X-Men Annual #9 [Direct]
(1985)

Marvel, 1970 Series
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Volume
1
Price
1.25 USD; 0.50 GBP; 1.50 CAD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
annually
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel [standalone or inside vertical box]
Editing
Ann Nocenti (editor); Jim Shooter (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

Indicia title: X-Men® Annual Vol. 1 No. 9; cover title: Giant-Sized Annual X-Men®
This issue has variants:
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

The Saga of Storm: Goddess of Thunder (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Arthur Adams (signed); Walter Simonson (signed as Simonson (brontosaurus))
Inks
Arthur Adams (signed); Walter Simonson (signed as Simonson (brontosaurus))
Colors
?
Letters
Ron Zalme
Genre
superhero
Characters
Storm; Colossus; Cyclops; Wolverine; Nightcrawler; Rachel Summers; Rogue; Kitty Pryde; Cannonball; Sunspot; Rahne; Dani Moonstar; Illyana Rasputin; Karma; Cypher; Warlock
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Indexer Notes

Cover is an homage to the cover of Journey Into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #83. Walt Simonson drew the buildings.

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There's No Place Like Home (Table of Contents: 1)

X-Men / comic story / 48 pages (report information)

Script
Chris Claremont
Pencils
Arthur Adams
Inks
Mike Mignola; Arthur Adams; Al Gordon
Colors
Petra Goldberg
Letters
Tom Orzechowski
Genre
superhero
Characters
X-Men [Cyclops; Storm; Wolverine; Colossus; Rogue; Nightcrawler; Kitty Pryde; Rachel Summers [Phoenix]]; Lockheed; Madelyne Pryor; Valkyrie; Eitri; Brightwind; Wolf Prince; New Mutants [Cannonball; Sunspot; Doug Ramsey [Cypher]; Magma; Wolfsbane [Rahne]; Magik [Illyana Rasputin]; Karma; Mirage [Dani Moonstar]; Warlock]; Loki (villain); Hela (villain); Enchantress (villain); Karnilla (villain); Rock Trolls (villains)
Synopsis
The X-Men travel to Asgard to free the New Mutants and Storm from Loki's enchantments.
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Indexer Notes

Continued from New Mutants Special Edition (Marvel, 1985 series) #1.
Continues in The Uncanny X-Men (Marvel, 1981 series) #200.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Saga of Storm: Goddess of Thunder
    X-Men
  2. 1. There's No Place Like Home
    X-Men
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