The X-Men
#42
(March 1968)
Marvel,
1963 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.12 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1968-01-09
- 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
- Printed in the U.S.A. by World Color Press, Inc., Sparta, Illinois 62286
- Editing
- Stan Lee (editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from 1968 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
- Parts of this issue are reprinted:
The Death of Professor X
X-Men / cover / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- John Buscema; John Verpoorten ? (see notes)
- Inks
- John Buscema; John Verpoorten ? (see notes)
- Colors
- Marie Severin ?
- Letters
- Sam Rosen
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Not a hoax!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- X-Men [Angel; Beast; Cyclops; Iceman; Marvel Girl]; Changeling
- Reprints
-
in HIP Comics (Classics/Williams, 1966 series) #19103 -
in Hit Comics (BSV - Williams, 1966 series) #103 -
in The X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #90 (October 1974) which is reprinted -
in Marvel Special (Marvel Italia, 1994 series) #15 (Dicembre 1998) - in Essential Classic X-Men (Marvel, 2006 series) #3 (2009)
- in Marvel Masterworks: The X-Men (Marvel, 2003 series) #8 ([March] 2010)
- in The Official Marvel Index to the X-Men (Marvel, 1987 series) #2 (July 1987)
- in Marvel Masterworks: The X-Men (Marvel, 2003 series) #4 ([October] 2004)
- in Essential Classic X-Men (Marvel, 2006 series) #2 (2006)
- in Marvel Masterworks: The X-Men (Marvel, 2009 series) #4 (2011)
- in The X-Men Omnibus (Marvel, 2009 series) #2 (2011)
-
Indexer Notes
Iceman figure likely redrawn by John Verpoorten. The unaltered cover was published in X-Men # 90. Info per Nick Caputo, June 2012.
Sources for letters credit are The Marvel Comics Index (Olshevsky 1981), The Official Marvel Index to the X-Men (Olshevsky 1987), and The Official Marvel Index to the X-Men (Rosen 1994).
If I Should Die...!
X-Men / comic story / 15 pages
- Script
- Roy Thomas
- Pencils
- Don Heck (credited)
- Inks
- George Tuska (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Sam Rosen (credited)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- In the sombre privacy of X-Men HQ, a stridently angry Angel... flanked by the Iceman... rails against an unseen third party!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- X-Men Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Marvel Girl [Jean Grey]; Angel [Warren Worthington III]; Iceman [Bobby Drake]; Beast [Hank McCoy]]; V: Grotesk [Gor-Tek]; GS: Changeling (death; as Prof. X)
- Synopsis
- Grotesk, still seeking his revenge against humanity, looks for a device to accomplish this task - the oscillotron. Professor X attempts to stop Grotesk single-handedly, but fails; Grotesk turns on the device, but the X-Men arrive in time to help destroy the machine before it can cause a massive earthquake. In the aftermath of the battle, Professor X apparently dies.
- Reprints
-
in Fantastic! (IPC, 1967 series) #82 (7 September 1968) [part 1], #83 (14 September 1968) [part 2] - in Hit Comics (BSV - Williams, 1966 series) #103
-
in Strange (Editions Lug, 1970 series) #42 (5 juin 1973) - in The X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #90 (October 1974)
- in Spidey (Editions Lug, 1979 series) #58 (10 novembre 1984)
- in Marvel Special (Marvel Italia, 1994 series) #15 (Dicembre 1998)
- in Marvel Masterworks: The X-Men (Marvel, 2003 series) #4 ([October] 2004)
- in Essential Classic X-Men (Marvel, 2006 series) #2 (2006)
- in Marvel Masterworks: The X-Men (Marvel, 2009 series) #4 (2011)
- in The X-Men Omnibus (Marvel, 2009 series) #2 (2011)
-
- Keywords
- oscillotron
Statement of Ownership
statement of ownership / 0.3 page
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Total No. Copies Printed (net press run): Average no. copies each issue during preceding 12 months: 445,763. This is located after page 4 of the "If I Should Die...!" feature.
The End...Or the Beginning?
The Origins of the Uncanny X-Men / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Roy Thomas (credited)
- Pencils
- Werner Roth (credited)
- Inks
- Herb Trimpe (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Al Kurzrok (credited)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- To tell the truth, we can think of no better way to begin our senses-shattering chapter, than to quote the very words of the evil mutant named Jack Winters from the final panels of last ish's thriller!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Professor X [Charles Xavier]; Cyclops [Scott Summers] (origin conclusion); Living Diamond [Jack Winters]
- Synopsis
- The Living Diamond is blasted into atoms in his attempt to destroy Professor X and Scott Summers. Afterward, Prof. X asks Scott to be the first member of his fledgling group whose goal is to create trust between humans and mutants.
- Reprints
- in Hit Comics (BSV - Williams, 1966 series) #103
- in Strange (Editions Lug, 1970 series) #42 (5 juin 1973)
- in Amazing Adventures (Marvel, 1979 series) #5 (April 1980)
- in Spidey (Editions Lug, 1979 series) #58 (10 novembre 1984)
- in The Marvel Saga the Official History of the Marvel Universe (Marvel, 1985 series) #4 (March 1986) which is reprinted
-
in Marvel Saga (SatellitFörlaget, 1988 series) #4 - in Essential Marvel Saga (Marvel, 2008 series) #1 (2008)
- in Marvel Special (Marvel Italia, 1994 series) #4 (Luglio 1995)
- in Marvel Masterworks: The X-Men (Marvel, 2003 series) #4 ([October] 2004)
- in Essential Classic X-Men (Marvel, 2006 series) #2 (2006)
- in Marvel Masterworks: The X-Men (Marvel, 2009 series) #4 (2011)
- in The X-Men Omnibus (Marvel, 2009 series) #2 (2011)
-
- Keywords
- ultra-sonic vibration-inducer
Indexer Notes
Scott is given a costume that includes a ruby quartz visor to help control his optic blasts.
[no title indexed]
Mutant Mail-Box / letters page / 2 pages
- Characters
- Beast; Cyclops; Iceman; Jack O'Diamonds; Marvel Girl; Professor Xavier
- Reprints
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
The Death of Professor X
X-Men -
1.
["Skin surface disfigured by pimples?"]
-
2.
If I Should Die...!
X-Men -
3.
Statement of Ownership
-
4.
The End...Or the Beginning?
The Origins of the Uncanny X-Men -
5.
["Come 'n get it, tiger--here's our New Year's gift to you!"]
Marvel Bullpen Bulletins -
6.
[no title indexed]
Mutant Mail-Box -
7.
["204pc Revolutionary War soldiers set"]
-
8.
["Here's a whole treasure chest of fun"]
-
9.
["We're looking for people who like to draw"]
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