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456April 2005
$2.25; 3.25 CAD

The Uncanny X-Men #456

Marvel · April 2005 · on sale 2005-02-23

First appearance: RainaFirst appearance: KaidanFirst appearance: Masano1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The Uncanny X-Men (Marvel, 1981 series)
Issue
#456
Publication date
April 2005
Key date
2005-04-00
On-sale date
2005-02-23
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
Price
$2.25; 3.25 CAD
Pages
36
Barcode
75960602461245611
Rating
PSR

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Why this issue matters

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

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

First appearance of Masano - 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: Alan Davis; inks: Mark FarmerLogan, Wolverine
1Previously Uncanny X-Menrecap1pencils: Alan Davis; inks: Mark Farmer
2On Ice! World's End Part 2 of 5comic story22script: Chris Claremont; pencils: Alan Davis; inks: Mark Farmer; colors: Dean White; letters: VC's Chris EliopoulosBishop, Lucas Bishop, Betsy Braddock, Brian Braddock, Jamie Braddock, Laura Kinney, Marvel Girl, Ororo Munroe, Nightcrawler, Psylocke, Storm, Rachel Summers, Kurt Wagner, X-23
3Big News, True Believers!in-house column0.5script: JQ
4-letters page1pencils: ? (cover thumbnail); inks: ? (cover thumbnail); colors: ? (cover thumbnail); letters: typeset

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 2.99 USD; 4.25 CAD; barcode 72527402461204

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Uncanny X-Men - The New Age: On Ice #[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

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q64514311 (Raina), first-appearance property (CC0)

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