The X-Men #106 [30¢]
(August 1977)

Marvel, 1963 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.30 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1977-05-17
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [entire top banner]
Barcode
0714860246108
Printer
Printed in U.S.A.
Editing
Archie Goodwin (credited as Goodwin) (editor)

Issue Notes

Mainly a fill-in issue. On-sale date from Comic Reader (Street Enterprises, 1973 series) #143, May 1977. Not a variant, the 30¢ cover price was for the majority of the print run.
This issue has variants:
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

Dark Shroud of the Past! (Table of Contents)

X-Men / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dave Cockrum (signed as COCKRUM)
Inks
Dave Cockrum (signed as COCKRUM)
Colors
Andy Yanchus (sourced)
Letters
Irv Watanabe

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The Angel is back!
Genre
superhero
Characters
X-Men: Colossus [Piotr Rasputin]; Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Nightcrawler [Kurt Wagner]; Storm [Ororo Munroe]
Angel [Warren Worthington III] (psychic construct)
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Dark Shroud of the Past! (Table of Contents: 2)

X-Men / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script
Chris Claremont (credited as Claremont) (plot, pages 1-2, last panel of 31, script); Bill Mantlo (credited as Mantlo) (plot, pages 3-31)
Pencils
Dave Cockrum (credited as Cockrum) (pages 1-2, last panel of 31); Bob Brown (credited as Brown) (pages 3-31)
Inks
Tom Sutton (credited as Sutton)
Colors
Andy Yanchus (credited as Yanchus)
Letters
Joe Rosen (credited as Rosen)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
It began with a dream, an ethereal, eldritch plea for help that reached across the universe to touch Charles Xavier's mind.
Feature Logo
The Uncanny X-Men
Genre
superhero
Characters
FEATURE: X-Men [Professor X; Cyclops; Storm; Wolverine [Logan]; Colossus; Banshee; Nightcrawler]; GUESTS: Firelord; Misty Knight; John Grey; Elaine Grey; Moira MacTaggert; VILLAINS: Evil Xavier; Phantom Versions of the Original X-Men [Angel; Beast; Iceman; Marvel Girl [Jean Grey]]
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
The X-Men are working out in the Danger Room when the evil aspect of Xavier's mind attacks them with versions of the old X-Men.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

A fill-in issue that Classic X-Men skipped for reprinting.

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

X-Mail / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Chris Claremont
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
As some of you may have noticed...
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Letters of comment from Ann Nichols, Kurt Homick, and Dave Clark. Includes a short eulogy of Bob Brown.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Bullpen Bulletins / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

Spider-Man and Madam Web! (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Hostess Twinkies; Spider-Man / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Spalding Presents Street Ball with Rick Barry and Dr. J.! (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Dark Shroud of the Past!
    X-Men
  2. 1. ["Fun tricks free things!"]
  3. 2. Dark Shroud of the Past!
    X-Men
  4. 3. ["As some of you may have noticed..."]
    X-Mail
  5. 4. ["Hi, Believers! Hey, I finally found a way to get myself off the hook with you!"]
    Bullpen Bulletins
  6. 5. Spider-Man and Madam Web!
    Hostess Twinkies; Spider-Man
  7. 6. ["3 complete fishing outfits"]
  8. 7. Spalding Presents Street Ball with Rick Barry and Dr. J.!
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