The X-Men #40
(January 1968)

Marvel, 1963 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1967-11-09
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 (credited) (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from 1968 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

The Mark of the Monster! (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
George Tuska
Inks
George Tuska
Colors
Marie Severin ?
Letters
Sam Rosen (sourced)

Genre
superhero
Characters
X-Men: Angel [Warren Worthington III]; Beast [Hank McCoy]; Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Iceman [Bobby Drake]; Marvel Girl [Jean Grey]
X-Men
The Frankenstein Android
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Reprints

The Mark of the Monster! (Table of Contents: 1)

X-Men / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

Script
Roy Thomas (credited)
Pencils
Don Heck (credited)
Inks
George Tuska (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Artie Simek (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Factor Three has been defeated!!
Genre
superhero
Characters
X-Men
X-Men: Angel [Warren Worthington III]; Beast [Hank McCoy]; Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Iceman [Bobby Drake]; Marvel Girl [Jean Grey]
Changeling (impersonates Professor X); Frankenstein Monster (flashback); The Frankenstein Android (introduction, also in flashback, death; Dr. Powell (also in flashback); Charlie
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Professor X secretly replaced by Changeling through issue #43.

The First Evil Mutant! (Table of Contents: 2)

X-Men / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Roy Thomas (credited)
Pencils
Werner Roth (credited)
Inks
John Verpoorten (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Al Kurzrok (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
As a runaway Scott Summers, fleeing the terrors of a world that fears and hates him, plunges thru the forest...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Cyclops [Scott Summers] (origin continued); Jack O'Diamonds [Jack Winters] (origin); Professor X [Charles Xavier]; Marv
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Reprints

Face Front! Hang Loose! 'Nuff Said! (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script
Stan Lee; ?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Stan's Soapbox, Items, The Mighty Marvel Checklist.

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

Mutant Mail-Box / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Roy Thomas
Pencils
Don Heck (illustrations)
Inks
Vince Colletta (illustrations)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Characters
Iceman; Cyclops; Beast; Angel
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Letters from: Robert Thuotte, Doug Nikkel, Lewis Flock, Jon Ray, Connie Sheehand, Richard Struempler, and Ken Jensen.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Mark of the Monster!
    X-Men
  2. 1. The Mark of the Monster!
    X-Men
  3. 2. The First Evil Mutant!
    X-Men
  4. 3. Face Front! Hang Loose! 'Nuff Said!
    Bullpen Bulletins; Mighty Marvel Checklist; Stan's Soapbox
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Mutant Mail-Box
This issue was modified by, among others
  • David B
  • Chris Boyko
  • David Bruce
  • Nick Caputo
  • Steve Coates
  • Steve Dasinger
  • Del Gruber
  • Merlin Haas
  • Hunter Johnson
  • Kelly Langston-Smith
  • Darrel McCann
  • Stéphane PETIT
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Per Sandell
  • Richard Thomson
  • Jim Van Dore