The X-Men #128 [British]
(December 1979)

Marvel, 1963 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.12 GBP
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel All-Colour Comics
Barcode
0714860246112
Editing
Roger Stern (editor); Jim Salicrup (assistant editor); Jim Shooter (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

This issue is a variant of The X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #128 [Direct]. There exist further variants:

The Day Reality Went Wild! (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
George Pérez (signed as PEREZ [no spaces])
Inks
Terry Austin (signed as austin)
Colors
?
Letters
Danny Crespi
Genre
superhero
Characters
X-Men: Banshee [Sean Cassidy]; Colossus [Piotr Rasputin]; Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Nightcrawler [Kurt Wagner]; Phoenix [Jean Grey]; Storm [Ororo Munroe]; Wolverine [Logan]
Moira McTaggert; Polaris [Lorna Dane]
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Reprints
Cover Thumbnail for The X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #128 [British] Cover Thumbnail for The X-Men (1963 series) #128 [Direct] Cover Thumbnail for The X-Men (1963 series) #128 [Newsstand]
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Fun Factory

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover. Ad for various novelty items.

The Action of the Tiger! (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
John Byrne (credited) (plot); Chris Claremont (credited) (plot, script)
Pencils
John Byrne (credited)
Inks
Terry Austin (credited)
Colors
Glynis Oliver (credited as Glynis Wein)
Letters
Tom Orzechowski (credited)
Job Number
LG580
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Ever hear a city scream?
Genre
superhero
Characters
X-Men: Banshee [Sean Cassidy] (featured); Colossus [Piotr Rasputin] (flashback) (featured); Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Nightcrawler [Kurt Wagner] (featured); Phoenix [Jean Grey] (flashback) (featured); Storm [Ororo Munroe] (featured); Wolverine [Logan] (flashback) (featured)
Jennie Banks (flashback) (possessed by Proteus); Ferdie Duncan (flashback) (possessed by Proteus); Fred Duncan; Havok [Alex Summers]; Moira MacTaggert (flashback) (supporting); Angus MacWhirter (flashback, death) (cameo) (possessed by Proteus); Magneto [Max Eisenhardt] (flashback) (cameo); Multiple Man [Jamie Madrox] (flashback) (cameo); Polaris [Lorna Dane]; Proteus [Kevin MacTaggert] (death) (villain) (as Joe MacTaggert, apparent death); Mike (first appearance)
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
It's the X-Men vs. Proteus to the death.
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Indexer Notes

From X-Men # 125, the titles of each episode are inspired by a quote from Shakespeare. That is the last: "Then imitate the action of the tiger" (Henry V. Act III, Scene I). Its meaning is linked to the sentence it precedes, "Stiffen the sinews, summon up the blood ..." which refers to the final fight against Proteus.

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

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

Script
Stan Lee; ?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hoo boy! Looks like I did it again!
Characters
Biotron; Bug; Marionette; Arcturus Rann

Indexer Notes

Includes an image of Marvel Comics #1.

Spider-Man Meets June Jitsui! (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
How do I get into these things.
Genre
superhero
Characters
June Jitsui; Spider-Man [Peter Parker] (Hostess Ads - Earth-51914)

Indexer Notes

Ad for Hostess Twinkies.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Popsicle Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hey kids! Win a fantastic trip to a faraway place and be on Journey to Adventure

Indexer Notes

Ad for Popsicles and an entry into a sweepstakes.

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

Rom / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
New! Electronic action toy!
Characters
Rom

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover. Ad for an action figure of Rom the Spaceknight.

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

Lego Toys / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
? (photos)
Inks
? (photos)
Colors
? (photos)
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
You've got to build 'em to believe 'em!

Indexer Notes

Back cover. Ad for the Lego expert builder series.

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Day Reality Went Wild!
    X-Men
  2. 1. ["Fun Factory"]
  3. 2. The Action of the Tiger!
    X-Men
  4. 3. ["Hoo boy! Looks like I did it again!"]
    Bullpen Bulletins; Stan's Soapbox
  5. 4. Spider-Man Meets June Jitsui!
    Hostess Twinkies; Spider-Man
  6. 5. ["Hey kids! Win a fantastic trip to a faraway place and be on Journey to Adventure"]
    Popsicle Products
  7. 6. ["New! Electronic action toy!"]
    Rom
  8. 7. ["You've got to build 'em to believe 'em!"]
    Lego Toys
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