| Issue | #60 |
| Published | September 1969 |
| Cover Price | 0.15 |
| Pages | 36 |
| Editing | Stan Lee |
| Notes | Disputed inker credit--Tom Palmer per Steve Whitaker, Nick Caputo, Carl Gafford, and Bob Ford; Neal Adams per the original indexer. The X-Men logo created by Jim Steranko in issue #50 is adjusted a bit beginning with this issue to become the standard version. Who did this adjustment is in dispute. |
| Characters | Cyclops; Marvel Girl [Jean Grey]; Angel; Iceman; Beast; Sauron |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Neal Adams |
| Inks | Tom Palmer? |
| Letters | Neal Adams?; Sol Brodsky?; Sam Rosen? (logo design tweaking) |
| Notes | Disputed inker credit--Tom Palmer per Steve Whitaker, Nick Caputo, Carl Gafford, and Bob Ford; Neal Adams per the original indexer. The X-Men logo created by Jim Steranko in issue #50 is adjusted a bit beginning with this issue to become the standard version. Who did this adjustment is in dispute. |
| Reprinted | in X-Men Classics Starring the X-Men (Marvel, 1983 series) #2 |
| Characters | FEATURE: X-Men--Cyclops; Marvel Girl [Jean Grey]; Angel; Iceman; Beast; GUESTS: Havok; Lorna Dane [Polaris]; Tanya Anderssen (1st; flashback); Dr. Anderssen (1st; flashback); VILLAINS: Larry Trask; Judge Chalmers; Sauron [1st; Karl Lykos]; CAMEOS: Scarlet Witch; Quicksilver; Toad; Blob; Unus; Mesmero; Mastermind; Banshee; Living Pharaoh; Vanisher |
| Synopsis | The X-Men take an injured Havok to be treated by one of Xavier's old buddies, Dr. Karl Lykos; Lykos is an energy vampire and drains mutant life energy from Havok, turning himself into the evil Sauron; Angel takes off to investigate the flying dinosaur and is hypnotized by Sauron's powers. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Roy Thomas |
| Pencils | Neal Adams |
| Inks | Tom Palmer |
| Colors | Neal Adams |
| Letters | Sam Rosen |
| Reprinted | in X-Men Classics Starring the X-Men (Marvel, 1983 series) #2 |
| Notes | Includes a leteter from Don McGregor |