X-Men Classics Starring the X-Men #1

(December 1983)

The X-Men -- Remembering When, Three Times Over (Table of Contents: 1)

X-Men / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

John Byrne (credited) (signed as JOHN BYRNE [stacked]) (introduction)

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

[New Splash Page] (Table of Contents: 2)

X-Men / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Mike Zeck (credited)

Inks

Tom Palmer (credited)

Colors

Daina Graziunas (credited)

Letters

Sam Rosen; ?

Genre

superhero

Characters

X-Men: Angel [Warren Worthington III] (featured); Beast [Hank McCoy] (featured); Cyclops [Scott Summers] (featured); Iceman [Bobby Drake] (featured); Marvel Girl [Jean Grey] (featured)
Living Monolith [Ahmet Abdol] (villain) (as Living Pharaoh; surname first revealed); Alex Summers (supporting)

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Reprints

• in The X-Men Omnibus (Marvel, 2009 series) #2 (2011)
• in Marvel Masterworks: The X-Men (Marvel, 2009 series) #6 ([January] 2014)

The Sentinels Live (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script

Roy Thomas (credited)

Pencils

Neal Adams (credited)

Inks

Tom Palmer (credited)

Colors

Daina Graziunas (credited)

Letters

Sam Rosen (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

No...No!! Help!!

Genre

superhero

Characters

Sentinels: Sentinel Number 7 (antagonist) (first appearance of Sentinel Number 7)
X-Men: Angel [Warren Worthington III] (featured); Beast [Hank McCoy] (featured); Cyclops [Scott Summers] (featured); Iceman [Bobby Drake] (featured); Marvel Girl [Jean Grey] (featured)
Ahmet Abdol (villain) (as Living Pharoh; surname first revealed); Judge Chalmers (antagonist) (first appearance of Judge Chalmers); Lorna Dane (supporting); Alex Summers (supporting); Bolivar Trask (flashback) (villain); Larry Trask (flashback) (villain) (in main story and flashback; first appearance of Larry Trask)

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Synopsis

Lorna is attacked by a Sentinel. Alex is paralyzed by his terrible and destructive new powers as the X-Men try to figure out how to help him. The Egyptian authorities arrive and the Living Pharaoh tells them to arrest the X-Men for the destruction of an ancient temple. Alex takes off in the conflict and is attacked by a Sentinel. Learning of the attack on Lorna, Iceman and Beast head back to the states to investigate. They catch a newscast where the son of Bolivar Trask proclaims to the world that the Sentinels are once again active and hunting for mutants.

Reprints

• from The X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #57 (June 1969)

Indexer Notes

this story contains the first appearance of the Sentinel Mk II.

Mission: Murder! (Table of Contents: 4)

X-Men / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script

Roy Thomas (credited)

Pencils

Neal Adams (credited)

Inks

Tom Palmer (credited)

Colors

Daina Graziunas (credited)

Letters

Artie Simek (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Bobby!! Something's--smashing thru the wall--

Genre

superhero

Characters

Sentinels: 6R (villain) (first appearance of 6R); A3 (villain) (first appearance of A3); Sentinel Number 2 (villain) (first appearance of Sentinel Number 2); Sentinel Number 7 (villain); Sentinel Number 8 (villain) (first appearance of Sentinel Number 8); Sentinel Number 9 (villain) (first appearance of Sentinel Number 9)
X-Men: Angel [Warren Worthington III] (featured); Beast [Hank McCoy] (featured); Cyclops [Scott Summers] (featured); Iceman [Bobby Drake] (featured); Marvel Girl [Jean Grey] (featured)
Banshee [Sean Cassidy] (supporting); Judge Chalmers (villain); Lorna Dane (supporting); Havok [Alex Summers] (supporting) (first appearance as Havok); Living Monolith [Ahmet Abdol] (antagonist); Magneto (Android) (death) (villain) (revealed to be android; destroyed); Mesmero [Vincent] (guest); Larry Trask (villain)

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Synopsis

Sentinels attack Beast and Iceman and Bobby sacrifices himself so that Hank can escape. Angel flies back to the states with Cyclops and Jean following close behind. Iceman is taken to Trask's Sentinel base where he meets up with Lorna and Alex, now called Havok with a containment suit built by Trask. Sentinels gather mutants from around the world and bring them to Trask. Fearful of Larry's methods, Chalmers takes the medallion from around his neck and the Sentinels refuse to follow their master as he is revealed to be a mutant.

Reprints

• from The X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #58 (July 1969)

Do or Die, Baby (Table of Contents: 5)

X-Men / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

Roy Thomas (credited)

Pencils

Neal Adams (credited)

Inks

Tom Palmer (credited)

Colors

Daina Graziunas (credited)

Letters

Sam Rosen (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Iceman...The Angel...Lorna Dane...even the steel-shattering youth called Havok...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Sentinels: A3 (villain) (apparent death); C6 (death) (villain) (first and only known appearance; death of C6); R7 (death) (villain) (first and only known appearance; death of R7); Sentinel Number 2 (villain) (apparent death); Sentinel Number 3 (villain) (apparent death); Sentinel Number 5 (villain) (apparent death); Z2 (death) (villain) (first and only known appearance; death of Z2)
X-Men: Banshee [Sean Cassidy] (cameo); Beast [Hank McCoy] (featured); Cyclops [Scott Summers] (featured); Havok [Alex Summers] (supporting); Marvel Girl [Jean Grey] (featured)
Professor Abdol (cameo) (as Professor Abdol); Blob [Frederick Dukes] (cameo) (on a screen); Judge Chalmers (villain); Lorna Dane (cameo); Karl Lykos (cameo) (first appearance of Dr. Karl Lykos); Mastermind [Jason Wyngarde] (cameo) (on a screen); Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff] (supporting); Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff] (supporting); Toad [Mortimer Toynbee] (supporting); Larry Trask (villain); Unus [Gunther Bain] (cameo) (on a screen)

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Synopsis

With Larry Trask revealed to be a mutant, the Sentinels refuse to obey him anymore as they continue to capture mutants and prepare to kill them. Cyclops, Jean and Beast mount an offensive to rescue their captured friends.

Reprints

• from The X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #59 (August 1969) [part 1]

[Cover to X-Men #56] (Table of Contents: 6)

X-Men / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Neal Adams (sourced); John Romita (sourced) (changes to Cyclops)

Inks

Neal Adams (sourced); John Romita (sourced) (changes to Cyclops)

Colors

Daina Graziunas (credited)

Letters

Sam Rosen (credited)

Genre

superhero

Characters

X-Men: Angel [Warren Worthington III] (featured); Beast [Hank McCoy] (featured); Cyclops [Scott Summers] (featured); Iceman [Bobby Drake] (featured); Marvel Girl [Jean Grey] (featured)
Living Monolith [Ahmet Abdol] (villain)

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Reprints

• from The X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #56 (May 1969)

[Unused Cover to X-Men #56] (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Neal Adams (credited)

Inks

Neal Adams ?

Colors

Daina Graziunas (credited)

Letters

Sam Rosen (credited)

Genre

superhero

Characters

X-Men: Angel [Warren Worthington III] (featured); Beast [Hank McCoy] (featured); Cyclops [Scott Summers] (featured); Havok [Alex Summers] (featured); Iceman [Bobby Drake] (featured); Marvel Girl [Jean Grey] (featured)
Living Monolith [Ahmet Abdol] (villain)

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Indexer Notes

Rejected first cover to X-Men #56.

[Cover to X-Men #57] (Table of Contents: 8)

X-Men / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Neal Adams (credited) (sourced)

Inks

Neal Adams ?

Colors

Daina Graziunas (credited)

Letters

Sam Rosen (credited)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Sentinels: Sentinel (villain)
X-Men: Angel [Warren Worthington III] (featured); Beast [Hank McCoy] (featured); Cyclops [Scott Summers] (featured); Iceman [Bobby Drake] (featured); Marvel Girl [Jean Grey] (featured)
Larry Trask (villain)

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Reprints

• from The X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #57 (June 1969)

[Cover to X-Men #58] (Table of Contents: 9)

X-Men / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Neal Adams (credited)

Inks

Neal Adams ?

Colors

Daina Graziunas (credited)

Letters

Sam Rosen (credited)

Genre

superhero

Characters

X-Men: Angel [Warren Worthington III] (featured); Beast [Hank McCoy] (featured); Cyclops [Scott Summers] (featured); Iceman [Bobby Drake] (featured); Marvel Girl [Jean Grey] (featured)
Havok [Alex Summers] (supporting) (first appearance of Havok)

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Reprints

• from The X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #58 (July 1969)