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268Late September 1990
$1.00; 1.25 CAD; 0.60 GBP

The Uncanny X-Men #268

Marvel · Late September 1990

First appearance: SeraphFirst appearance: Geoffrey Sydenham2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
The Uncanny X-Men (Marvel, 1981 series)
Issue
#268
Publication date
Late September 1990
Key date
1990-09-00
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 Seraph - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Geoffrey Sydenham - 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
0Wolverine - Captain America - Black Widow - Together Again-- For the First Time!cover1pencils: Jim Lee; inks: Scott Williams; letters: Tom OrzechowskiBlack Widow, Captain America, Logan, Steve Rogers, Natasha Romanoff, Wolverine
2Madripoor Knightscomic story23script: Chris Claremont; pencils: Jim Lee; inks: Scott Williams; colors: Glynis Oliver; letters: Tom OrzechowskiBlack Widow, Betsy Braddock, Captain America, Jonin, Jubilee, Jubilation Lee, Logan, Ivan Petrovich, Psylocke, Steve Rogers, Natasha Romanoff, Seraph First, Andrea von Strucker, Andreas von Strucker
8-in-house column1script: Stan Lee
10-promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typesetBruce Banner, Captain America, Bobby Drake, Hulk, Iceman, Iron Man, Peter Parker, Steve Rogers, Spider-Man, Tony Stark

Plus 10 pages of advertisements and other matter across 9 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 1.00 USD; 1.25 CAD; barcode 07148602461312
Mark Jewelersprice 1.00 USD; 1.25 CAD; barcode 07148602461312

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Wizard Wolverine Masterpiece Edition #12004On eBay ›
X-Men: Marvel Power Game #[nn]1996On eBay ›
Wolverine: Origins #162007On eBay ›
X-Men Visionaries: Jim Lee #[nn]
ISBN 0-7851-0921-8		2002On eBay ›
Marvel Visionaries: Chris Claremont #[nn]
ISBN 0-7851-1887-X		2005On eBay ›
Essential X-Men #10
ISBN 978-0-7851-6324-4		2012On eBay ›
Wolverine: The Adamantium Collection #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-6789-1		2013On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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