"Days of Future Past" | |||
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Publisher | Marvel Comics | ||
Publication date | January – February 1981 | ||
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Main character(s) | X-Men Brotherhood of Evil Mutants Sentinels | ||
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Writer(s) | Chris Claremont John Byrne | ||
Penciller(s) | John Byrne | ||
Inker(s) | Terry Austin | ||
Trade paperback | ISBN 0-7851-1560-9 | ||
Graphic novel | ISBN 0871355825 | ||
Essential X-Men Vol. 2 | ISBN 0785102981 |
"Days of Future Past" is a storyline in the Marvel Comics comic book The Uncanny X-Men issues #141–142, published in 1981. It deals with a dystopian future in which mutants are incarcerated in internment camps. An adult Kate Pryde transfers her mind into her younger self, the present-day Kitty Pryde, who brings the X-Men to prevent a fatal moment in history that triggers anti-mutant hysteria.
The storyline was produced during the franchise's rise to popularity under the writer/artist team of Chris Claremont, John Byrne and Terry Austin. The dark future seen in the story has been revisited numerous times, and was the basis for the 2014 film X-Men: Days of Future Past, wherein Wolverine is sent back in time. In 2001, fans voted the first issue of this storyline as the 25th greatest Marvel comic.[1]
The Official Handbook to the Marvel Universe: Alternate Universes 2005 gave the numerical designation for the original "Days of Future Past" timeline as Earth-811 in the Marvel Multiverse.