Uncanny X-Men  (1963)

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2nd team appearance of the X-Men that debuted in Giant-Size X-Men #1

2nd appearance of Storm, Nightcrawler, Colossus and Thunderbird

4th appearance of Wolverine

1st appearance of Dragonfly

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Some resources refer to this as the 2nd full appearance of Wolverine and Hulk #182 a 2nd cameo appearance

Beginning of Chris Claremont's 16-year consecutive run on the title, ending with Uncanny X-Men #279

First new X-Men story following five years of reprints

Marvel ⋅ 1975
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Death of Thunderbird, John Proudstar, killed in a plane crash

3rd appearance of Nightcrawler

Earliest use of the word 'Bamf' to describe the sound of Nightcrawler teleporting via an alternate dimension

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1st appearance of Moira McTaggert, an Omega Level Mutant who retains her memory after death and reincarnation

Debut of Wolverine's berserker rage

1st appearance of Steven Lang, one of the Sentinel program pioneers

1st appearance of Kierrok, a demon created by Chthon

Marvel ⋅ 1976
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1st cameo appearance of Lilandra, fully obscured by a spacesuit

1st appearance of the second Erik the Red, a warrior for the Shi'ar

First use of the name Polaris by Lorna Dane

Revealed that Colossus's first name is Peter

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Unofficial DC crossover of a reporter named Clark Kent who appears over 20 times in Marvel books

Revealed that Wolverine's claws are a part of his body, not a part of his gloves as Len Wein initially intended

1st cameo appearance of Amanda Sefton, ex-girlfriend of Nightcrawler and former ruler of Limbo, later named Daytripper

Cameo appearance of Jack Kirby and Stan Lee

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1st cameo appearance of Black Tom Cassidy

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Classic battle of the original X-Men vs the new X-Men

First use of the phrase 'Fastball Special' when Colossus launches Wolverine at an enemy

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Debut of new powers, Jean Grey is reborn as the Phoenix

Ten years later this moment would be further developed where the Phoenix is an actual cosmic entity of vast power that copied Grey’s physical form while placing her body in a cocoon to heal from her injuries

1st full appearance of Black Tom Cassidy

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First battle of the Juggernaut versus Colossus

Origin of Storm

Marvel ⋅ 1977
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Wolverine's first name revealed to be 'Logan'

1st cameo appearance of D'Ken Neramani

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1st appearance of Corsair, father of Cyclops, Havok and Vulcan

1st appearance of Ch'od, a member of the Starjammers

2nd cameo appearance of Lilandra

First mention of Mutant X aka Proteus

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1st full appearance of Lilandra, future empress of the Shi'ar alien empire

Debut of Jean Grey's new Phoenix powers in battle versus Firelord

Price Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1977
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$0.35 price variant

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.4 sold for $2,950 [$1,100 in 2020] +168%

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1st appearance of the Entity, the dark side of Professor X

There are similarities between the Entity and Onslaught although the Entity is Xavier's dark side while Onslaught is the manifestation of Xavier and Magento's dark sides

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1st full team appearance of the Starjammers: Corsair, Ch'od, Hepzibah, Astra and Raza

Debut of Wolverine's Fang costume

1st team appearance of the Shi'ar Imperial Guard

1st appearance of the M'Krann Crystal

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1st appearance of Gladiator, leader of the Imperial Guard

1st full appearance of D'Ken Neramani, a Shi’ar royal

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First John Byrne artwork on the X-Men title

Collaboration of Claremont and Byrne begins and runs through issue #143

Marvel ⋅ 1978
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1st appearance of Weapon Alpha, becomes Vindicator in X-Men #120

Marvel ⋅ 1978
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Classic cover art by George Perez

Marvel ⋅ 1978
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Marvel ⋅ 1978
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First time the word ‘Uncanny’ appears above ‘X-Men’ but the title didn't officially become ‘Uncanny X-Men’ until #142

Marvel ⋅ 1978
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Marvel ⋅ 1978
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Introduction of Wolverine's healing power though it is only hinted at

First time it is implied that Wolverine took a life of an enemy

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1st appearance of the Shadow King, Amahl Farouk, a powerful psychic

Origin of Professor X concerning a difficult psychic battle against Amahl Farouk which was the inspiration to create the X-Men

Professor X recalls his first encounter with Storm

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1st appearance of Mariko Yashida, Wolverine's now-deceased fiance

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Cameo of Proteus, voice only

Insignia of a Golden Eagle award on the cover refers to a U.K. fan award for favorite dramatic comic book

Marvel ⋅ 1979
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1st cameo team appearance of Alpha Flight: Sasquatch, Aurora, Northstar, Shaman, Snowbird

[June 2020 - Alpha Flight rumored to make an appearance in the MCU]

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1st full team appearance of Alpha Flight: Aurora, Northstar, Sasquatch, Snowbird, Shaman, and Vindicator, formerly Weapon Alpha

🏅#9 on the Hot 10

Transactions from this week that sold for higher than the previous twelve-month average:

9.6 sold for $350 vs the average $321 (+9%)

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9.4 sold for $252 vs the average $207 (+22%)

Three copies in 9.4 outsold the average

8.5 sold for $128 vs the average $116 (+10%)

7.5 sold for $139 vs the average $87 (+60%)

6.0 sold for $79 vs the average $67 (+18%)

5.5 sold for $61 vs the average $49 (+24%)

This is the first time that this Key Issue qualified for the Key Collector Comics Hot 10

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Origin of Colossus

Mastermind assumes the physical identity of a Scottish man named Jason Wyngarde, an identity he kept for many years

Marvel ⋅ 1979
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1st appearance of Colossus as The Proletarian

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1st cameo appearance of Mutant X aka Proteus, the son of Moira MacTaggert

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1st full appearance of Proteus, a featureless human shape composed of white light

Marvel ⋅ 1979
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The Dark Phoenix Saga Part 1

1st appearance of Kitty Pryde

1st appearance of Emma Frost, the White Queen

1st cameo team appearance of The Hellfire Club, in shadows

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The Dark Phoenix Saga Part 2

1st appearance of Dazzler

2nd appearance of Kitty Pryde

2nd appearance of Emma Frost

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1st full appearance of Sebastian Shaw, the Black King

Jean Grey becomes the Black Queen of the Hellfire Club

[August 2023 - Taylor Swift rumored to cameo in Deadpool 3 as Dazzler / giving weight to this speculation was an October 2023 appearance of Swift in attendance of a Chiefs game with Ryan Reynolds. Also photographed at the game were Hugh Jackman and Deadpool 3 director Shawn Levy]

🏅#6 on the Hot 10

Transactions from this week that sold for higher than the previous twelve-month average:

9.8 sold for $1,700 vs the average $1,574 (+8%)

NEWSSTAND 9.6 sold for $525 vs the average $485 (+8%)

NEWSSTAND 9.4 sold for $475 vs the average $339 (+40%)

Three copies in 9.4 outsold the average

9.2 sold for $400 vs the average $278 (+44%)

This sale tied the $400 all-time high

NEWSSTAND 9.0 sold for $300 vs the average $238 (+26%)

8.5 sold for $235 vs the average $183 (+28%)

NEWSSTAND 8.0 sold for $200 vs the average $172 (+16%)

NEWSSTAND 6.5 sold for $160 vs the average $135 (+19%)

It has been six weeks since Dazzler’s first appearance qualified for the Hot 10 and now this is the 11th week that the issue has showed up on the list

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The Dark Phoenix Saga Part 3

Jean Grey becomes The Black Queen of The Hellfire Club

3rd appearance of Kitty Pryde

1st cover appearance of the White Queen, Emma Frost

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2nd appearance of Dazzler

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The Dark Phoenix Saga Part 4

1st full team appearance of the Hellfire Club

1st full appearance of the Black Bishop, Harry Leland

1st full appearance of the White Bishop, Donald Pierce

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1st appearance of Tessa, later becomes Sage

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The Dark Phoenix Saga Part 5

First solo Wolverine cover

Wolverine’s healing power previously hinted at in X-Men #116 is confirmed in this issue

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Reprint of X-Men #133

Distributed with the Marvel Legends Series III Wolverine action figure

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The Dark Phoenix Saga Part 6

Jean Grey becomes the Dark Phoenix

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The Dark Phoenix Saga Part 7

2nd appearance of Jean Grey as The Dark Phoenix

1st appearance of Senator Robert Kelly

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The Dark Phoenix Saga Part 8

Jean Grey reclaims control after suppressing the Dark Phoenix with the help of Professor X

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The Dark Phoenix Saga Part 9

Iconic cover art by John Byrne

Death of Jean Grey

Controversial issue due to Jean Grey taking her own life knowing she could not control The Phoenix Force

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1st appearance of Raksor, a Skrull

1st appearance of Bel-Dann, a Kree who battles Raksor as representatives of their races to end the Kree-Skrull War

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Cyclops leaves the X-Men

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Debut of new brown and tan Wolverine costume

Kitty Pryde joins the X-Men as Sprite

1st appearance of Heather Hudson, later becomes the Guardian, then Vindicator

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