing X-Men: Ghost Box #[nn] published January 2009
as Agent X-13's Report on the Emergency Annexation of Earth-616 [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
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Being an Journal by Miss Emma Frost of New Portsmouth Bay in the State of New Albion [sic]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Warren Ellis
Adi Granov (painted)
Adi Granov (painted)
Adi Granov (painted)
Joe Caramagna
Subject Matter
superhero
X-Men
The X Society [Emma Frost (Earth-889); Scott Summers (Earth-889); Hank McCoy (Earth-889); Logan (Earth-889)];

Agent X-13
This story follows what would have happened if Agent X-13's request to target Earth-889, mentioned in passing the previous story, had been granted. Earth 889 is a Victorian Steampunk reality, in which Miss Emma Frost leads the X Society from her mansion in New Portsmouth (Earth 889's San Francisco). The X Society are called to investigate a burning body along the lines of the story in Astonishing X-Men #25. Using their superior aircraft, they catch up with Agent X-13, but a mishap involving his fireballs and Logan's claws cause a fatal dirigible explosion and crash. As a result, the previously respected X Society becomes hated and feared overnight, with mechanical "sentinels" posted outside of Miss Frost's mansion. Tiring of this situation, Miss Frost speculates that she may decamp to Europe, and possibly even allow Scott to marry her as he has long desired.
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FlagAstonishing X-Men: Ghost Box #[nn] published January 2009
as Being an Journal by Miss Emma Frost of New Portsmouth Bay in the State of New Albion [sic] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The title does indeed state "an Journal" and not "a Journal". Also, there is no hyphen in "X Society".
Cover Process by Simone Bianchi

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Simone Bianchi
Simone Bianchi; Andrea Silvestri
Simone Peruzzi
typeset
Subject Matter
superhero
X-Men
Wolverine [Logan]
Preliminary sketches, pencils, inked but uncolored artwork, and the final art for the cover of this issue.
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Miscellaneous
1
Astonishing X-Men Ghost Boxes Script by Warren Ellis

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Warren Ellis
Alan Davis (part one); Adi Granov (layouts; part two)
typeset
Subject Matter
superhero
X-Men
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
11
Script for the two stories in this issue, with rough pencils and layouts for some pages.

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