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281October 1991
$1.00; 1.25 CAD; 0.65 GBP

The Uncanny X-Men #281

Marvel · October 1991

First appearance: Trevor FitzroyFirst appearance: Shinobi ShawFirst appearance: Fabian Marechal-JulbinDeath of Beef3 variants
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Identification plate

Series
The Uncanny X-Men (Marvel, 1981 series)
Issue
#281
Publication date
October 1991
Key date
1991-10-00
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
Price
$1.00; 1.25 CAD; 0.65 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

First appearance of Fabian Marechal-Julbin - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

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

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

Death on record for: Beef, Bevatron, Buford Wilson, Haroun ibn Sallah al-Rashid, Jetstream.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Desperate Alliances!cover2pencils: Whilce Portacio; inks: Art Thibert; letters: Tom OrzechowskiArchangel, Colossus, Bobby Drake, Jean Grey, Iceman, Ororo Munroe, Piotr Rasputin, Storm, Warren Worthington III
1Fresh Upstartcomic story23script: Jim Lee, Whilce Portacio, John Byrne; pencils: Whilce Portacio; inks: Art Thibert; colors: Joe Rosas; letters: Tom OrzechowskiArchangel, Beef First, Bonebreaker, Catseye, Marie-Ange Colbert, Wade Cole Death, Colossus, Bobby Drake, Empath, Trevor Fitzroy First, Emma Frost, Gateway, Haroun ibn Sallah al-Rashid Death, Iceman
4-in-house column1script: Stan Lee
6Summer Specialspromo (ad from the publisher)1script: ? (promo copy); letters: typesetHulk

Plus 3 pages of advertisements and other matter across 3 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Second PrintingSee the GCD record for identification notes.
Newsstandprice 1.00 USD; 1.25 CAD; barcode 07148602461310
Australianprice 1.50 AUD; barcode 07148602461301

Where to read it

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X-Men: Bishop's Crossing #[nn]
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Bishop's Crossing
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Series context

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Sources

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