The X-Men
#49
(October 1968)
Marvel,
1963 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.12 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1968-08-13
- 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; 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:
Who Dares Defy -- the Demi-Men?
X-Men / cover / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Jim Steranko (signed as
STERANKO) - Inks
- Jim Steranko (signed as STERANKO)
- Colors
- Jim Steranko (signed as STERANKO) (sourced)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- X-Men: Angel [Warren Worthington III]; Beast [Hank McCoy]; Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Iceman [Bobby Drake]; Marvel Girl [Jean Grey]
- Universe
- Marvel : mainstream
- Reprints
-
in HIP Classics (Classics/Williams, 1969 series) #19146 -
in Los Hombres X (Editora de Periódicos, S. C. L. "La Prensa", 1966 series) #47 -
in Hit Comics (BSV - Williams, 1966 series) #146 -
in Une Aventure des X-Men (Editions Lug, 1975 series) #1 (2ème trimestre 1975) [partially] -
in The Official Marvel Index to the X-Men (Marvel, 1987 series) #3 (September 1987) - in Marvel Comics Presents the X-Men (Marvel, 1988 series) ([1988]) [cover]
-
in Marvel Special (Marvel Italia, 1994 series) #14 (Luglio 1998) - in Marvel Visionaries: Jim Steranko (Marvel, 2002 series) ([September] 2002)
- in Marvel Masterworks: The X-Men (Marvel, 2003 series) #5 ([August] 2005), #5 [Regular Edition] ([August] 2005) [cover]
- in Essential Classic X-Men (Marvel, 2006 series) #2 (2006) [black and white]
- in The X-Men Omnibus (Marvel, 2009 series) #2 (2011)
- in X-Men Epic Collection (Marvel, 2014 series) #3 - The Sentinels Live (2018) [recolored; new trade dress], #3 - The Sentinels Live (2018)
- in X-Men: Children of the Atom (Marvel, 2019 series) #[4] - X-Men: Silver Age Vol. 4 - Twilight of the Mutants (2019) [new trade dress]
-
[no title indexed]
Joe Weider / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Tired of being 'skinny'?
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover. Ad for a weight gain product.
Who Dares Defy... the Demi-Men?
X-Men / comic story / 15 pages
- Script
- Arnold Drake (credited)
- Pencils
- Don Heck (credited) (sourced) (breakdowns); Werner Roth (credited) (finished art)
- Inks
- John Tartaglione (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Herb Cooper (credited)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Eerie feeling--returning to the house that was our headquarters!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- X-Men: Angel [Warren Worthington III]; Beast [Hank McCoy]; Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Iceman [Bobby Drake]; Marvel Girl [Jean Grey]
Lorna Dane (introduction); Magneto [Erik Lehnsherr] (cameo flashback); Mesmero [Vincent] (villain, introduction); Demi-Men (villain; introduction) - Universe
- Marvel : mainstream
- Synopsis
- Angel, back at the X-Mansion, learns that Cerebro is active and has detected a high level of mutant activity. Angel contacts Marvel Girl to alert her to his findings and she rounds up the X-Men to search for the heightened source of the mutant activity. As the X-Men search, Iceman is left behind to keep an eye out on a stranger he recently rescued.
- Reprints
- in Hit Comics (BSV - Williams, 1966 series) #146
- in Strange (Editions Lug, 1970 series) #50 (5 février 1974)
- in Spidey (Editions Lug, 1979 series) #66 (10 juillet 1985) [Moins [Minus] 1 page]
- in Marvel Special (Marvel Italia, 1994 series) #16 (Marzo 1999)
- in Marvel Masterworks: The X-Men (Marvel, 2003 series) #5 ([August] 2005)
- in Essential Classic X-Men (Marvel, 2006 series) #2 (2006) [black and white]
- in The X-Men Omnibus (Marvel, 2009 series) #2 (2011)
- in X-Men Epic Collection (Marvel, 2014 series) #3 - The Sentinels Live (2018)
-
Indexer Notes
X-Men rejoined as a team.
A Beast Is Born
Beast; X-Men / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Arnold Drake (credited)
- Pencils
- Werner Roth (credited)
- Inks
- John Verpoorten (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Irv Watanabe (credited as I. Watanabe)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- That nuclear pile is getting ready to blow!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Beast [Hank McCoy] (origin beginning, as baby); Edna McCoy (also in flashback); Norton McCoy (also in flashback); Robert McCoy (introduction); Paul Martin (introduction); John
- Universe
- Marvel : mainstream
- Reprints
- in Amazing Adventures (Marvel, 1970 series) #17 (March 1973) [pages 2-5] which is reprinted
- in Frankenstein (Arédit-Artima, 1975 series) #1 (2ème trimestre 1975) [N&B et recadré [B&W and reframed]]
- in Strange (Editions Lug, 1970 series) #50 (5 février 1974)
- in Spidey (Editions Lug, 1979 series) #66 (10 juillet 1985)
- in X-Men: Mutations (Marvel, 1996 series) ([December] 1996) [pages 2-5]
- in Marvel Special (Marvel Italia, 1994 series) #12 (Novembre 1997) [abridged]
- in Marvel Masterworks: The X-Men (Marvel, 2003 series) #5 ([August] 2005)
- in Essential Classic X-Men (Marvel, 2006 series) #2 (2006) [black & white]
- in The X-Men Omnibus (Marvel, 2009 series) #2 (2011)
- in Marvel Classic (Panini France, 2011 series) #6 (avril 2012)
- in X-Men Epic Collection (Marvel, 2014 series) #3 - The Sentinels Live (2018)
-
Indexer Notes
The Origins of the Uncanny X-Men! part 12, origin of the Beast part 1, page 1 of this story is not reprinted in the Amazing Adventures #17 and X-Men: Mutations #nn reprints.
Stop the Presses! Here's Some Scoops and Scuttlebutt to Knock You Outta Your Teepee!
Bullpen Bulletins; Mighty Marvel Checklist; Stan's Soapbox / in-house column / 1 page
- Feature Logo
Marvel Bullpen Bulletins [times three]- Characters
- Beast
Indexer Notes
Includes Stan's Soapbox, Items, and The Mighty Marvel Checklist.
[no title indexed]
Mutant Mail-Box / letters page / 2 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Werner Roth (illustration)
- Inks
- John Tartaglione (illustration)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Sam Rosen; typeset
- Characters
- Angel; Beast; Cyclops; Iceman; Marvel Girl
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Letters from: George Winston, Corinne C. Sherton, Tom Flynn, Tony Isabella, Colin Sievers, Vic Rosello, Aaron Hamilton, Tom Brines, Michael Maida, and Gerry McCartor; Know Ye These, the Hallowed Ranks of Marveldom.
[no title indexed]
Spider-Man / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Now in full color!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Spider-Man; Green Goblin
Indexer Notes
Promo for the Spectacular Spider-Man title.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
Who Dares Defy -- the Demi-Men?
X-Men -
1.
["Tired of being 'skinny'?"]
Joe Weider -
2.
Who Dares Defy... the Demi-Men?
X-Men -
3.
A Beast Is Born
Beast; X-Men -
4.
Stop the Presses! Here's Some Scoops and Scuttlebutt to Knock You Outta Your Teepee!
Bullpen Bulletins; Mighty Marvel Checklist; Stan's Soapbox -
5.
[no title indexed]
Mutant Mail-Box -
6.
["Now in full color!"]
Spider-Man -
7.
["Good news for you who want to make extra money easily!"]
Creative Card Company -
8.
["We're looking for people who like to draw"]
Famous Artists School
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
- Darrel McCann
- Mike Nielsen
- Stéphane PETIT
- Derek Reinhard
- Tony R. Rose
- Ramon Schenk
- Jim Van Dore
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