X-Men, Vol. 2, Issue #17 (February 1993)

This is a used, reader's grade comic book, in good condition. Has minor shelf and reading wear to the spine with a some creases. All inside pages are crisp and clean, no torn pages. This copy comes without the trading card. It comes in a bag and board, and will be shipped in a protective envelope. 

Title: Waiting for the Ripening (A Skinning of Souls Part One)

Cover pencils by Andy Kubert, inks by Mark Pennington, script by Fabian Nicieza, pencils by Andy Kubert, inks by Mark Pennington.

Illyana Rasputin, excited about the imminent return home of her brother, is unknowingly watched by a Russian agent, Flagwatch #133. In the town of Neftelensk, Darkstar and Alexi Garnoff investigate the strange occurrence of everyone in the town having been mentally "turned off", but fall prey themselves to the unseen assailant. In Red Square, in the wake of Darkstar and Garnoff's loss, Colonel Vazhin agrees to acquire the help of Omega Red. Days later, the X-Men arrive at Colossus' family farm, an event which Flagwatch #133 reports to Vazhin. At the X-Mansion, Cannonball & Warpath plead with Xavier to let them go to Nova Roma, while in Tokyo, a woman with purple hair defeats a group of street thugs, declaring that it is time for revenge, and to find the X-Men. In Russia, Colonel Vazhin argues against using Red Flag #133 to stop the Neftelensk incursion even though Omega Red has been missing for 48 hours; instead, he's going to use the X-Men.