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Uncanny X-Men (1963 1st Series) 79

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    Published Dec 1972 by Marvel.

    Uncanny X-Men (1963 1st Series) 79 VG/FN 5.0

    Starts Mar 23

    Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Frank Giacoia. We Must Destroy the Cobalt Man, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Werner Roth, inks by John Tartaglione; The X-Men are given a weekend off and head out for some fun; Cyke and Angel visit Jean in college and find her engaged with brothers Ted and Ralph Roberts; Ralph, who used to work for Tony Stark, takes them all to his lab where he puts on his new Cobalt Man suit to impress his brother; Going a little batty, Cobalt Man wrecks the lab and heads out to Stark Industries to confront his old boss; The X-Men assemble to battle him before his suit becomes radioactive and blows up; Iron Man and Juggernaut cameos; reprinted from issue 31. Cover reprint, art by Dan Adkins. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.20.