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The Uncanny X-Men #169

Marvel · Series began 1981 · May 1983

first appearance of Callisto, Masque, Sunder and others

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WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT

Callisto (Morlock) — first appearance
Masque (Morlocks) — first appearance
Sunder (Morlocks, Mark Hallett) — first appearance
Plague (Morlocks) — first appearance

Dates

Cover date: May 1983
On sale: January 8, 1983
Pages: 36

Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #169 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 0714860246105 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page
Newsstand edition60¢ cover

Newsstand

A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

Barcode 0714860246105 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page

Creators

pencils: Paul Smithinks: Paul Smith, Bob Wiacekletters: Danny Crespi, Tom Orzechowskiscript: Chris Claremont, Jim Shootercolors: Bob Sharen

Stories

Catacombs · 22 pages
The Morlocks kidnap Angel and cut his pin-feathers. Kitty gets a new costume.

Characters

Ororo MunroeStormPiotr RasputinColossusKurt WagnerNightcrawlerWarren Worthington IIICharles XavierProfessor XKitty PrydeAngelEmma FrostLockheedSebastian ShawSpriteTeresia KarisikCallistoCalibanCandy SouthernMasqueAmanda SeftonJimaine SzardosSunderPlague

Reprinted in

Essential X-Men (1996), The Uncanny X-Men: From the Ashes... (1990), X-Men Classic (1990), Marvel Masterworks: The Uncanny X-Men (2003), The Uncanny X-Men Omnibus (2006), X-Men Epic Collection (2014), X-Men: From the Ashes (2021), Phoenix Omnibus (2021)