Magneto #1 [Direct]
(November 1996)

Marvel, 1996 Series
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Volume
1
Price
1.95 USD; 2.75 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1996-09-25
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics
Brand
Marvel Comics
Barcode
759606036806 00111
Printer
Printed in U.S.A.
Editing
Kelly Corvese (credited) (editor); Bob Harras (credited) (chief)

Issue Notes

This issue has variants:

The Master of Magnetism-- Reborn! (Table of Contents)

Magneto / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Kelley Jones (signed as KELLEY JONES)
Inks
John Beatty (signed as John Beatty)
Colors
?
Letters
Richard Starkings; Comicraft
Genre
superhero
Characters
Magneto [Joseph]
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Return of the Messiah (Table of Contents: 1)

Magneto / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Peter Milligan (credited) (plot); Jorge González (credited as Jorge Gonzalez) (script)
Pencils
Kelley Jones (credited)
Inks
John Beatty (credited)
Colors
Brad Vancata (credited); Graphic Color Works (credited as GCW) (enhancement)
Letters
Richard Starkings (credited); Comicraft (credited)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
The Xavier Institute for Higher Learning.
Genre
superhero
Characters
Joseph [also as Magneto] (featured); Rogue [Anna Marie] (guest); Acolytes [Frenzy [Joanna Cargill]; Fabian Cortez; Exodus [Bennet du Paris]; Amelia Voght] (villains); Humanity's Last Stand [Trask [Simon Trask]; Razors] (villains)
Synopsis
Joseph decides to try and uncover his past as Magneto. Joseph searches for portions of Avalon and runs into the Acolytes who believe their savior has returned. Exodus puts his plans into motion to launch New Avalon which would kill millions of people in the process. Cortez convinces Joseph to impersonate Magneto to stop Exodus' mad plan.
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Keywords
Acolytes; allegiance; Avalon; clones; Humanity's Last Stand; mutants; X-men

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

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

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Master of Magnetism-- Reborn!
    Magneto
  2. 1. Return of the Messiah
    Magneto
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Bullpen Bulletins
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