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The Uncanny X-Men #283

Marvel · Series began 1981 · March 1992

first appearance of Gamesmaster

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Gamesmaster (X-Men) — first appearance
Eyebeam (Earth-1191) — first appearance

Dates

Cover date: March 1992
On sale: 1992
Pages: 36

Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #283 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.
This edition’s page
Australian edition1.50 AUD cover

Australian

Printed cover price 1.50 AUD.

Barcode 07148602461303
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Newsstand edition$1.00 cover

Newsstand

A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

Barcode 07148602461312
This edition’s page

Publisher’s description

While Gamesmaster and Selene watch their machinations unfold from afar, the X-Men try to discover the truth about the mutant called Bishop.

Reprinted in

Marvel Limited: X-Men Famous Firsts (1995), Gambit & Bishop: Genesis (2001), X-Men: Bishop's Crossing (2012), X-Men Epic Collection (2014), X-Men: Bishop's Crossing (2016), X-Men: Blue & Gold - Mutant Genesis Omnibus (2025)