Amazing Adventures #17 [British]

(March 1973)

Birth of the Beast! (Table of Contents: 1)

Beast / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Steve Englehart (credited as Englehart)

Pencils

Jim Starlin (credited as Starling)

Inks

Mike Esposito (credited as Esposito)

Colors

?

Letters

Denise Wohl

First Line of Dialogue or Text

You know what they say: "we can't go on meeting like this."

Genre

superhero

Characters

X-Men: Angel [Warren Worthington III] (cameo flashback); Beast [Hank McCoy] (furry version and original version); Cyclops [Scott Summers] (cameo flashback); Iceman [Bobby Drake] (cameo flashback); Marvel Girl [Jean Grey] (cameo flashback)
Magneto [Erik Lehnsherr] (cameo flashback)

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Reprints

• in Frankenstein (Arédit-Artima, 1975 series) #1 (2ème trimestre 1975) [N&B et recadré [B&W and reframed]]
• in X-Men: Mutations (Marvel, 1996 series) ([December] 1996) [pp. 1 & 20]
• in Marvel Special (Marvel Italia, 1994 series) #12 (Novembre 1997)
• in Marvel Masterworks: The X-Men (Marvel, 2003 series) #7 ([October] 2008)
• in Essential Classic X-Men (Marvel, 2006 series) #3 (2009) [black and white]
• in X-Men : l'intégrale (Panini France, 2002 series) #1972-1975 (novembre 2012)

Indexer Notes

Single unified story composed out of edited versions of the back-up stories in X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #49-53 with a new page at the beginning and end. This sequence is for the new framing pages (page 1 and page 20). Last Beast appearance in Amazing Adventures. Beast's next appearance in The Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 1968 series) #161. Jim Starlin's name is misspelled as "Starling" in credits.

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

Beast; X-Men / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Arnold Drake

Pencils

Werner Roth

Inks

John Verpoorten

Colors

?

Letters

Irv Watanabe

Editing

Stan Lee (original editor)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

A Beast Is Born

Genre

superhero

Characters

Beast [Hank McCoy] (origin beginning, as baby); Edna McCoy (Beast's mother); Norton McCoy (Beast's father); Robert McCoy (introduction, Norton McCoy's uncle); Paul Martin (introduction); John

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Reprints

• from The X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #49 (October 1968) [pages 2-5]
• in Frankenstein (Arédit-Artima, 1975 series) #1 (2ème trimestre 1975) [N&B et recadré [B&W and reframed]]

Indexer Notes

The Origins of the Uncanny X-Men! part 12, origin of the Beast part 1, page 1 of the original story is not reprinted.

[This Boy--This Bombshell!] (Table of Contents: 3)

Beast; X-Men / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Arnold Drake

Pencils

Werner Roth

Inks

John Verpoorten

Colors

?

Letters

Herb Cooper

Editing

Stan Lee (original editor)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Beast [Hank McCoy] (origin continued, as young child and teenager); Chico (introduction); El Conquistador (introduction, name revealed in next issue); Edna McCoy; Norton McCoy; Robert McCoy; Morty; Buddy

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Reprints

• from The X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #50 (November 1968) [pages 2-5]
• in Frankenstein (Arédit-Artima, 1975 series) #1 (2ème trimestre 1975) [N&B et recadré [B&W and reframed]]

Indexer Notes

The Origins of the Uncanny X-Men! part 13, origin of the Beast part 2, page 1 of the original story is not reprinted.

[The Lure of the Beast-Nappers!] (Table of Contents: 4)

Beast; X-Men / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Arnold Drake

Pencils

Werner Roth

Inks

John Tartaglione

Colors

?

Letters

Herb Cooper

Editing

Stan Lee (original editor)

Genre

superhero

Characters

X-Men: Angel [Warren Worthington III]; Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Iceman [Bobby Drake]; Professor X [Charles Xavier]
Beast [Hank McCoy] (origin continued, as a teenager); El Conquistador; Edna McCoy; Norton McCoy

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Reprints

• from The X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #51 (December 1968) [pages 3-5]
• in Frankenstein (Arédit-Artima, 1975 series) #1 (2ème trimestre 1975) [N&B et recadré [B&W and reframed]]

Indexer Notes

The Origins of the Uncanny X-Men! part 14, origin of the Beast part 3, pages 1 and 2 of the original story are not reprinted.

[The Crimes of the Conquistador!] (Table of Contents: 5)

Beast; X-Men / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Arnold Drake

Pencils

Werner Roth

Inks

John Verpoorten

Colors

?

Letters

Sam Rosen

Editing

Stan Lee (original editor)

Genre

superhero

Characters

X-Men: Angel [Warren Worthington III]; Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Iceman [Bobby Drake]; Professor X [Charles Xavier]
Beast [Hank McCoy] (origin continued, as a teenager); El Conquistador; Joe; Tony

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Reprints

• from The X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #52 (January 1969) [pages 3-5]
• in Frankenstein (Arédit-Artima, 1975 series) #1 (2ème trimestre 1975) [N&B et recadré [B&W and reframed]]

Indexer Notes

The Origins of the Uncanny X-Men! part 15, origin of the Beast part 4, pages 1 and 2 of the original story are not reprinted.

[Welcome to the Club, Beast!] (Table of Contents: 6)

Beast; X-Men / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Arnold Drake

Pencils

Werner Roth

Inks

John Tartaglione

Colors

?

Letters

Jean Simek

Editing

Stan Lee (original editor)

Genre

superhero

Characters

X-Men: Angel [Warren Worthington III]; Beast [Hank McCoy] (origin conclusion, as teenager, joins team); Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Iceman [Bobby Drake]; Professor X [Charles Xavier]
Chico; El Conquistador; Edna McCoy; Norton McCoy

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Reprints

• from The X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #53 (February 1969) [pages 2-5]
• in Frankenstein (Arédit-Artima, 1975 series) #1 (2ème trimestre 1975) [N&B et recadré [B&W and reframed]]

Indexer Notes

The Origins of the Uncanny X-Men! part 16, origin of the Beast conclusion, page 1 of the original story is not reprinted.

Four or Five Phenomenal Flashes, Fitfully Fashioned to Fight Lethargy! (Or: Those Wedding Bells Are Waking Up That Old Bullpen Gang of Mine!) (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

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