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The Uncanny X-Men #249

Marvel · Series began 1981 · Early October 1989

first appearance of Whiteout

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WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT

Whiteout (Savage Land Mutates) — first appearance, villain

Dates

Cover date: Early October 1989
Pages: 36

Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #249 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 07148602461311 · shared with another edition
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Mark Jewelers insert edition

Mark Jewelers

Barcode 07148602461311 · shared with another edition
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Creators

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

Stories

The Dane Curse · 22 pages
The X-Men bury Storm. Polaris contacts Havok and asks him for help. The X-Men and Savage Land Mutates both arrive in Punta Arenas, Chile looking for Polaris. Mayhem ensues.

Characters

LoganWolverineOroro MunroeStormPiotr RasputinColossusRogueAnna MarieBetsy BraddockAlex SummersHavokPsylockeLorna DanePolarisAlison BlaireDazzlerLongshotYuriko OyamaLady DeathstrikeDonald PierceGatewayBonebreakerAmphibiusMurray ReeseBarbarusMaliceAlice MacAllisterGazaZaladaneWade Cole

Reprinted in

Essential X-Men (1996), Marvel Masterworks: The Uncanny X-Men (2003), X-Men by Chris Claremont & Jim Lee Omnibus (2011), X-Men Epic Collection (2014)