Classic X-Men #5 [Direct]
(January 1987)

Marvel, 1986 Series
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Volume
1
Price
1.00 USD; 1.25 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1986-09-23
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 #102.
This issue has variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Arthur Adams (signed)
Inks
P. Craig Russell (signed as PCR)
Colors
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
X-Men [Cyclops; Nightcrawler; Colossus; Wolverine; Havok]
Reprints

[Frontispiece] (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Pencils
Arthur Adams
Inks
P. Craig Russell
Colors
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Havok; Polaris; Eric the Red
Reprints

My Brother, My Enemy (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Chris Claremont
Pencils
Dave Cockrum
Inks
Sam Grainger
Colors
Elaine Lee
Letters
Annette Kawecki (pages 1-5, 7-11, 13-20); Bill Oakley (pages 6, 12)
Editing
Marv Wolfman

Genre
superhero
Characters
X-Men [Professor X; Cyclops; Jean Grey; Storm; Wolverine; Colossus; Banshee; Nightcrawler]; Lilandra; Havok; Polaris; Moira MacTaggert; Eric the Red II (villain); Stephen Lang (cameo)
Synopsis
Eric the Red controls Havok and Polaris and sends them up against the X-Men. After having strange dreams of an outer space battle, Xavier leaves for vacation. Jean rejoins the team.
Reprints

Prison of the Heart (Table of Contents: 3)

X-Men / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Chris Claremont
Pencils
John Bolton
Inks
John Bolton
Colors
Glynis Oliver
Letters
Tom Orzechowski

Genre
superhero
Characters
Colossus
Reprints

[Cover to X-Men #97] (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Pencils
Rich Buckler
Inks
Dave Cockrum
Colors
?
Letters
Danny Crespi

Genre
superhero
Characters
X-Men [Cyclops; Storm; Colossus; Nightcrawler; Havok]
Reprints

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

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

Pencils
John Bolton
Inks
John Bolton
Colors
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Colossus
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Back cover

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    X-Men
  2. 1. [Frontispiece]
    X-Men
  3. 2. My Brother, My Enemy
    X-Men
  4. 3. Prison of the Heart
    X-Men
  5. 4. [Cover to X-Men #97]
    X-Men
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    X-Men
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Peter Croome
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Kelly Langston-Smith
  • Glenn MacKay
  • Stéphane PETIT
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Jim Van Dore