The X-Men #10
(March 1965)

Marvel, 1963 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-Monthly
On-sale Date
1965-01-05
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Canam Publishers Sales Corp.
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [under character box]
Printer
The Eastern Color Printing Co., Waterbury, Conn.
Editing
Stan Lee (editor)

Introducing: Ka-Zar, Lord of the Jungle! (Table of Contents)

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

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Chic Stone
Colors
Stan Goldberg
Letters
Sam Rosen (upper captions); Artie Simek (Zabu caption)

Genre
superhero
Characters
X-Men: Angel [Warren Worthington III]; Beast [Hank McCoy]; Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Iceman [Bobby Drake]; Marvel Girl [Jean Grey]
Ka-Zar [Kevin Plunder]; Zabu
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Sources for letters credits are The Marvel Comics Index (Olshevsky 1981), The Official Marvel Index to the X-Men (Olshevsky 1987), The Official Marvel Index to the X-Men (Ward 1994), and Official Index to the Marvel Universe (Vandal et al. 2009). Particularization of letters credits is from The Official Marvel Index to the X-Men (1987).

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
? (photography)
Inks
? (photography)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Friend, dare you risk a dime?

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover. Ad for a body-building program.

The Coming of... Ka-Zar! (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Stan Lee (credited)
Pencils
Jack Kirby (credited)
Inks
Chic Stone (credited)
Colors
Stan Goldberg ?
Letters
Sam Rosen (credited as S. Rosen)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Featuring: a fascinating journey to: the world that time forgot!
Genre
superhero
Characters
X-Men: Angel [Warren Worthington III]; Beast [Hank McCoy]; Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Iceman [Bobby Drake]; Marvel Girl [Jean Grey]; Professor X [Charles Xavier]
Ka-Zar [Kevin Plunder] (first appearance); Maa-Gor (first appearance); Zabu (first appearance); Swamp Men (first appearance)
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
Even though he is not a mutant, Xavier allows the X-Men to travel to Antarctica and enter the Savage Land to investigate the noble savage, Ka-Zar. They end up having to save Jean and Warren from being sacrificed by the savage Swamp Men.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Introduction of Ka-Zar in the Silver Age. It is noted that Ka-Zar is pronounced as Kay-Sar.

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

Fantastic Four; Spider-Man / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Two more triumphs for Marvel..!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Spider-Man; Green Goblin; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]

Indexer Notes

Ad for the Fantastic Four and Amazing Spider-Man. The ad is located between page 4 of "The Coming of... Ka-Zar!" feature and the "This free book shows how you can make big money as an auto mechanic" ad.

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

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
? (photography)
Inks
? (photography)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
This free book shows how you can make big money as an auto mechanic

Indexer Notes

Ad for the book, "Make Big Money in Auto Mechanics." The ad page is located between the "Two more triumphs for Marvel..!" ad and page 5 of "The Coming of... Ka-Zar!" feature.

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

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Now you can finish high school at home

Indexer Notes

Ad for the booklet, "How to Finish High School at Home." The ad is located between pages 8 and 9 of "The Coming of... Ka-Zar!" feature.

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

advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Car racing fans!

Indexer Notes

Ad for HO scale race car kits. The ad is located between pages 13 and 14 of the "The Coming of... Ka-Zar!" feature.

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

advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Monster fans: see living "skeletons" with these mystery "x-ray" glasses

Indexer Notes

Ad for x-ray glasses. The ad is located between pages 13 and 14 of the "The Coming of... Ka-Zar!" feature.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Grow 2 living monsters in your own room

Indexer Notes

Ad for "hair-raising" monsters. The ad is located between page 16 of "The Coming of... Ka-Zar!" feature and the "Shop by mail" ad.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Look! Boys wanted to sell GRIT

Indexer Notes

The ad is located between page 16 of "The Coming of... Ka-Zar!" feature and the "Shop by mail" ad.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Shop by mail

Indexer Notes

The ad is located between the page with "Grow 2 living monsters in your own room" and the "Look! Boys wanted to sell GRIT" ads and page 17 of "The Coming of... Ka-Zar!" feature. Ad for various mail order items including stamps.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Boys! Men! I'll help you master Yubiwaza

Indexer Notes

The ad is located between page 20 of "The Coming of... Ka-Zar!" feature and the second "Two more triumphs for Marvel..!" ad.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

Thor / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Two more triumphs for Marvel..!
Genre
fantasy-supernatural; superhero
Characters
Thor; Dr. Strange; Absorbing Man [Crusher Creel]

Indexer Notes

Ad for Journey Into Mystery and Strange Tales.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

The Merry Marvel Marching Society / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The Merry Marvel Marching Society

Indexer Notes

Ad for membership to the Merry Marvel Marching Society.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

Let's Visit the X-Men / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee
Letters
typeset

Reprints

Indexer Notes

Letters from: Barbara Hannah, Brian Yates, John Gunther, Philip Rizzo, Norman Penovich, Jack Wickman, Mike Murano, Judith Danwitt, and Jerry Zimler; The Mighty Marvel Checklist; Special Announcements Section.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Give me just one evening and I'll teach you to hypnotize easily!

Indexer Notes

Ad for lessons on hypnotizing.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
? (photography)
Inks
? (photography)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Make $3 to $5 an hour starting soon

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover. Ad for at-home lessons to learn how to be a radio-television service technician.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
? (photography)
Inks
? (photography)
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Boys! Men! My secret new Dynaflex method
Characters
Mike Marvel (photograph)

Indexer Notes

Back cover. Ad for a body-building program.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Introducing: Ka-Zar, Lord of the Jungle!
    X-Men
  2. 1. ["Friend, dare you risk a dime?"]
  3. 2. The Coming of... Ka-Zar!
    X-Men
  4. 3. ["Two more triumphs for Marvel..!"]
    Fantastic Four; Spider-Man
  5. 4. ["This free book shows how you can make big money as an auto mechanic"]
  6. 5. ["Now you can finish high school at home"]
  7. 6. ["Car racing fans!"]
  8. 7. ["Monster fans: see living "skeletons" with these mystery "x-ray" glasses"]
  9. 8. ["Grow 2 living monsters in your own room"]
  10. 9. ["Look! Boys wanted to sell GRIT"]
  11. 10. ["Shop by mail"]
  12. 11. ["Boys! Men! I'll help you master Yubiwaza"]
  13. 12. ["Two more triumphs for Marvel..!"]
    Thor
  14. 13. ["The Merry Marvel Marching Society"]
    The Merry Marvel Marching Society
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Let's Visit the X-Men
  16. 15. ["Give me just one evening and I'll teach you to hypnotize easily!"]
  17. 16. ["Make $3 to $5 an hour starting soon"]
  18. 17. ["Boys! Men! My secret new Dynaflex method"]
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