Uncanny X-Men  (1963)

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1st appearance of Valerie Cooper, a government official for mutant regulatory practices, led to the formation of X-Factor

Marvel ⋅ 1984
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1st appearance of Leech

Marvel ⋅ 1984
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1st appearance of Amiko, the foster daughter of Wolverine

Marvel ⋅ 1984
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Battle of Colossus versus the Juggernaut

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1st appearance of Forge, Daniel Lone Eagle, a mutant with the ability to comprehend and build nearly anything technological

1st appearance of Naze, a Cheyenne mystic and mentor to Forge, later revealed to be the Adversary

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Storm is stripped of her powers and doesn't regain them until nearly four years later in Uncanny X-Men #226

Marvel ⋅ 1984
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1st cameo appearance of the Adversary, a Native American trickster god

Marvel ⋅ 1985
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Marvel ⋅ 1985
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1st appearance of Nimrod, an advanced sentinel from an alternate timeline

Marvel ⋅ 1985
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1st appearance of Firestar in mainstream continuity, previously appeared in the comic book adaptation of the animated series 'Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends'

James Proudstar appears in the classic Thunderbird costume

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CANADIAN PRICE VARIANT 9.8 sold for $450 [$294 in 2022] +53%

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For value context, in February a 9.8 Newsstand sold for $210 and this week a Direct sold for $75

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1st team appearance of Andrea and Andreas Strucker, the twin children of Baron Von Strucker that comprise the terrorist organization Fenris

Later the twins take on the identities of Swordsman (Thunderbolts) and Songbird

The Strucker family was loosely adapted for 'The Gifted' TV show on Fox (2017-19)

[January 2021- a fake commercial in WandaVision advertises a brand of watches named 'Strucker' a nod to Baron Von Strucker that could also hint at an MCU introduction of the Strucker twins]

Marvel ⋅ 1985
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Controversial issue: in an effort to make a point about the offensiveness of the word 'mutie', Kitty Pryde uses an extremely offensive racial slur, uncensored

Marvel ⋅ 1985
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1st appearance of Rachel Summers as the second Phoenix

The Brotherhood of Evil Mutants becomes the Freedom Force: Mystique, Blob, Destiny, Spiral, Avalanche and Pyro

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'Trial of Magneto'

Magneto becomes headmaster of Xavier's Academy

Andrea and Andreas Von Strucker become Fenris, a terrorist organization

📈 +143% increase in copies sold this week versus the previous week

Marvel ⋅ 1986
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Marvel ⋅ 1986
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Marvel ⋅ 1986
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Cover art by John Romita Jr.

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First mention of the term Omega when referring to the power class of a mutant

Marvel ⋅ 1986
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1st cameo team appearance of The Marauders: Arclight, Harpoon, Riptide, Vertigo, Scalphunter and Scrambler

This cover was later reprinted for a trade paperback collection but digitally augmented to remove the cigar that Wolverine was smoking

📖 Reading Order: Mutant Massacre Prologue 1

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1st full team appearance of The Marauders: Arclight, Riptide, Vertigo, Harpoon, Scalphunter, Scrambler

Specialty border printed on select covers published in November 1986 celebrating Marvel's 25th Anniversary or more precisely, the 25th year since Fantastic Four #1 was published in November 1961

📖 Reading Order: Mutant Massacre Part 1

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1st appearance of Amelia Voght

Introduction of the Legacy Virus

Marvel ⋅ 1993
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1st full appearance of Siena Blaze, previously featured in a bio in Stryfe's Strike File #1

Marvel ⋅ 1993
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Error ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1993
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Error edition

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Marvel ⋅ 1993
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Variant Pressman Edition

Obtained by purchasing the 1992 X-Men board game, manufactured by Pressman, or mailing in a voucher included with the game

Identifiable by the deep gold background, regular edition is canary yellow

Marvel ⋅ 1994
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1st cameo appearance of The Phalanx in their true form

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