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The Uncanny X-Men #255

Marvel · Series began 1981 · Mid-December 1989

first appearance of Matsu'o Tsurayaba

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Matsu'o Tsurayaba (Marvel) — villain, introduction

Dates

Cover date: Mid-December 1989
Pages: 36

Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #255 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 07148602461317 · shared with another edition
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Mark Jewelers insert edition

Mark Jewelers

Barcode 07148602461317 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page

Creators

pencils: Marc Silvestriinks: Dan Greenletters: Tom Orzechowski, Michael Heislerscript: Chris Claremont, Bob Harras, Daryl Edelmancolors: Glynis Oliver

Stories

Crash & Burn · 22 pages
Freedom Force and Forge fight off the Reavers. Legion kills Destiny.

Characters

Ororo MunroeStormLorna DanePolarisSean CassidyBansheeRaven DarkhölmeMystiqueKwannonForgeMoira MacTaggertFred DukesBlobSt. John AllerdycePyroDestinyPsylockeYuriko OyamaLady DeathstrikeDavid HallerIrene AdlerLegionDonald PierceAvalancheDominikos PetrakisBonebreakerMurray ReeseStonewallPretty BoySharon Friedlander

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), X-Men: Legion - Shadow King Rising (2018)