| Issue | #161 |
| Published | September 1982 |
| Cover Price | $0.60 |
| Pages | 36 |
| Editing | Danny Fingeroth (Assistant); Louise Jones |
| Notes | Letters page letter from "Petalwing" (Wendy and Richard Pini). |
| Characters | Professor X; Magento; Baron Strucker; Gabrielle Haller |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Dave Cockrum |
| Inks | Bob Wiacek |
| Notes | Letters page letter from "Petalwing" (Wendy and Richard Pini). |
| Reprinted | In The Essential X-Men #3 |
| Characters | FEATURE: X-Men--Professor X (Origin); Cyclops; Storm; Wolverine; Colossus; Nightcrawler; Kitty Pryde; GUESTS: Moira MacTaggert; Lilandra; Gabrielle Haller (1st; in flashback); Carol Danvers [Ms. Marvel]; Starjammers--Corsair; Hepzibah; Sikorsky; VILLAINS: Magneto (Origin); Deathbird; Brood; Baron Strucker (flashback); HYDRA (flashback) |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Chris Claremont |
| Pencils | Dave Cockrum |
| Inks | Bob Wiacek |
| Colors | Glynis Wein |
| Letters | Tom Orzechowski |
| Reprinted | In The Essential X-Men #3; in X-Men Classic (Marvel, 1990 series) #65; in Uomo Ragno, L' (Edizioni Star Comics, 1987 series) #47 [part 1]; in Uomo Ragno, L' (Edizioni Star Comics, 1987 series) #48 [part 2] |