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453February 2005
$2.25; 3.25 CAD

The Uncanny X-Men #453

Marvel · February 2005

First appearance: Lord ImperialFirst appearance: White KingFirst appearance: Black King1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The Uncanny X-Men (Marvel, 1981 series)
Issue
#453
Publication date
February 2005
Key date
2005-02-00
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
Price
$2.25; 3.25 CAD
Pages
44
Barcode
75960602461245311
Rating
PSR

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Greg Land; inks: Matt Ryan; colors: J-POLogan, Wolverine
1Previously Uncanny X-Menrecap1pencils: various; inks: various; colors: various; letters: typeset
2Chasing Hellfire! Part 2 of 3: Cardinal Betrayalcomic story22script: Chris Claremont; pencils: Andy Park; inks: Jon Sibal; colors: Justin Ponsor; letters: VC's Chris EliopoulosBishop, Lucas Bishop, Roberto Da Costa, White Queen, Logan, Marvel Girl, Ororo Munroe, Nightcrawler, White King First, Red Lotus, White Queen, Teresia Karisik, Ophelia Sarkissian, Black Queen
3-in-house column0.5script: JQ

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 2.99 USD; 4.25 CAD; barcode 72527402461201

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Uncanny X-Men - The New Age: The Cruelest Cut #[nn]2005On eBay ›
The End of History
ISBN 978-1-302-91378-6		2018On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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