Publishers / Marvel / The Uncanny X-Men (1981) / #262
262June 1990
$1.00; 1.25 CAD; 0.60 GBP

The Uncanny X-Men #262

Marvel · June 1990

First appearance: Bliss2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
The Uncanny X-Men (Marvel, 1981 series)
Issue
#262
Publication date
June 1990
Key date
1990-06-00
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
Price
$1.00; 1.25 CAD; 0.60 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Kieron Dwyer; inks: Joe RubinsteinBanshee, Forge, Sean Cassidy
1Scary Monsterscomic story22script: Chris Claremont; pencils: Kieron Dwyer; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Glynis Oliver; letters: Tom OrzechowskiBanshee, Callisto, Sean Cassidy, Colossus, Valerie Cooper, Forge, Jean Grey, Cormick Grimshaw, Lady Deathstrike, Marvel Girl, Masque, Phillip Moreau, Naze, Yuriko Oyama
3-in-house column0.66script: Stan Lee
5The Future Is History!promo (ad from the publisher)1script: ? (promo copy); letters: typeset
63 Issues Freepromo (ad from the publisher)1script: ? (promo copy); letters: typeset

Plus 1.34 pages of advertisements and other matter across 2 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 1.00 USD; 1.25 CAD; barcode 07148602461307
Mark Jewelersprice 1.00 USD; 1.25 CAD; barcode 07148602461307

Where to read it

CollectionYear
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 ›
Dissolution & Rebirth
ISBN 978-1-302-91847-7		2019On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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