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The Uncanny X-Men #221

Marvel · Series began 1981 · September 1987

first appearance of Mr. Sinister

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Mr. Sinister (Nathaniel Essex) — villain, introduction

Dates

Cover date: September 1987
Pages: 36

Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #221 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Direct edition

Direct

No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.
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Newsstand edition

Newsstand

A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

Barcode 07148602461309
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Reprinted in

Sabretooth Classic (1994), X-Men Firsts (1996), Marvel Masterworks: The Uncanny X-Men (2003), X-Men: Fall of the Mutants (2011), X-Men: Fall of the Mutants (2013), True Believers: X-Men - Mister Sinister (2020), Phoenix Omnibus (2021), X-Men: Fall of the Mutants Omnibus (2021)