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The Uncanny X-Men #164

Marvel · Series began 1981 · December 1982

first appearance of Binary

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WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT

Binary (Carol Danvers) — first appearance as Binary

Dates

Cover date: December 1982
On sale: September 7, 1982
Pages: 36

Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #164 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Direct edition60¢ cover

Direct

No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.
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Canadian price edition0.75 CAD cover

Canadian

Printed cover price 0.75 CAD.

Barcode 0714860246112 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page
Newsstand edition60¢ cover

Newsstand

A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

Barcode 0714860246112 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page

Creators

pencils: Dave Cockrum, Bob Wiacekinks: Bob Wiacekscript: Chris Claremont, Jim Shooter, Stan Leecolors: Janine Caseyletters: Joe Rosen

Stories

Binary Star! · 22 pages
The X-Men continue their escape from the Brood but begin to feel the effects of the Brood spawn inside of them. Carol becomes Binary.

Characters

LoganWolverineScott SummersCyclopsOroro MunroeStormPiotr RasputinColossusKurt WagnerNightcrawlerCharles XavierProfessor XCarol DanversKitty PrydeIllyana RasputinaLilandra NeramaniSpriteBinaryThe Brood QueenImperiatrix

Reprinted in

Essential X-Men (1996), X-Men Classic (1990), Marvel Masterworks: The Uncanny X-Men (2003), The Uncanny X-Men Omnibus (2006), X-Men Epic Collection (2014), True Believers: Captain Marvel - Binary (2019), X-Men: Starjammers by Dave Cockrum (2019), Captain Marvel: The Many Lives of Carol Danvers (2020), Cosmic X-Men Omnibus (2025)