XOW Logo
  • Location
    • Home
    • Issue Detail, List Content Items
in for
   
by
Facebook Logo
Report a Bug Ask for Support Review Site Apply to be an Editor
Issue: The Uncanny X-Men #266
Publication Date: August 1990
Previous Base Issue Previous Issue Variant Next Issue Variant Next Base Issue
 
Disclose Detail
Issues: #266 of 405 Issues (961 Printings)
Title:
Variant: Direct
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagMarvel
Brand: Marvel ComicsView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: Marvel Comics
On Sale Date: 07/1990
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $1.25 CAD
£0.60 GBP
$1.00 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 14 (1 story, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: Based on listings in consecutive “Comics in Your Future” columns published in Comics Buyer’s Guide #870 (July 20, 1990) and #872 (August 3, 1990), on-sale date was between July 2, 1990 and July 16, 1990.
  Does this data need corrections? Become an editor.
Disclose Format
Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color cover; color interior
Dimensions: standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
Disclose Variants2
Disclose Reprinted In9
reprinted 7 times as Content Items in other Issues.
Some/all of Issue reprinted as/in 2 other Issues:
FlagX-Men Origins: Gambit #[nn] published January 2016
FlagX-Men Epic Collection #17 [unnamed variant] published January 2019
Disclose Reprinted From0
There is currently no data for this Issue being reprinted from anywhere.
Disclose Images1
Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
 
 
Assets0
 
spacer
Disclose Content Items (14 total)
Disclose Issue Images
Enter The Mutant Called Gambit!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Gambit; Storm
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagGli Incredibili X-Men #44 published March 1994
as Tempesta [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagGambit Classic #1 published April 2009
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagX-Men by Chris Claremont & Jim Lee Omnibus #1 [unnamed variant] published January 2011
as Enter the Mutant Called Gambit! [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Source for letters credit is The Official Marvel Index to the X-Men (Ward 1994).
Disclose
[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Appears on the inside front cover.
Disclose
Gambit: Out of the Frying Pan

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): X-Men [Storm] (feature); Gambit [Remy LeBeau] (guest, 1st); Val Cooper (guest); Shadow King (villain); Lian Shen (villain); Hounds (villains); Mystique (villain); Nanny (villain); Orphan-Maker (villain); Destiny [Mystique] (cameo)
Synopsis: Gambit helps Storm escape from the Shadow King.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagGli Incredibili X-Men #44 published March 1994
as Gambit [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagX-Men Firsts #1 published February 1996
as Gambit: Out of the Frying Pan [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagGambit & Bishop: Genesis #1 published March 2001
as Gambit: Out of the Frying Pan [Story on Interior Page(s)]with 5 pages of sub-plot edited out
In Content Item: FlagX-Men by Chris Claremont & Jim Lee Omnibus #1 [unnamed variant] published January 2011
as Gambit: Out of the Frying Pan [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 22
Disclose Notes: Gambit 1st appeared in Uncanny X-Men Annual #14, but since the events took place after this issue, this is considered his first appearance.
Disclose
[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: Never before has a force of one been so powerful!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Appears after page 4 of the main story.
Disclose
[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: Hey! Now you can have NIckelodeon anywhere.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Appears after page 5 of the main story.
Disclose
Uncanny Action

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Appears after page 9 of the main story.
Disclose
[untitled]

Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
First Line: Help! Bonk! Save me!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Appears after page 12 of the main story.
Disclose
[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Appears after page 15 of the main story.
Disclose
[untitled]

In-house Column  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Appears after page 19 of the main story.
Disclose
Arachnophobia

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Hollywood Pictures
First Line: Eight legs, two fangs and an attitude
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Appears after page 20 of the main story.
Disclose
[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Letters from Khan Wong, Chris Thorn, Gary Flinn, Eric Creason, Tony Sahm and Katie Brumble.
Disclose
[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: 3 issues free
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Promo ad for subscription to current Marvel titles.
Disclose
All Monsters Are Not Created Equal!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Appears on the inside back cover.
Disclose
[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: If the world ends tomorrow it's all your fault.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Appears on the back cover.

Site designed and hosted by XOWTech, Inc..
Any questions or problems with this site should be directed to REMOVE-webmaestro-THESE@xowcomics.com.

XOW, XOWComics.com, XOWTech and XOWTech.com are registered trademarks of XOWTech, Inc.
© XOWTech, Inc., 2010 - 2025. All rights reserved.

Some data courtesy of the Grand Comics Database under a Creative Commons Attribution license.