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The Uncanny X-Men #281

Marvel · Series began 1981 · October 1991

first appearance of Trevor Fitzroy

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Dates

Copies of #281 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Direct edition$1.00 cover

Direct

No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.
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2nd printing

Second Printing

Marked as a later printing on the cover or in the indicia.
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Newsstand edition$1.00 cover

Newsstand

A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

Barcode 07148602461310
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Australian edition1.50 AUD cover

Australian

Printed cover price 1.50 AUD.

Barcode 07148602461301
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