Volume: 1
Price: 0.50 USD
Pages: 36
On-sale Date: 1980-07-29
Editing: Louise Simonson (editor); Danny Fingeroth (assistant editor); Jim Shooter (ed. in chief)
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Welcome to the X-Men Kitty Pryde Hope You Survive the Experience!
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X-Men / cover / 1 page

Pencils:
John Byrne (signed as BYRNE)
Inks:
Terry Austin (signed as austin)
Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
X-Men bear
Reprints (14)
This issue has 2 variants

Issue Data

Parts of this issue are reprinted:

Indexer Notes

The on-sale date is the publication reported in the U. S. Copyright Office filing.

[no title indexed]
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Monogram Models / advertisement / 1 page

...Something Wicked This Way Comes!
(Table of Contents: 2)

X-Men / comic story / 22 pages

Script:
John Byrne (plot)
Chris Claremont (plot, script)
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
Letters:
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Alpha Flight X-Men
Synopsis:
The X-Men begin to train together with their new line-up. Kitty tries to adjust to life as an X-Man. Wolverine and Nightcrawler head to Canada to help Alpha Flight track down Wendigo.
Reprints (25)

Indexer Notes

First Wolverine in brown costume. First reference to Wolverine’s first appearance in Incredible Hulk #181 (shown as flashback).

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 3)

X-Mail / letters page / 1 page

Script:
Letters:
typeset
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Letters of comment from Dennis Mallonee, Terry Black, Eric L. Waters, and April Curry; includes The Mighty Marvel Checklist.

The Power of Gold!
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Hostess Twinkies; Mister Fantastic / Mr. Fantastic / comics-form advertising / 1 page

100 pc Toy Soldier Set $1.98
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100 Toy Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page

[no title indexed]
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Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards / advertisement / 1 page

[no title indexed]
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LEGO Toys / advertisement / 1 page

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. Welcome to the X-Men Kitty Pryde Hope You Survive the Experience!
    X-Men
  2. ["Trans Am muscle"]
    Monogram Models
  3. ...Something Wicked This Way Comes!
    X-Men
  4. [no title indexed]
    X-Mail
  5. The Power of Gold!
    Hostess Twinkies; Mister Fantastic / Mr. Fantastic
  6. 100 pc Toy Soldier Set $1.98
    100 Toy Soldiers
  7. ["Earn famous name prizes or cash"]
    Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards
  8. ["We challenge you."]
    LEGO Toys
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