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428[Early] October 2003
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The Uncanny X-Men #428

Marvel · [Early] October 2003 · on sale 2003-07-16

First appearance: AzazelFirst appearance: Christian Wagner1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The Uncanny X-Men (Marvel, 1981 series)
Issue
#428
Publication date
[Early] October 2003
Key date
2003-10-00
On-sale date
2003-07-16
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
Price
$2.25; 3.75 CAD
Pages
36
Barcode
75960602461242811
Rating
PG

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of Christian Wagner - 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
0The Draco: Prologuecover1pencils: Philip Tan; inks: Philip Tan; colors: Haberlin Studio's Brian HaberlinNightcrawler, Kurt Wagner
1How Did I Get Here?comic story24script: Chuck Austen; pencils: Sean Phillips; inks: Sean Phillips; colors: Dave McCaig; letters: Virtual Calligraphy's Rus WootonAzazel First, Raven Darkhölme, Mystique, Christian Wagner First, Kurt Wagner

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandbarcode 07447002461313

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The Draco
ISBN 0-7851-1134-4		2004On eBay ›
X-Men: Trial of the Juggernaut #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-92037-1		2019On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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