The X-Men #126 [Direct]
(October 1979)

Marvel, 1963 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.40 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [entire top banner]
Barcode
0714860246110
Editing
Roger Stern (editor); Jim Salicrup (assistant editor); Jim Shooter (ed.-in-chief)

In Search of Mutant X (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Dave Cockrum (signed as COCKRUM)
Inks
Terry Austin (signed as austin)
Colors
?
Letters
Danny Crespi

Genre
superhero
Characters
X-Men: Colossus [Piotr Rasputin]; Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Nightcrawler [Kurt Wagner]; Storm [Ororo Munroe]; Wolverine [Logan]
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Mattel Toys / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

How Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth...! (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Chris Claremont (plot, script)
Pencils
John Byrne
Inks
Terry Austin
Colors
Glynis Oliver (credited as Glynis Wein)
Letters
Tom Orzechowski

Job Number
LG521
First Line of Dialogue or Text
In some parts of the world, the dawn comes up like thunder.
Genre
superhero
Characters
X-Men: Banshee [Sean Cassidy] (featured); Colossus [Piotr Rasputin] (featured); Cyclops [Scott Summers] (featured); Nightcrawler [Kurt Wagner] (featured); Phoenix [Jean Grey] (featured) (joins the team); Storm [Ororo Munroe] (featured); Wolverine [Logan] (featured)
Havok [Alex Summers] (supporting); Moira MacTaggert (supporting); Angus MacWhirter (corpse); Mastermind [Jason Wyngarde] (villain); Multiple Man [Jamie Madrox] (flashback) (supporting); Polaris [Lorna Dane] (supporting); Proteus [Kevin MacTaggert] (origin) (villain) (first as Mutant X, first full appearance, origin revealed); Ferdie Duncan (possessed by Proteus, death)
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
The X-Men are on Muir Isle trying to take down the super-powerful Proteus who also happens to be Moira's son. Jean continues to have Mastermind-induced hallucinations.
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Indexer Notes

Page 15, panel 4: Originally called Mutant X, Kevin MacTaggert adopts the alias of Proteus for the first time in this issue. In Greek mythology, Proteus is a sea divinity. He can foretell the future and change his shape. The term ‘protean,’ which defines someone or something that can take many forms, is etymologically originated from Proteus.

As mentioned in the previous issue, this episode’s title is once again directly inspired by a famous quote from William Shakspeare: "How sharper than a serpent’s tooth it is to have a thankless child!" (King Lear. Act 1, scene 4). This title links to the parentage between Moira MacTaggert and Mutant X revealed in this comic (page 8).

Page 14, panel 2: First time Wolverine reveals that his skeleton is built of adamantium.

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

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

Script
Chris Claremont
Letters
typeset

Reprints

Indexer Notes

Letters of comments from Heather Proctor, Marc Katz, and John Kovacich.

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

Bullpen Bulletins; Stan's Soapbox / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

The Incredible Hulk and the Ultimate Weapon! (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Hostess Fruit Pies; Hulk / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

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

Olympic Sales Club, Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Chiquita Brands, Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. In Search of Mutant X
    X-Men
  2. 1. ["Only for Earthlings"]
    Mattel Toys
  3. 2. How Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth...!
    X-Men
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    X-Mail
  5. 4. ["Hoo boy!"]
    Bullpen Bulletins; Stan's Soapbox
  6. 5. The Incredible Hulk and the Ultimate Weapon!
    Hostess Fruit Pies; Hulk
  7. 6. ["Earn famous name prizes or cash"]
    Olympic Sales Club, Inc.
  8. 7. ["How we saved the universe with our Banana-Talkies and got back to tell about it with our Banana-Compasses."]
    Chiquita Brands, Inc.
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