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189January 1985
$0.60; 0.30 GBP; 0.75 CAD

The Uncanny X-Men #189

Marvel · January 1985 · on sale 1984-09-25

First appearance: Black QueenFirst appearance: Friedrich von Roehm2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
The Uncanny X-Men (Marvel, 1981 series)
Issue
#189
Publication date
January 1985
Key date
1985-01-00
On-sale date
1984-09-25
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 Black Queen - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Friedrich von Roehm - 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 GreenAmara Aquilla, Black Queen First, Magma, Rachel Summers
1Two Girls Out to Have Fun!comic story22script: Chris Claremont; pencils: John Romita Jr.; inks: Steve Leialoha; colors: Glynis Wein; letters: Tom OrzechowskiAnna Marie, Amara Aquilla, Black King, Black Queen First, Colossus, Lockheed, Magma, Ororo Munroe, Nightcrawler, Piotr Rasputin, Illyana Rasputina, Jaime Rodriguez, Rogue, Sage
2-in-house column1script: Jim Shooter
3-letters page1letters: typeset

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.60 USD; barcode 0714860246101
Canadianprice 0.75 CAD; barcode 0714860246101

Where to read it

CollectionYear
X-Men Classic #931994On eBay ›
Essential X-Men #5
ISBN 0785113665		2004On eBay ›
Women of Marvel #2
ISBN 0-7851-2708-9		2007On eBay ›
The Gift
ISBN 978-0-7851-9217-6		2015On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Uncanny X-Men #11
ISBN 978-1-302-91518-6		2019On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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