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274March 1991
$1.00; 1.25 CAD; 0.60 GBP

The Uncanny X-Men #274

Marvel · March 1991

First appearance: ManacleFirst appearance: Colonel Yuri Vassilyavich Semyanov3 variants
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Identification plate

Series
The Uncanny X-Men (Marvel, 1981 series)
Issue
#274
Publication date
March 1991
Key date
1991-03-00
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 Manacle - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Colonel Yuri Vassilyavich Semyanov - 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: Jim Lee; inks: Scott WilliamsAnna Marie, Nick Fury, Ka-Zar, Erik Lehnsherr, Magneto, Kevin Plunder, Rogue
2Crossroadscomic story22script: Chris Claremont; pencils: Jim Lee; inks: Scott Williams; colors: Joe Rosas; letters: Pat BrosseauAmphibius, Anna Marie, Banshee, Barbarus, Betsy Braddock, Brainchild, George H. W. Bush, Guido Carosella, Sean Cassidy, Lila Cheney, Cyclops, Deathbird, Forge, Nick Fury
9-in-house column1script: Stan Lee
11-letters page0.75script: Suzanne Gaffney
12-statement of ownership0.25letters: typeset
133 Issues Freephoto story1letters: typesetFrank Castle, Punisher

Plus 10 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 07148602461303
Mark Jewelersprice 1.00 USD; 1.25 CAD; barcode 07148602461303
Australianprice 1.50 AUD; barcode 07148602461306

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Marvel Milestones: Jim Lee and Chris Claremont X-Men & the Starjammers #12006On eBay ›
X-Men Visionaries: Jim Lee #[nn]
ISBN 0-7851-0921-8		2002On eBay ›
X-Men: Crossroads #[nn]
ISBN 0785106626; 9780785106623		1998On eBay ›
Essential X-Men #11
ISBN 978-0-7851-6684-9		2013On eBay ›
X-Men by Chris Claremont & Jim Lee Omnibus #2
ISBN 978-0-7851-5905-6		2011On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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