The Uncanny X-Men 1981 #348 Direct Edition - back issue - $3.75

Deep in the bowels of Magneto's old Antarctic base, Nanny has stripped the X-Men of their powers and locked them up. Only Beast and Trish remain free. She lavishes special attention on Joseph whom she believes to be Magneto. On Nanny's monitors, however, Joseph learns of the attacks Operation Zero Tolerance has made against mutants and he struggles to free himself. The only up side to the situation being, with her absorption powers negated, Rogue finally gets to be "intimate" with Gambit.

Gatefold Marvel Universe Guide cover

• Meet The Uncanny X-Men - Profiles for the characters in the story and synopsis
• Because, I Said So - Source for Smith pencils credit is Official Index to the Marvel Universe (Vandal et al. 2009). The Nanny that appears in this issue is the robot from X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #112 and 113, not the egg shaped mutant who turns children into Orphan Makers.
• - Letters from readers: Jerry Logan, Jason Madary, Wayne Moir, Evan Taylor, Philip Hunn