Classic X-Men #15 [Direct]
(November 1987)

Marvel, 1986 Series
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Volume
1
Price
1.00 USD; 1.25 CAD; 0.40 GBP
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1987
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics
Brand
Marvel [standalone or inside vertical box]
Editing
Ann Nocenti (credited) (editor); Terry Kavanagh (credited) (assistant editor); Archie Goodwin (original material); Tom DeFalco (credited) (editor in chief)

Issue Notes

This issue has variants:

Nightmare Crystal! (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Arthur Adams (credited) (signed as Arthur Adams)
Inks
Terry Austin (credited) (signed as austin)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
X-Men: Banshee [Sean Cassidy] (nightmare version); Colossus [Piotr Rasputin] (nightmare version); Cyclops [Scott Summers] (nightmare version); Nightcrawler [Kurt Wagner]; Storm [Ororo Munroe] (nightmare version); Wolverine [Logan] (nightmare version)
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Reprints
Cover Thumbnail for Classic X-Men (Marvel, 1986 series) #15 [Direct] Cover Thumbnail for Classic X-Men (1986 series) #15 [Newsstand]
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Frontispiece (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Pencils
Arthur Adams (credited) (signed as Arthur Adams)
Inks
Terry Austin (credited) (signed as austin)
Colors
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Starjammers: Ch'od; Corsair [Christopher Summers]; Cr'reee; Hepzibah; Raza
Universe
Marvel : mainstream

Armageddon Now! (Table of Contents: 2)

X-Men / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Chris Claremont (credited)
Pencils
John Byrne (credited) (pages 1-15, 16, 20); Chuck Patton (credited) (pages 15, 17-19)
Inks
Terry Austin (credited)
Colors
Michele Robinson (credited as Michele Wrightson) (pages 1-15, 16, 20); Glynis Oliver (credited) (pages 15, 17-19)
Letters
Denise Wohl (credited); Tom Orzechowski (credited)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Seven mutants -- gifted (though many might say, cursed) at birth with powers...
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Avengers: Beast [Hank McCoy] (cameo); Black Panther [T'Challa] (cameo); Captain America [Steve Rogers] (cameo); Wasp [Janet Pym] (cameo); Yellowjacket [Hank Pym] (cameo)
Fantastic Four: Human Torch [Johnny Storm] (cameo); Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards] (cameo)
Imperial Guard: Gladiator [Kallark] (cameo); Titan (cameo)
Starjammers: Ch'od; Corsair [Christopher Summers]; Hepzibah; Raza Longknife
X-Men: Banshee [Sean Cassidy]; Colossus [Piotr Rasputin]; Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Nightcrawler [Kurt Wagner]; Phoenix [Jean Grey]; Professor X [Charles Xavier]; Storm [Ororo Munroe]; Wolverine [Logan]
President Jimmy Carter (cameo); Emperor D'ken (villain); Firelord [Pyreus Kril] (cameo); Elaine Grey (cameo); John Grey (cameo); Jahf (villain); Misty Knight; Modt (villain); Lilandra Neramani; Katherine Summers (cameo flashback)
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
The X-Men and Starjammers are forced to battle the Crystal Guardians to try and gain access to the M'Kraan Crystal. Jean manifests awesome power as the Phoenix and saves the universe from destruction. Corsair is Cyclops' father.
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Starjammers Aloft! (Table of Contents: 3)

Starjammers / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Chris Claremont (credited)
Pencils
John Bolton (credited)
Inks
John Bolton (credited)
Colors
Petra Goldberg (credited as Petra Scotese)
Letters
Tom Orzechowski (credited)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
A long time ago... ...on a world far away-- --Christopher Summers...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Starjammers: Ch'od (joins team); Corsair [Christopher Summers] (joins team); Hepzibah (joins team); Raza Longknife (joins team)
Emperor D'ken (flashback); Alex Summers (flashback as a child); Katherine Summers (death in flashback); Scott Summers (flashback as a child)
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Reprints

[Cover from X-Men #107] (Table of Contents: 4)

X-Men / cover reprint (on interior page) / 0.5 page (report information)

Pencils
Dave Cockrum (signed as COCKRUM)
Inks
Dave Cockrum (signed as COCKRUM)
Colors
?
Letters
Danny Crespi
Genre
superhero
Characters
Imperial Guard: Gladiator [Kallark]; Titan
Starjammers: Ch'od; Corsair [Christopher Summers]; Hepzibah; Raza Longknife
X-Men: Banshee [Sean Cassidy]; Colossus [Piotr Rasputin]; Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Nightcrawler [Kurt Wagner]; Storm [Ororo Munroe]
Modt
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Reprints

[Cover from X-Men #108] (Table of Contents: 5)

X-Men / cover reprint (on interior page) / 0.5 page (report information)

Pencils
Dave Cockrum (signed as COCKRUM)
Inks
Dave Cockrum (signed as COCKRUM)
Colors
?
Letters
Annette Kawecki
Genre
superhero
Characters
X-Men: Banshee [Sean Cassidy]; Colossus [Piotr Rasputin]; Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Nightcrawler [Kurt Wagner]; Storm [Ororo Munroe]
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Reprints

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

Starjammers / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
John Bolton (credited, signed)
Inks
John Bolton (credited, signed)
Colors
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Corsair [Christopher Summers]
Universe
Marvel : mainstream

Indexer Notes

Back cover.

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Nightmare Crystal!
    X-Men
  2. 1. Frontispiece
    X-Men
  3. 2. Armageddon Now!
    X-Men
  4. 3. Starjammers Aloft!
    Starjammers
  5. 4. [Cover from X-Men #107]
    X-Men
  6. 5. [Cover from X-Men #108]
    X-Men
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    Starjammers
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