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167March 1983
$0.60; 0.25 GBP; 0.75 CAD

The Uncanny X-Men #167

Marvel · March 1983 · on sale 1982-12-07

First appearance: Mirage2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
The Uncanny X-Men (Marvel, 1981 series)
Issue
#167
Publication date
March 1983
Key date
1983-03-00
On-sale date
1982-12-07
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 Mirage - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Paul Smith; inks: Paul SmithColossus, Cyclops, Logan, Ororo Munroe, Nightcrawler, Professor X, Kitty Pryde, Piotr Rasputin, Sprite, Storm, Scott Summers, Kurt Wagner, Wolverine, Charles Xavier
1The Goldilocks Syndrome! (Or: "Who's Been Sleeping in My Head?")comic story23script: Chris Claremont; pencils: Paul Smith; inks: Bob Wiacek; colors: Yanchus, Wein; letters: Tom OrzechowskiBinary, Cannonball, Ch'od, Colossus, Corsair, Xi'an Coy Manh, Cyclops, Roberto Da Costa, Carol Danvers, Gladiator, Ben Grimm, Sam Guthrie, Hepzibah, Human Torch
2-in-house column1script: Jim Shooter

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Canadianprice 0.75 CAD; barcode 0714860246103
Newsstandprice 0.60 USD; barcode 0714860246103

Where to read it

CollectionYear
X-Men Classic #711992On eBay ›
Essential X-Men #4
ISBN 0785107754		2001On eBay ›
New Mutants Classic #12006On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Uncanny X-Men #8
ISBN 978-0-78515-870-7		2012On eBay ›

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Series context

‹ #16626 of 405#168 ›

Sources

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