1st appearance of Gambit ⚠️ Debatable Firsts: this issue is often cited as a cameo of Gambit which would imply that the appearance is brief although he appears in 15 panels throughout the book with at least 10 instances of dialogue (Key Collector Comics)
This includes a full page-and-a-half interaction with Storm where she addresses him by name and refers to him as a thief Later Gambit appears in his classic suit and then again in an X-Men uniform
This issue went on sale June 19th whereas X-Men #266 went on sale July 10th Uncanny X-Men #266 was written as if it were to be published prior to the annual CGC recognizes this issue as a cameo appearance of Gambit and Uncanny X-Men #266 as his first full appearance (Key Collector Comics)
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