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259March 1990
$1.00; 1.25 CAD; 0.60 GBP

The Uncanny X-Men #259

Marvel · March 1990

First appearance: Ginger Baron1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The Uncanny X-Men (Marvel, 1981 series)
Issue
#259
Publication date
March 1990
Key date
1990-03-00
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
Price
$1.00; 1.25 CAD; 0.60 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Ginger Baron - 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
0Colossus Unleashed Against the Genoshanscover1pencils: Marc Silvestri; inks: Dan Green; letters: Tom OrzechowskiColossus, Phillip Moreau, Jennifer Ransome, Piotr Rasputin
1Dream a Little Dreamcomic story22script: Chris Claremont; pencils: Marc Silvestri; inks: Dan Green; colors: Glynis Oliver; letters: Tom OrzechowskiTam Anderson, Anna Marie, Banshee, Eric Beale, Alison Blaire, Callisto, Guido Carosella, Sean Cassidy, Lila Cheney, Colossus, Lorna Dane, Dazzler, Amahl Farouk, Forge
5-in-house column1script: Stan Lee, Marie JavinsMarie Javins (illustration)
7The Movie Sensation Comes to Comics!promo (ad from the publisher)1script: ? (promo copy); letters: typeset
8Incredible Savingspromo (ad from the publisher)1script: ? (promo copy); letters: typeset

Plus 3 pages of advertisements and other matter across 4 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 1.00 USD; barcode 07148602461303

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Essential X-Men #9
ISBN 978-0-7851-3079-6		2009On eBay ›
X-Men by Chris Claremont & Jim Lee Omnibus #1
ISBN 978-0-7851-5822-6		2012On eBay ›
Dissolution & Rebirth
ISBN 978-1-302-91847-7		2019On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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