X-Men #59 [Direct Edition]
(December 1996)

Marvel, 1991 Series
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Volume
1
Price
1.95 USD; 2.75 CAD
Pages
44
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics
Brand
Marvel Comics
Barcode
759606017720 05911
Editing
Jason Liebig (assistant editor); Mark Powers (associate editor); Bob Harras (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

This issue has variants:
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

Roughed Up by Hercules (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Andy Kubert (signed)
Inks
Art Thibert (signed as A. T.)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Beast; Bishop; Hercules
Reprints
Cover Thumbnail for X-Men (Marvel, 1991 series) #59 [Direct Edition] Cover Thumbnail for X-Men (1991 series) #59 [Newsstand]
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Touched (Table of Contents: 1)

X-Men / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Scott Lobdell (Plot); Ralph Macchio
Pencils
Andy Kubert
Inks
Art Thibert
Colors
Joe Rosas; Graphic Color Works (as GCW) (enhancements)
Letters
Richard Starkings; Comicraft; Albert Deschesne
Genre
superhero
Characters
X-Men [Cyclops; Jean Grey; Wolverine; Rogue; Iceman; Beast; Bishop; Cannonball]; Joseph (guest); Quicksilver (guest); Hercules (guest); Graydon Creed (villain); Jimmy Stewart (cameo in movie); Ka-Zar (cameo in poster); Mystique (cameo flashback); Sabretooth (cameo flashback)
Synopsis
Hercules shows up at X-Mansion to reunite with his old Avengers buddy Quicksilver. Scott and Jean go to the movies.
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Indexer Notes

Jimmy Stewart appears in actual photos of "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington."

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

X-Pressions / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Letters
Comicraft; typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from readers: Lee Winters, Jason McLarty, Scott Peterson, Connie Somerville Kotkin, Christopher Vanette, Denis Janson

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Roughed Up by Hercules
    X-Men
  2. 1. Touched
    X-Men
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    X-Pressions
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