Publishers / Marvel / The Uncanny X-Men (1981) / #164
164December 1982
$0.60; 0.25 GBP; 0.75 CAD

The Uncanny X-Men #164

Marvel · December 1982 · on sale 1982-09-07

First appearance: Binary2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
The Uncanny X-Men (Marvel, 1981 series)
Issue
#164
Publication date
December 1982
Key date
1982-12-00
On-sale date
1982-09-07
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.60; 0.25 GBP; 0.75 CAD
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Binary - 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: Dave Cockrum; inks: Bob WiacekBinary First, Colossus, Cyclops, Carol Danvers, Ororo Munroe, Nightcrawler, Piotr Rasputin, Storm, Scott Summers, Kurt Wagner
1Binary Star!comic story22script: Chris Claremont; pencils: Dave Cockrum, Bob Wiacek; inks: Bob Wiacek; colors: Janine Casey; letters: Joe RosenBinary First, The Brood Queen, Colossus, Cyclops, Carol Danvers, Imperiatrix, Lilandra Neramani, Logan, Ororo Munroe, Nightcrawler, Professor X, Kitty Pryde, Illyana Rasputina, Piotr Rasputin
2-in-house column1script: Jim Shooter, Stan Lee
3-letters page1letters: typesetVision; Scarlet Witch

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Canadianprice 0.75 CAD; barcode 0714860246112
Newsstandprice 0.60 USD; barcode 0714860246112

Where to read it

CollectionYear
X-Men Classic #681992On eBay ›
Essential X-Men #4
ISBN 0785107754		2001On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Uncanny X-Men #8
ISBN 978-0-78515-870-7		2012On eBay ›
The Uncanny X-Men Omnibus #3
ISBN 978-0-7851-9923-6		2016On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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