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148August 1981
$0.50

The Uncanny X-Men #148

Marvel · August 1981

First appearance: Caliban2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
The Uncanny X-Men (Marvel, 1981 series)
Issue
#148
Publication date
August 1981
Key date
1981-08-00
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 Caliban - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character. An independent public reference records the same first appearance.

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
0Shadow of Death!cover1pencils: Dave Cockrum; inks: Dave Cockrum; letters: Dan CrespiAlison Blaire, Caliban First, Dazzler, Jessica Drew, Ororo Munroe, Kitty Pryde, Spider-Woman, Sprite, Storm
1Cry, Mutant!comic story22script: Chris Claremont; pencils: Dave Cockrum, Josef Rubinstein; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Glynis Wein; letters: Janice ChiangAngel, Banshee, Alison Blaire, Caliban First, Sean Cassidy, Theresa Cassidy, Colossus, Cyclops, Dazzler, Jessica Drew, Lee Forrester, Stevie Hunter, Erik Lehnsherr, Logan
3-in-house column1script: Jim Shooter

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

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandbarcode 0714860246108
Britishprice 0.20 GBP

Where to read it

CollectionYear
X-Men Classic #521990On eBay ›
Essential X-Men #3
ISBN 0785106618		1998On eBay ›
Essential Spider-Woman #22005On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Uncanny X-Men #6
ISBN 0-7851-3013-6		2008On eBay ›
The Uncanny X-Men Omnibus #2
ISBN 978-0-7851-8572-7		2014On eBay ›

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Series context

‹ #1477 of 405#149 ›

Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q2624756 (Caliban), first-appearance property (CC0)

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