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229May 1988
$1.00; 1.25 CAD; 0.50 GBP

The Uncanny X-Men #229

Marvel · May 1988 · on sale 1988-01-21

First appearance: GatewayFirst appearance: Jessán HoanFirst appearance: Bonebreaker1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The Uncanny X-Men (Marvel, 1981 series)
Issue
#229
Publication date
May 1988
Key date
1988-05-00
On-sale date
1988-01-21
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
Price
$1.00; 1.25 CAD; 0.50 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of Jessán Hoan - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

First appearance of Pretty Boy - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

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
0-cover1pencils: Marc Silvestri; inks: Dan GreenColossus, Logan, Ororo Munroe, Piotr Rasputin, Skullbuster First, Storm, Wolverine
1Down Undercomic story22script: Chris Claremont; pencils: Marc Silvestri; inks: Dan Green; colors: Glynis Oliver; letters: Tom OrzechowskiAnna Marie, Alison Blaire, Bonebreaker First, Betsy Braddock, Colossus, Dazzler, Gateway First, Havok, Jessán Hoan First, Logan, Longshot, Ororo Munroe, Pretty Boy First, Madelyne Pryor
2-letters page0.75letters: typeset
3U.S. Postal Service Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulationstatement of ownership0.25letters: typeset

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 1.00 USD; 1.25 CAD; barcode 07148602461305

Where to read it

CollectionYear
X-Men: Inferno Prologue #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-9273-2		2014On eBay ›
X-Men: Inferno Prologue Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-93136-0		2021On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Uncanny X-Men #15
ISBN 978-1-302-94922-8		2022On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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