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144April 1981
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The Uncanny X-Men #144

Marvel · April 1981

First appearance: Katherine SummersFirst appearance: Jock ForresterDeath of Jock Forrester2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
The Uncanny X-Men (Marvel, 1981 series)
Issue
#144
Publication date
April 1981
Key date
1981-04-00
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.50
Pages
36
Barcode
0714860246104
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Katherine Summers - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

Death on record for: Jock Forrester.

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
0Cry... D'Spayre!cover1pencils: Brent Anderson; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Joe Rubinstein; letters: Danny CrespiCyclops, D'Spayre, Man-Thing, Ted Sallis, Scott Summers
1Even in Death...comic story22script: Chris Claremont; pencils: Brent Anderson; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Glynis Wein; letters: Tom OrzechowskiAngel, Beast, Colossus, Cyclops, D'Spayre, Lorna Dane, Bobby Drake, Lee Forrester, Jean Grey, Havok, Iceman, Katherine Summers First, Logan, Man-Thing
2-letters page0.75script: Chris Claremont
3-statement of ownership0.25letters: typeset

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
DirectSee the GCD record for identification notes.
Britishprice 0.20 GBP

Where to read it

CollectionYear
X-Men Classic #481990On eBay ›
Essential X-Men #2
ISBN 0-7851-0298-1		1997On eBay ›
The Marvel Saga the Official History of the Marvel Universe #41986On 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

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q15229053 (Katherine Summers), first-appearance property (CC0)
  • Wikidata, Q112628778 (Jock Forrester), first-appearance property (CC0)

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