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143March 1981
$0.50

The Uncanny X-Men #143

Marvel · March 1981 · on sale 1980-11-25

First appearance: Lee ForresterFirst appearance: N'GaraiFirst appearance: Douglas MooreDeath of Douglas Moore1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The Uncanny X-Men (Marvel, 1981 series)
Issue
#143
Publication date
March 1981
Key date
1981-03-00
On-sale date
1980-11-25
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

First appearance of Lee Forrester - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character. An independent public reference records the same first appearance.

First appearance of N'Garai - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Douglas Moore - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Ellie Moore - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

Death on record for: Douglas Moore, Ellie Moore, N'Garai.

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
0Merry Christmas X-Men... Guess What Just Came Down the Chimney!cover1pencils: Terry Austin; inks: Terry Austin; letters: Rick ParkerN'Garai First, Kitty Pryde, Sprite
1Demoncomic story22script: Chris Claremont, John Byrne; pencils: John Byrne; inks: Terry Austin; colors: Glynis Wein; letters: Tom OrzechowskiAngel, Colossus, Cyclops, Lee Forrester First, Logan, Douglas Moore First, Ellie Moore First, Ororo Munroe, N'Garai First, Nightcrawler, Professor X, Carmen Pryde, Kitty Pryde, Theresa Pryde
3-letters page1script: Chris Claremont

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandbarcode 0714860246103

Where to read it

CollectionYear
X-Men Classic #471990On eBay ›
X-Men #1092001On eBay ›
Essential X-Men #2
ISBN 0-7851-0298-1		1997On eBay ›
Wizard X-Men Masterpiece Edition #12003On eBay ›
Marvel Holiday Special 2004 #[nn]
ISBN 0-7851-1625-7		2004On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Uncanny X-Men #6
ISBN 0-7851-3013-6		2008On eBay ›

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Series context

‹ #1422 of 405#144 ›

Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q6513617 (Lee Forrester), first-appearance property (CC0)
  • Wikidata, Q6951269 (N'Garai), first-appearance property (CC0)

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