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Cover of The Uncanny X-Men #281
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CATALOG RECORD

The Uncanny X-Men #281

Marvel · Series began 1981 · October 1991

first appearance of Trevor Fitzroy

WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT

  • Trevor Fitzroy (typically from Earth-1191) — first appearance

Dates

Cover date
October 1991
Pages
36

Editions and covers (4)

Copies of #281 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

  • Direct edition$1.00 cover

    Direct

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

    Source ↗
  • 2nd printing

    Second Printing

    Marked as a later printing on the cover or in the indicia.

    This edition’s page
  • Newsstand edition$1.00 cover

    Newsstand

    A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

    Barcode 07148602461310

    This edition’s page
  • Australian edition1.50 AUD cover

    Australian

    Printed cover price 1.50 AUD.

    Barcode 07148602461301

    This edition’s page

Creators

pencils: Whilce Portacioinks: Art Thibertletters: Tom Orzechowskiscript: Jim Lee, Whilce Portacio, John Byrne, Stan Leecolors: Joe Rosas

Stories

  • Fresh Upstart · 23 pages

    X-Men Gold Team is formed. Trevor Fitzroy of the Upstarts sends Sentinels to slaughter Donald Pierce and the Reavers as well as the White Queen and the Hellions (and doesn't do a shabby job of taking out both).

Characters

Ororo MunroeStormJean GreyPiotr RasputinColossusBobby DrakeIcemanWarren Worthington IIIEmma FrostWhite QueenArchangelYuriko OyamaLady DeathstrikeDonald PierceManuel de la RochaEmpathGatewayTrevor FitzroyShinobi ShawBonebreakerMarie-Ange ColbertTarotCatseyeSharon SmithJetstreamRouletteJennifer StavrosMurray ReesePretty BoyWade Cole

Reprinted in

X-Men: Bishop's Crossing (2012), X-Men Epic Collection (2014), X-Men: Bishop's Crossing (2016), X-Men: Blue & Gold - Mutant Genesis Omnibus (2025)

Run and key data from the Grand Comics Database (comics.org), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Identifiers and aliases from Wikidata (CC0).

Summaries from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0); each links to its article.