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204April 1986
$0.75; 0.40 GBP; 0.95 CAD

The Uncanny X-Men #204

Marvel · April 1986

First appearance: Judith Rassendyll2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
The Uncanny X-Men (Marvel, 1981 series)
Issue
#204
Publication date
April 1986
Key date
1986-04-00
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.75; 0.40 GBP; 0.95 CAD
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Judith Rassendyll - 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
0Lights...Camera...Murder!cover1pencils: June Brigman; inks: Terry Austin; colors: Glynis Oliver; letters: Ron ZalmeNightcrawler, Kurt Wagner, Judith Rassendyll First
1What Happened to Nightcrawler?comic story23script: Chris Claremont; pencils: June Brigman; inks: Whilce Portacio; colors: Glynis Oliver; letters: Tom OrzechowskiArcade, Mister Chambers, Miss Locke, Nightcrawler, Judith Rassendyll First, Amanda Sefton, Kurt Wagner

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Canadianprice 0.95 CAD; barcode 0714860246104
Newsstandprice 0.75 USD; barcode 0714860246104

Where to read it

CollectionYear
X-Men Classic #1081995On eBay ›
Essential X-Men #6
ISBN 078511727x		2005On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Uncanny X-Men #13
ISBN 978-1-302-92945-9		2021On eBay ›
The Uncanny X-Men Omnibus #52023On eBay ›
X-Men: Ghosts #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-8449-2		2013On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q129678764 (Judith Rassendyll), first-appearance property (CC0)

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