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179March 1984
$0.60; 0.25 GBP; 0.75 CAD

The Uncanny X-Men #179

Marvel · March 1984 · on sale 1983-11-15

First appearance: LeechFirst appearance: Healer2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
The Uncanny X-Men (Marvel, 1981 series)
Issue
#179
Publication date
March 1984
Key date
1984-03-00
On-sale date
1983-11-15
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.60; 0.25 GBP; 0.75 CAD
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of Healer - 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: John Romita Jr.; inks: Dan GreenCaliban, Kitty Pryde, Sprite
1What Happened To Kitty?comic story22script: Chris Claremont; pencils: Dan Green, John Romita Jr.; inks: Dan Green; colors: Glynis Wein; letters: Tom OrzechowskiAnna Marie, Ariel, Caliban, Callisto, Colossus, Healer First, Leech First, Logan, Masque, Ororo Munroe, Nightcrawler, Professor X, Kitty Pryde, Illyana Rasputina
2-in-house column1script: Tom DeFalco, Mark Gruenwald, Mike Carlin, Eliot R. Brown
3-letters page1script: ? (as Rogue); letters: typesetRogue

Printings and variants

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

Where to read it

CollectionYear
X-Men Classic #831993On eBay ›
Essential X-Men #4
ISBN 0785107754		2001On eBay ›
Backpack Marvels: X-Men #22000On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Uncanny X-Men #10
ISBN 978-1-302-90360-2		2017On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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