CATALOG RECORD
The Uncanny X-Men #188
first appearance of The Adversary and Jaime Rodriguez
WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT
- The Adversary (X-Men) — villain, first appearance, impersonates Naze
- Jaime Rodriguez (Marvel) — guest, first appearance
Dates
- Cover date
- December 1984
- On sale
- August 21, 1984
- Pages
- 36
Values
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Editions and covers (3)
Copies of #188 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.
Source ↗ - Newsstand edition60¢ cover
Newsstand
A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.
Barcode 07148602461312
This edition’s page - Canadian price edition0.75 CAD cover
Canadian
Printed cover price 0.75 CAD.
Barcode 0714860246112
This edition’s page
Story arc: Dire Wraiths War
This is part 9 of 10. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.
Creators
Stories
- Legacy of the Lost · 22 pages
The X-Men beat back the Dire Wraiths with magical help. The Adversary totally takes over Naze. Lee pulls Magneto out of the ocean. Rachel joins the team and recaps her history (from Uncanny #141 and 142).
Publisher’s description
To fight the mysterious shadowbeings Magik and Nightcrawler's main squeeze Amanda Sefton team up for a sorcery-infused battle for the ages!
Characters
Reprinted in
X-Men Classic (1990), Essential X-Men (1996), Marvel Masterworks: The Uncanny X-Men (2003), The Uncanny X-Men Omnibus (2006), X-Men Epic Collection (2014)