The cover from 'Uncanny X-Men' # 141, part one of the 'Days of Future Past' story arc, written by Chris Claremont and John Byrne, illustrated by Byrne and Terry Austin, and published by Marvel Comics in 1981.
With X-Men: Days Of Future Past in cinemas this week, let's revisit the classic comic book story that inspired the movie.
Time-travel can open up all sorts of storytelling possibilities, but it can get messy if handled haphazardly. Case in point: Marvel’s recent Age Of Ultron event. Still, one of THE best X-Men stories ever involved one of the best uses of time-travel ever – Chris Claremont and John Byrne’s Days Of Future Past story arc, featured in 1981’s Uncanny X-Men #141 and #142.
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