Publishers / Marvel / The Uncanny X-Men (1981) / #286
286March 1992
$1.25; 1.50 CAD; 0.70 GBP

The Uncanny X-Men #286

Marvel · March 1992

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Identification plate

Series
The Uncanny X-Men (Marvel, 1981 series)
Issue
#286
Publication date
March 1992
Key date
1992-03-00
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

Origin story on record for: Mikhail Rasputin.

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Jim Lee; inks: Jim LeeArchangel, Colossus, Jean Grey, Marvel Girl, Piotr Rasputin, Warren Worthington III
1Close Callcomic story21script: Whilce Portacio, Jim Lee, Scott Lobdell; pencils: Whilce Portacio, Jim Lee, Scott Clark; inks: Scott Williams, Joe Rubinstein, Bill Sienkiewicz; colors: Joe Rosas; letters: Tom Orzechowski, Lois BuhalisArchangel, Colossus, Bobby Drake, Forge, Nick Fury, Jean Grey, Iceman, Marvel Girl, Mister Fantastic, Ororo Munroe, Professor X, Hank Pym, Mikhail Rasputin Origin, Piotr Rasputin
2-letters page0.84script: Suzanne Gaffney
3-statement of ownership0.16letters: typeset

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandbarcode 00928102461303
Australianprice 1.80 AUD; barcode 07148602461306

Where to read it

CollectionYear
X-Men Visionaries: Jim Lee #[nn]
ISBN 0-7851-0921-8
2002On eBay ›
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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