The X-Men #43
(April 1968)

Marvel, 1963 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1968-02-08
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 (credited) (editor)

Issue Notes

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

The Power of Magneto (Table of Contents)

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

Script
?
Pencils
John Buscema
Inks
John Buscema
Colors
Marie Severin ?
Letters
Sam Rosen

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

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

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Lumen Winter
Inks
Lumen Winter
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Gigantic art mural offer!

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover. Lumen's name is misspelled as "Luman" in the ad.

The Torch Is Passed...! (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Roy Thomas (credited)
Pencils
George Tuska (credited)
Inks
John Tartaglione (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
For the grieving X-Men, life must go on...
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Avengers: Captain America [Steve Rogers] (cameo flashback); Goliath [Hank Pym] (cameo flashback); Hawkeye [Clint Barton] (cameo flashback); Hercules (cameo flashback); Wasp [Janet Van Dyne] (cameo flashback)
Brotherhood of Evil Mutants: Magneto [Erik Lehnsherr]; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff] (rejoins team); Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff] (rejoins team); Toad [Mortimer Toynbee]
X-Men: Angel [Warren Worthington III]; Beast [Hank McCoy]; Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Iceman [Bobby Drake]; Marvel Girl [Jean Grey]
Changeling (impersonating Professor X, on video screen); Reverend Brown
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
The X-Men attend Professor X's funeral and are surprised when Quicksilver shows up. Returning to the mansion, the X-Men are greeted by a posthumous message from Xavier passing the torch on to his students. Quicksilver returns to Magneto's lair and is plagued with doubt about leaving the Avengers to rejoin his old master but fears for his sister's health. The X-Men lay a trap and attack Magneto and his Brotherhood but the bad guys quickly gain the upper hand.
Reprints

Call Him... Cyclops! (Table of Contents: 3)

Cyclops / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Roy Thomas (credited)
Pencils
Werner Roth (credited)
Inks
John Verpoorten (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Artie Simek (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The aerial agility of the Angel--the strength of the Beast--the telekinetic ability of Marvel Girl--the sub-zero stunts of Iceman!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Blob [Frederick Dukes] (cameo); Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Hulk [Bruce Banner] (cameo); Tyrannus [Romulus Augustulus] (cameo); Vanisher [Telford Porter]
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
An explanation of Cyclops' powers.
Reprints

Here It Is! Proof Positive That the Biggest Brains at Marvel --- Don't Know What They're Doing! (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script
Stan Lee; ?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Stan's Soapbox, Items, list of 26 M.M.M.S. members, The Mighty Marvel Checklist.

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

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

Script
Roy Thomas
Pencils
Don Heck (illustrations)
Inks
George Tuska (illustrations)
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen; typeset

Characters
Angel; Iceman; Marvel Girl; Professor Xavier
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Letters from: Bill Labrie, Harvey Stabbe, David Koester, Ken Hutchins, Craig Miller, Charles Bewersdorf, Pauline Deeley, and Guy Lillian III.

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

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
We're looking for people who like to draw
Characters
Norman Rockwell

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover. Ad for the Famous Artists School.

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

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Back cover. Ad for the American Seed Company.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Power of Magneto
    X-Men
  2. 1. ["Gigantic art mural offer!"]
  3. 2. The Torch Is Passed...!
    X-Men
  4. 3. Call Him... Cyclops!
    Cyclops
  5. 4. Here It Is! Proof Positive That the Biggest Brains at Marvel --- Don't Know What They're Doing!
    Bullpen Bulletins; Mighty Marvel Checklist; Stan's Soapbox
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Mutant Mail-Box
  7. 6. ["We're looking for people who like to draw"]
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
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