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156April 1982
$0.60

The Uncanny X-Men #156

Marvel · April 1982

First appearance: SikorskyOrigin: Alex SummersDeath of Katherine Summers1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The Uncanny X-Men (Marvel, 1981 series)
Issue
#156
Publication date
April 1982
Key date
1982-04-00
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.60
Pages
36
Barcode
0714860246104
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

Origin story on record for: Alex Summers, Christopher Summers, Corsair, Cyclops, Scott Summers.

Death on record for: Katherine Summers.

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
0Enter -- The Starjammers!cover1pencils: Dave Cockrum; inks: Bob Wiacek; letters: Jim NovakCh'od, Corsair, Cyclops, Hepzibah, Raza, Ororo Munroe, Storm, Christopher Summers, Scott Summers
1Pursuit!comic story22script: Chris Claremont; pencils: Dave Cockrum; inks: Bob Wiacek; colors: Don Warfield; letters: ChiangAraki, Ch'od, Colossus, Corsair Origin, Cyclops Origin, Deathbird, D'ken Neramani, Hepzibah, Lilandra Neramani, Logan, Raza, Ororo Munroe, Greer Nelson, Cal'syee Neramani
2-letters page0.75pencils: Arthur Wong; inks: Arthur Wong; colors: Arthur WongSprite [Kitty Pryde]
3-statement of ownership0.25letters: typeset
4-in-house column1script: Jim Shooter

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Directprice 0.60 USD; 0.25 GBP

Where to read it

CollectionYear
X-Men Classic #601991On eBay ›
Essential X-Men #3
ISBN 0785106618		1998On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Uncanny X-Men #7
ISBN 978-0-7851-3513-5		2011On eBay ›

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Series context

‹ #15515 of 405#157 ›

Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q115659776 (Sikorsky), first-appearance property (CC0)

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