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178January 2006
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X-Men #178

Marvel · January 2006

First appearance: Leper QueenFirst appearance: Page1 variantStoryline: Decimation
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Identification plate

Series
X-Men (Marvel, 2004 series)
Issue
#178
Publication date
January 2006
Key date
2006-01-00
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
Price
$2.50; 3.50 CAD
Pages
52
Barcode
75960601772017811
Rating
Rated T+

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Why this issue matters

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

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Salvador Larroca; inks: Salvador Larroca; colors: Liquid!Logan, Wolverine
1Previously in X-Menrecap1pencils: Salvador Larroca; inks: Salvador Larroca
2House Arrest Part Two: The Transmogrification of Robert Drakecomic story23script: Peter Milligan; pencils: Salvador Larroca; inks: Danny Miki, Allen Martinez; colors: Liquid!, Chris Sotomayor; letters: VC's Cory PetitAnna Marie, Beast, Valerie Cooper, Cyclops, Lorna Dane, Bobby Drake, Gazer, Havok, Iceman, Logan, Hank McCoy, Polaris, Rockslide, Rogue

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 2.99 USD; 4.25 CAD; barcode 07480801772002

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Decimation: X-Men - The Day After #[nn]2006On eBay ›
X-Men by Peter Milligan: Blood of Apocalypse #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-93090-5		2021On eBay ›
X-Men: Decimation Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-96024-7		2024On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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