Dark Avengers / Uncanny X-Men: Utopia #1 for Sale - First Appearance of Trance - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Dark Avengers / Uncanny X-Men: Utopia (Marvel, 2009 series)
Issue: #1
Publication date: August 2009
Key date: 2009-08-00
On-sale date: 2009-06-24
Indicia publisher: Marvel Publishing Inc.
Price: $3.99
Pages: 52
Barcode: 75960606897500111
Rating: Rated T+

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

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

First appearance of Simon Trask - 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.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Marc Silvestri; inks: Joe Weems; colors: Frank D'Armata	Akihiro, Ares, Beast, Jean-Paul Beaubier, Betsy Braddock, Colossus, Cyclops, Emma Frost, Mac Gargan, Hawkeye, Iron Patriot, Lester, Logan, Hank McCoy
1	Utopia Part 1	comic story	33	script: Matt Fraction; pencils: Marc Silvestri, Michael Broussard, Tyler Kirkham, Sheldon Mitchell, Eric Basaldua; inks: Joe Weems, Marco Galli, Rick Basaldua, Jason Gorder, Jay Leisten, Sal Regla; colors: Frank D'Armata; letters: Chris Eliopoulos	Hope Abbott First, Nezhno Abidemi, Akihiro, Angel, Anole, Amara Aquilla, Ares, Armor, Noriko Ashida, Bucky Barnes, Clint Barton, Beast, Jean-Paul Beaubier, Black Panther
2	The Story Continues In...	illustration	1	pencils: Terry Dodson, Mike Deodato Jr.; inks: Rachel Dodson, Mike Deodato Jr.

Printings and variants

Edition	How to tell
Bianchi Cover	barcode 75960606897500121
Jae Lee Cover	barcode 75960606897500131
Previews Exclusive Sketch Cover	barcode 75960606897500141
2nd Print Variant	barcode 75960606897500151
Newsstand	See the GCD record for identification notes.

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Avengers / X-Men: Utopia #[nn] ISBN 978-0-7851-4234-8	2010	On eBay ›
Avengers / X-Men: Utopia #1 ISBN 978-0785142331	2009	On eBay ›
Osborn's Reign ISBN 978-1-302-95270-9	2024	On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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