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The Uncanny X-Men #179

Marvel · Series began 1981 · March 1984

first appearance of Leech and Healer

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WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT

Leech (Morlocks) — first appearance
Healer (Morlocks) — first appearance

Dates

Cover date: March 1984
On sale: November 15, 1983
Pages: 36

Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #179 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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Newsstand edition60¢ cover

Newsstand

A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

Barcode 0714860246103 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page
Canadian price edition0.75 CAD cover

Canadian

Printed cover price 0.75 CAD.

Barcode 0714860246103 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page

Creators

pencils: John Romita Jr., Dan Greeninks: Dan Greenscript: Chris Claremont, Tom DeFalco, Mark Gruenwald, Mike Carlin, Eliot R. Browncolors: Glynis Oliverletters: Tom Orzechowski

Stories

What Happened To Kitty? · 22 pages
Callisto and the Morlocks try to hold Kitty to an old promise to stay with Caliban forever by marrying the two.

Characters

LoganWolverineOroro MunroeStormPiotr RasputinColossusKurt WagnerNightcrawlerRogueCharles XavierAnna MarieProfessor XKitty PrydeIllyana RasputinaSpriteCallistoCalibanLeechMasqueArielAmanda SeftonJimaine SzardosSunderHealer

Reprinted in

Essential X-Men (1996), X-Men Classic (1990), Backpack Marvels: X-Men (2000), Marvel Masterworks: The Uncanny X-Men (2003), The Uncanny X-Men Omnibus (2006), X-Men Epic Collection (2014)