Classic X-Men #3 [Direct]
(November 1986)

Marvel, 1986 Series
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Volume
1
Price
1.00 USD; 1.25 CAD; 0.40 GBP
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1986-07-22
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel 25th Anniversary
Editing
Ann Nocenti (editor); Terry Kavanagh (assistant editor); Jim Shooter (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Amazing Heroes #99.
This issue has variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Arthur Adams (signed)
Inks
Arthur Adams (signed)
Colors
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Storm
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Marvel 25th Anniversary Border

Cover Thumbnail for Classic X-Men (Marvel, 1986 series) #3 [Direct] Cover Thumbnail for Classic X-Men (1986 series) #3 [Newsstand]
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[Frontispiece] (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Pencils
Arthur Adams (signed)
Inks
Arthur Adams (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
superhero
Characters
Thunderbird [John Proudstar]
Reprints

Warhunt! (Table of Contents: 2)

X-Men / comic story / 21 pages (report information)

Script
Len Wein (plot); Chris Claremont (plot, writer)
Pencils
Dave Cockrum
Inks
Sam Grainger; Dave Cockrum (page 2)
Colors
Elaine Lee
Letters
Karen Mantlo; Bill Oakley
Editing
Marv Wolfman
Genre
superhero
Characters
X-Men [Professor X; Cyclops; Storm; Wolverine; Colossus; Thunderbird [John Proudstar] (death); Banshee; Nightcrawler]; Count Nefaria (villain); Ani-Men [Frog-Man; Cat-Man; Ape-Man; Bird-Man; Dragonfly] (villains); Beast (cameo flashback)
Synopsis
The X-Men stop Nefaria's nefarious plot, but Thunderbird dies in the process.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

A new original art page 2 was created for this reprint. It was penciled and inked by Dave Cockrum. This reprint is three pages longer than the original story.

Mourning (Table of Contents: 3)

X-Men / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Chris Claremont
Pencils
John Bolton
Inks
John Bolton
Colors
Glynis Oliver
Letters
Tom Orzechowski
Genre
superhero
Characters
X-Men [Professor X; Jean Grey; Colossus; Cyclops; Wolverine; Storm; Nightcrawler; Banshee; Thunderbird [John Proudstar]; James Proudstar [Warpath]
Reprints

[Cover to X-Men #95] (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Pencils
Gil Kane
Inks
Dave Cockrum
Colors
?
Letters
Danny Crespi
Genre
superhero
Characters
X-Men [Storm; Colossus; Thunderbird [John Proudstar]; Nightcrawler]; Ani-Men [Ape-Man; Frog-Man; Cat-Man; Dragonfly]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Pencils
John Bolton (signed)
Inks
John Bolton (signed)
Colors
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
X-Men [Wolverine; Colossus; Nightcrawler; Storm; Banshee; Cyclops; Thunderbird [John Proudstar]]; James Proudstar
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Back Cover

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    X-Men
  2. 1. [Frontispiece]
    X-Men
  3. 2. Warhunt!
    X-Men
  4. 3. Mourning
    X-Men
  5. 4. [Cover to X-Men #95]
    X-Men
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    X-Men
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  • Weldon Adams
  • Peter Croome
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Kelly Langston-Smith
  • Stéphane PETIT
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Jim Van Dore
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