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142February 1981
$0.50

The Uncanny X-Men #142

Marvel · February 1981 · on sale 1980-10-28

Death of Colossus1 variantStoryline: Days of Future Past
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Identification plate

Series
The Uncanny X-Men (Marvel, 1981 series)
Issue
#142
Publication date
February 1981
Key date
1981-02-00
On-sale date
1980-10-28
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.50
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

Death on record for: Colossus, Logan, Ororo Munroe, Piotr Rasputin, Storm.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0This Issue: Everybody Dies!cover1pencils: Terry Austin; inks: Terry Austin; letters: Danny CrespiStorm, Wolverine, Logan, Ororo Munroe
2Mind Out of Time!comic story22script: John Byrne, Chris Claremont; pencils: John Byrne; inks: Terry Austin; colors: Glynis Wein; letters: Tom OrzechowskiSt. John Allerdyce, Angel, Avalanche, Blob, Colossus, Raven Darkhölme, Destiny, Fred Dukes, Henry Peter Gyrich, Logan, Moira MacTaggert, Ororo Munroe, Mystique, Nightcrawler
4-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Steve Ditko; inks: Steve Ditko
8Marvel Comics 1981 Calendarpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: ?; typeset
9Mighty Marvel's Big Money-Saving Holiday Offer!promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: ?; typeset
11Buy This Book!promo (ad from the publisher)1
13-promo (ad from the publisher)1script: ? (promo copy)Spider-Woman [Jessica Drew]

Plus 8.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 10 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandbarcode 0714860246102

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The Uncanny X-Men in "Days of Future Past" #[nn]
ISBN 0-87135-582-5		1989On eBay ›
Essential X-Men #2
ISBN 0-7851-0298-1		1997On eBay ›
Marvel Collectible Classics: X-Men #21998On eBay ›
Wizard X-Men Masterpiece Edition #12003On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Uncanny X-Men #6
ISBN 0-7851-3013-6		2008On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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