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188December 1984
$0.60; 0.30 GBP; 0.75 CAD

The Uncanny X-Men #188

Marvel · December 1984 · on sale 1984-08-21

First appearance: The AdversaryFirst appearance: Jaime Rodriguez2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
The Uncanny X-Men (Marvel, 1981 series)
Issue
#188
Publication date
December 1984
Key date
1984-12-00
On-sale date
1984-08-21
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.60; 0.30 GBP; 0.75 CAD
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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 GreenAnna Marie, Colossus, Ororo Munroe, Nightcrawler, Piotr Rasputin, Rogue, Storm, Rachel Summers, Kurt Wagner, Professor X, Charles Xavier
1Legacy of the Lostcomic story22script: Chris Claremont; pencils: Dan Green, John Romita Jr.; inks: Dan Green; colors: Glynis Wein; letters: Tom OrzechowskiAnna Marie, The Adversary First, Colossus, Colossus, Roberto Da Costa, Forge, Lee Forrester, Erik Lehnsherr, Logan, Magik, Magneto, Ororo Munroe, Nightcrawler, Nightcrawler
2-in-house column1script: Jim Shooter
3-letters page1script: ? (as Kurt Wagner); letters: typesetNightcrawler

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.60 USD; barcode 07148602461312
Canadianprice 0.75 CAD; barcode 0714860246112

Where to read it

CollectionYear
X-Men Classic #921994On eBay ›
Essential X-Men #5
ISBN 0785113665		2004On 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

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q2604584 (The Adversary), first-appearance property (CC0)
  • Wikidata, Q117322395 (Jaime Rodriguez), first-appearance property (CC0)

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