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Publishers / Marvel / The Uncanny X-Men (1981) / #244
244May 1989
$1.00; 1.25 CAD; 0.50 GBP

The Uncanny X-Men #244

Marvel · May 1989

1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The Uncanny X-Men (Marvel, 1981 series)
Issue
#244
Publication date
May 1989
Key date
May 1989
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

From the editorial file First appearance of Jubilee, May 1989, in an Australian-outback-era issue that most readers skipped at the time.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Marc Silvestri; inks: Dan Green; letters: Tom OrzechowskiAlison Blaire, Betsy Braddock, Dazzler, Anna Marie, George Martin, Victor Milan, Ororo Munroe, Psylocke, Rogue, Lewis Shiner, Melinda Snodgrass, Storm
2Ladies' Nightcomic story22script: Chris Claremont; pencils: Marc Silvestri; inks: Dan Green; colors: Glynis Oliver; letters: Tom OrzechowskiAnna Marie, Alison Blaire, Betsy Braddock, Colossus, Carol Danvers, Dazzler, Jubilee, Jubilation Lee, George Martin, Victor Milan, Ororo Munroe, Psylocke, Piotr Rasputin, Rogue
6A One-Time Offer for Marvel Addicts!promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typesetStan Lee
10-in-house column1script: Marc Siry
12-promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset
13-promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset

Plus 9 pages of advertisements and other matter across 10 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

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

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Women of Marvel #[1]
ISBN 0-7851-2219-2		2006On eBay ›
Essential X-Men #9
ISBN 978-0-7851-3079-6		2009On eBay ›
X-Men by Chris Claremont & Jim Lee Omnibus #1
ISBN 978-0-7851-5822-6		2012On eBay ›
Primer
ISBN 978-0-7851-6800-3		2013On eBay ›
True Believers: X-Men - Jubilee #12019On eBay ›
Marvel Limited: X-Men Famous Firsts #[nn]1995On eBay ›
Uncanny X-Men No. 244 Facsimile Edition #[nn]2024On eBay ›
Wolverine and Jubilee: Curse of the Mutants #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-5546-1		2011On eBay ›

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Series context

‹ #243103 of 405#245 ›

Sources

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