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Direct Edition Modern Age Who is the cover artist? Terry Dodson and Rachel Dodson Is this book a key? Yes - minor key / anniversary key. #500 is not a first appearance key, but Key Collector and Overstreet list it as a milestone: • 500th issue of Uncanny X-Men (1963-2008) • First issue of the San Francisco headquarters era and Manifest Destiny branding • Start of Brubaker / Fraction run that leads to Utopia, Second Coming, etc. • Double-sized anniversary issue It's not worth as much as Uncanny #266 (first Gambit) or #282 (first Bishop), but it IS collectible as an anniversary Why buy this book? 1. Milestone for your Uncanny run - You can't have a full Uncanny collection without 500. 2. Terry Dodson Emma Frost cover - One of the best White Queen covers of that era. 3. Rarer than first print - First print had huge print run, 2nd print only ∼9,200. Raw NM: $5 - $12 on eBay,