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Issue Details

Issue #1
Published 1975
Cover Price 0.50 USD
Pages 68
Editing Len Wein

Cover Details - "Deadly Genesis"

Genre superhero
Pencils Gil Kane; Dave Cockrum (Original X-Men figures)
Inks Dave Cockrum
Letters Gaspar Saladino
Reprinted in Classic X-Men (Marvel, 1986 series) #1; in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #11 (1989); in Essential X-Men (Marvel, 1996 series) #1; in Giant-Size X-Men (Marvel, 2005 series) #3; in Capitan America (Editoriale Corno, 1973 series) #115; in X-Men Classic (Marvel Italia, 1995 series) #1

36 page X-Men story "Second Genesis"

Characters Nightcrawler [Kurt Wagner]; Storm [Ororo Munroe]; Colossus [Peter Rasputin]; Thunderbird [John Proudstar]; Wolverine; Banshee; Cyclops; Marvel Girl [Jean Grey]; Angel; Iceman; Sunfire; Professor X; Havok; Lorna Dane; Beast; Illyana Rasputin; Krakoa
Synopsis The old X-Men are captured by Krakoa, the Living Island, and Professor X forms a new team to rescue them.
Genre superhero
Script Chris Claremont, Len Wein
Pencils Dave Cockrum
Inks Peter Iro, Dave Cockrum
Colors Glynis Wein
Letters John Costanza
Notes Continued in X-MEN #94
Reprinted in Classic X-Men (Marvel, 1986 series) #1 [partial]; in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #11 (1989); in Essential X-Men (Marvel, 1996 series) #1; in Capitan America (Editoriale Corno, 1973 series) #114 [part 1]; in Capitan America (Editoriale Corno, 1973 series) #115 [part 2]; in Uomo Ragno, L' (Edizioni Star Comics, 1987 series) #52 [in part, as used in Classic X-Men #1]; in Uomo Ragno, L' (Edizioni Star Comics, 1987 series) #53 [in part, as reprinted in Classic X-Men #1]; in X-Men Classic (Marvel Italia, 1995 series) #1; in X-Men: We Are The X-Men (Marvel, 2010 series) #[nn]

5 page Cyclops story "Call Him...Cyclops!"

Characters Cyclops
Synopsis Explanation of Cyclops' powers
Genre superhero
Script Roy Thomas
Pencils Werner Roth
Inks John Verpoorten
Letters Artie Simek
Notes Cyclops featurette
Reprinted from X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #43 (April 1968)

5 page Iceman story "I, the Iceman"

Characters Iceman
Synopsis Explanation of Iceman's powers
Genre superhero
Script Arnold Drake
Pencils Werner Roth
Inks John Verpoorten
Letters Joe Rosen
Notes Iceman featurette
Reprinted from X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #47 (August 1968)

5 page Marvel Girl story "The Female of the Species"

Characters Marvel Girl (Jean Grey)
Synopsis Explanation of Marvel Girl's powers
Genre superhero
Script Linda Fite
Pencils Werner Roth
Inks Sam Grainger
Letters Sam Grainger
Notes Marvel Girl featurette
Reprinted from X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #57 [1 p. edited out]