The X-Men #139 [Direct]

(November 1980)

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Monogram Models / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

...Something Wicked This Way Comes! (Table of Contents: 2)

X-Men / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script

John Byrne (plot); Chris Claremont (plot, script)

Pencils

John Byrne

Inks

Terry Austin

Colors

Glynis Oliver

Letters

Tom Orzechowski

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Angel--look out!

Genre

superhero

Characters

X-Men [Professor X; Angel [Warren Worthington III] (joins); Storm; Wolverine [Logan]; Colossus; Nightcrawler; Sprite [Kitty Pryde]]; Heather Hudson (introduction); Stevie Hunter (introduction); Alpha Flight [Vindicator [James MacDonald Hudson; Guardian]; Shaman; Snowbird]; Hulk [Bruce Banner] (flashback); Joe Parnall (flashback); Wendigo [Paul Cartier] (flashback); Marie Cartier (flashback); Eileen Parnall (flashback); Tommy Parnall (flashback); Wendigo (villain)

Synopsis

The X-Men begin to train together with their new line-up. Kitty tries to adjust to life as an X-Man. Wolverine and Nightcrawler head to Canada to help Alpha Flight track down Wendigo.

Reprints

• in Marvel-Maxi-Pockets (Condor, 1980 series) #5
• in Marvel Superheroes [Marvel Super-Heroes] (Marvel UK, 1979 series) #396 (April 1983)
• in Spécial Strange (Editions Lug, 1975 series) #34 (10 décembre 1983) [Moins/Minus 2 pages]
• in Prosjekt X (Semic, 1984 series) #10/1985 (uke 41 1985)
• in Superaventuras Marvel (Editora Abril, 1982 series) #40 (08/10/85)
• in Die Gruppe X (Condor, 1985 series) #6 (1986)
• in L'Uomo Ragno (Edizioni Star Comics, 1987 series) #20 (Gennaio 1989), #21 (Febbraio 1989)
• in Classic X-Men (Marvel, 1986 series) #45 (March 1990)
which is reprinted
• in X-Men Saga (Semic S.A., 1990 series) #18 ([octobre] 1994) [-2 pages]
• in The Uncanny X-Men Annual 1992 (Marvel UK, 1992 series) (1992) [1 p. edited out]
• in Essential X-Men (Marvel, 1996 series) #2 ([August] 1997) [black and white]
• in Wizard Wolverine Masterpiece Edition (Marvel; Wizard, 2004 series) #1 (December 2004)
• in Marvel Masterworks: The Uncanny X-Men (Marvel, 2003 series) #5 ([January] 2005)
• in X-Men [pocket] (Egmont, 2006 series) #1 (2006)
• in X-Men: Alpha Flight (Marvel, 2011 series) (2011)
• in Marvel Gold. La Imposible Patrulla-X (Panini España, 2011 series) #2 - Días del Futuro Pasado
• in Marvel. Официальная коллекция комиксов (Ашет Коллекция [Hachette], 2014 series) #11 - Люди Икс: Дни Минувшего Будущего
• in The Uncanny X-Men Omnibus (Marvel, 2006 series) #2 (2014)
• in Marvel Héroes (Panini España, 2012 series) #56 - Alpha Flight de John Byrne (Septiembre 2014)
• in Universo Marvel (Levoir, 2014 series) #9 - X-Men: Dias de um Futuro Esquecido
• in Alpha Flight by John Byrne Omnibus (Marvel, 2017 series) (2017)
• in X-Men Epic Collection (Marvel, 2014 series) #7 - The Fate of the Phoenix (2021)
• in X-Men - La Collection Mutante (Hachette, 2020 series) #43 - Days of future past (mai 2022)

Keywords

Big Moose Creek; Danger Room; Ottawa; Salem Center

Indexer Notes

First Wolverine in brown costume. First reference to Wolverine’s first appearance in Incredible Hulk #181 (shown as flashback).

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

X-Mail / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script

Chris Claremont

Letters

typeset

Reprints

• in The Uncanny X-Men Omnibus (Marvel, 2006 series) #2 (2014)

Indexer Notes

Letters of comment from Dennis Mallonee, Terry Black, Eric L. Waters, and April Curry; includes The Mighty Marvel Checklist.

The Power of Gold! (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Hostess Twinkies; Mister Fantastic [Mr. Fantastic] / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

100 pc Toy Soldier Set $1.98 (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

100 Toy Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Lego Toys / advertisement / 1 page (report information)