CATALOG RECORD
The Uncanny X-Men #229
first appearance of Gateway, Jessán Hoan, Bonebreaker and others
WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT
- Gateway (Marvel, mutant) — first appearance
- Jessán Hoan (Tyger Tiger) — first appearance, become Tyger Tiger later
- Bonebreaker (Marvel, Reavers) — villain, first appearance
- Pretty Boy (Marvel, Reavers) — villain, first appearance
- Skullbuster (Reavers, male, 1st Skullbuster) — villain, first appearance
Dates
- Cover date
- May 1988
- On sale
- February 13, 1988
- Pages
- 36
Editions and covers (2)
Copies of #229 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.
This edition’s page - Newsstand edition
Newsstand
A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.
Barcode 07148602461305
Source ↗
Reprinted in
Marvel Masterworks: The Uncanny X-Men (2003), X-Men: Inferno Prologue (2014), X-Men: Inferno Prologue Omnibus (2021)