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The Uncanny X-Men #240

Marvel · Series began 1981 · January 1989

first appearance of George Martin, Lewis Shiner, Melinda Snodgrass and others

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WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT

George Martin (Marvel) — first appearance
Lewis Shiner (Marvel) — first appearance
Melinda Snodgrass (Marvel) — first appearance
Victor Milan (Marvel) — first appearance

Dates

Cover date: January 1989
On sale: September 22, 1988
Pages: 36

Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #240 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Direct edition

Direct

No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.
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Newsstand edition

Newsstand

A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

Barcode 07148602461301
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Creators

pencils: Marc Silvestriinks: Dan Greenletters: Joe Rosen, Tom Orzechowskiscript: Chris Claremontcolors: Glynis Oliver

Stories

Inferno, Part the First: Strike the Match · 22 pages
Maddie and Havok go on a date. Maddie contacts N'astirh and they arrive at Mr. Sinister's orphanage looking for Nathan Christopher. New York starts to demon out. The X-Men track down the Marauders in the Morlock tunnels and pay them back for the Mutant Massacre.

Characters

LoganWolverineScott SummersCyclopsOroro MunroeStormPiotr RasputinColossusRogueAnna MarieBetsy BraddockAlex SummersHavokPsylockeVictor CreedSabretoothLorna DanePolarisAlison BlaireDazzlerMr. SinisterNathaniel EssexLongshotMadelyne PryorGoblin QueenJohn GreycrowScalphunterJohn GreyElaine GreyGateway

Reprinted in

X-Men: Inferno (1996), Marvel Masterworks: The Uncanny X-Men (2003), X-Men: Inferno (2009), X-Men: Inferno (2016), X-Men Milestones: Inferno (2019), Phoenix Omnibus (2021), X-Men: Inferno Omnibus (2021), X-Factor: The Original X-Men Omnibus (2024)