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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

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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
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Newsstand edition60¢ cover

Newsstand

A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

Barcode 0714860246105 · shared with another edition
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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.

Publisher’s description

When Angel goes missing in the catacombs beneath New York City, the X-Men head to investigate. Soon they discover the Morlocks are behind the abduction, but at that point they may already be too late...

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)