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The Uncanny X-Men #221

Marvel · Series began 1981 · September 1987

first appearance of Mr. Sinister

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WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT

Mr. Sinister (Nathaniel Essex) — villain, introduction

Dates

Cover date: September 1987
Pages: 36

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Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #221 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Direct edition

Direct

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Newsstand edition

Newsstand

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Barcode 07148602461309
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Creators

pencils: Marc Silvestriinks: Dan Greenscript: Chris Claremontcolors: Glynis Oliverletters: Tom Orzechowski

Stories

Death by Drowning! · 22 pages
Rogue and Dazzler have it out. The Marauders go after Madelyne Pryor, and the X-Men intervene.

Publisher’s description

Naze and Storm continue looking for Forge at the Grand Canyon. Meanwhile, the X-Men have taken off to San Francisco to protect Madelyne Pryor from the Marauders. All goes well...until one mind-controlled magnetic Marauder shows up!

Characters

LoganWolverineOroro MunroeStormRogueAnna MarieBetsy BraddockAlex SummersHavokPsylockeVictor CreedSabretoothLorna DanePolarisAlison BlaireDazzlerForgeMr. SinisterNathaniel EssexLongshotMadelyne PryorJohn GreycrowScalphunterHarpoonVertigoArclightPhilippa SontagKodiak NoatakThe AdversaryMalice

Reprinted in

Sabretooth Classic (1994), X-Men Firsts (1996), Marvel Masterworks: The Uncanny X-Men (2003), X-Men: Fall of the Mutants (2011), X-Men: Fall of the Mutants (2013), True Believers: X-Men - Mister Sinister (2020), Phoenix Omnibus (2021), X-Men: Fall of the Mutants Omnibus (2021)