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141January 1981
$0.50

The X-Men #141

Marvel · January 1981 · on sale 1980-09

First appearance: Rachel SummersFirst appearance: PyroFirst appearance: St. John AllerdyceDeath of Franklin Richards2 variantsStoryline: Days of Future Past
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Identification plate

Series
The X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series)
Issue
#141
Publication date
January 1981
Key date
1981-01-00
On-sale date
1980-09
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.50
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Rachel Summers - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character. An independent public reference records the same first appearance.

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

First appearance of St. John Allerdyce - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

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

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

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

Death on record for: Franklin Richards.

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: John Byrne; inks: Terry AustinKitty Pryde, Wolverine, Logan
2Days of Future Pastcomic story22script: John Byrne, Chris Claremont; pencils: John Byrne; inks: Terry Austin; colors: Glynis Wein; letters: Tom OrzechowskiSt. John Allerdyce First, Angel, Avalanche First, Blob, Colossus, Raven Darkhölme, Destiny First, Fred Dukes, Lois Lane, Logan, Moira MacTaggert, Ororo Munroe, Mystique, Nightcrawler
8-promo (ad from the publisher)1
11Marvel Comics 1981 Calendarpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: ?; typeset
13-promo (ad from the publisher)1script: ? (promo copy)Spider-Woman [Jessica Drew]

Plus 10.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 12 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandbarcode 0714860246101
Britishprice 0.15 GBP

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The Uncanny X-Men in "Days of Future Past" #[nn]
ISBN 0-87135-582-5		1989On eBay ›
Essential X-Men #2
ISBN 0-7851-0298-1		1997On eBay ›
The 100 Greatest Marvels of All Time #12001On eBay ›
Marvel Collectible Classics: X-Men #21998On eBay ›
Wizard X-Men Masterpiece Edition #12003On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Uncanny X-Men #6
ISBN 0-7851-3013-6		2008On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q258015 (Rachel Summers), first-appearance property (CC0)

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