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285February 1992
$1.25; 1.50 CAD; 0.70 GBP

The Uncanny X-Men #285

Marvel · February 1992 · on sale 1991-12-05

First appearance: Mikhail Rasputin2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
The Uncanny X-Men (Marvel, 1981 series)
Issue
#285
Publication date
February 1992
Key date
1992-02-00
On-sale date
1991-12-05
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
Price
$1.25; 1.50 CAD; 0.70 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Mikhail Rasputin - 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
0Portal's Endcover1pencils: Whilce Portacio; inks: Art Thibert; letters: Tom OrzechowskiColossus, Bobby Drake, Jean Grey, Iceman, Marvel Girl, Ororo Munroe, Piotr Rasputin, Storm, Sunfire, Shiro Yoshida
1Down the Rabbit Holecomic story22script: Jim Lee, Whilce Portacio, John Byrne; pencils: Whilce Portacio; inks: Art Thibert, Al Milgrom; colors: Joe Rosas; letters: Tom OrzechowskiArchangel, Bishop, Lucas Bishop, Colossus, Bobby Drake, Jean Grey, Iceman, Malcolm, Marvel Girl, Ororo Munroe, Randall, Mikhail Rasputin First, Piotr Rasputin, Storm
2-letters page2letters: typeset

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandbarcode 00928102461302
Australianprice 1.80 AUD; barcode 07148602461305

Where to read it

CollectionYear
X-Men: Bishop's Crossing #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-5349-8		2012On eBay ›
X-Men: Bishop's Crossing #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-90170-7		2016On eBay ›
Bishop's Crossing
ISBN 978-1-302-93452-1		2022On eBay ›
X-Men: Blue & Gold - Mutant Genesis Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-96536-5		2025On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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