(March 1973)
Marvel,
1970 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.20 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1972-12-12
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Magazine Management Co., Inc.
- Brand
-
Marvel Comics Group [entire top banner]
- Editing
- Roy Thomas (editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from The Comic Reader #91, November 1972.
This issue has variants:
This issue has variants:
- Parts of this issue are reprinted:
Origin of the Beast!
Beast / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Beast (furry version); Beast (X-Man); El Conquistador
- Reprints
-
in X-Men: Mutations (Marvel, 1996 series) (1996) - in Marvel Masterworks: The X-Men (Marvel, 2003 series) #7 ([October] 2008)
- in Essential Classic X-Men (Marvel, 2006 series) #3 (2009) [black & white]
-
![Cover Thumbnail for Amazing Adventures (1970 series) #17 [British]](https://files1.comics.org//img/gcd/covers_by_id/1357/w100/1357850.jpg?2539699529686199875)
Birth of the Beast!
Beast / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Steve Englehart
- Pencils
- Jim Starlin (credited as Starling)
- Inks
- Mike Esposito
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Denise Wohl
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Beast (furry version); X-Men [Cyclops; Marvel Girl; Angel; Beast; Iceman]; Magneto
- 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) (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 & 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 (p. 1 and p. 20). Last Beast appearance in Amazing Adventures. Beast's next appearance in Incredible Hulk #161. Jim Starlin's name is misspelled as "Starling" in credits.
[no title indexed]
The Origins of the Uncanny X-Men! / comic story / 4 pages
- 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
- The Beast (origin); Hank McCoy (as baby); Norton McCoy; Edna Andrews McCoy (Beast's parents); Bob (Norton McCoy's uncle)(introduction); Paul Martin (introduction)
- 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!]
The Origins of the Uncanny X-Men! / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Arnold Drake
- Pencils
- Werner Roth
- Inks
- John Verpoorten
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Herb Cooper
- Editing
- Stan Lee (Original Editor)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Hank McCoy [Beast] (as young child, teenager, and adult, origin continued); Edna McCoy; Uncle Bob; El Conquistador (name revealed in next issue) (introduction); Chico (name revealed in next issue, introduction)
- 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!]
The Origins of the Uncanny X-Men! / comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Arnold Drake
- Pencils
- Werner Roth
- Inks
- John Tartaglione
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Herb Cooper
- Editing
- Stan Lee (Original Editor)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Beast (origin continued); Hank McCoy (as teenager); Professor X; X-Men [Cyclops; Iceman; Angel]; El Conquistador
- 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!]
The Origins of the Uncanny X-Men! / comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Arnold Drake
- Pencils
- Werner Roth
- Inks
- John Verpoorten
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Sam Rosen
- Editing
- Stan Lee (Original Editor)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Beast (origin continued); Hank McCoy (as teenager); Professor X; X-Men [Cyclops; Iceman; Angel]; Norton McCoy; Edna McCoy; El Conquistador
- 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!]
The Origins of the Uncanny X-Men! / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Arnold Drake
- Pencils
- Werner Roth
- Inks
- John Tartaglione
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Jean Simek
- Editing
- Stan Lee (original editor)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Beast (origin conclusion); Hank McCoy (as teenager); Professor X; X-Men [Cyclops; Iceman; Angel]; Norton McCoy; Edna McCoy; El Conquistador; Chico
- 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!)
Bullpen Bulletins / in-house column / 1 page
Editing
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Table of Contents
-
0.
Origin of the Beast!
Beast -
1.
Birth of the Beast!
Beast -
2.
["A Beast Is Born"]
The Origins of the Uncanny X-Men! -
3.
[This Boy--This Bombshell!]
The Origins of the Uncanny X-Men! -
4.
[The Lure of the Beast-Nappers!]
The Origins of the Uncanny X-Men! -
5.
[The Crimes of the Conquistador!]
The Origins of the Uncanny X-Men! -
6.
[Welcome to the Club, Beast!]
The Origins of the Uncanny X-Men! -
7.
Four or Five Phenomenal Flashes, Fitfully Fashioned to Fight Lethargy! (Or: Those Wedding Bells Are Waking Up That Old Bullpen Gang of Mine!)
Bullpen Bulletins
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