The X-Men #129 [Direct]
(January 1980)

Marvel, 1963 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.40 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [entire top banner]
Editing
Roger Stern (editor); Jim Salicrup (assistant editor); Jim Shooter (editor in chief)

Issue Notes

© 1979 Marvel Comics Group.
This issue is a variant of The X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #129 [Newsstand]. There exist further variants:

Save Us from the Knights of Hellfire! (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
John Byrne (signed as Byrne)
Inks
Terry Austin (signed as austin)
Colors
?
Letters
Danny Crespi
Genre
superhero
Characters
X-Men [Storm; Wolverine [Logan; James Howlett]; Colossus]; Hellfire Knights
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

Crosman Air Guns / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
The trouble with most air guns is that they're too big for smaller kids to handle.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover. Ad for a BB gun.

God Spare the Child... (Table of Contents: 2)

X-Men / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script
John Byrne (credited) (plot); Chris Claremont (credited) (plot, script)
Pencils
John Byrne (credited)
Inks
Terry Austin (credited)
Colors
Bob Sharen (credited)
Letters
Tom Orzechowski (credited)
Job Number
LF608
First Line of Dialogue or Text
It's always hard to bid farewell to those you love.
Genre
superhero
Characters
X-Men [Colossus; Cyclops; Nightcrawler; Phoenix [Jean Grey]; Professor X [Charles Xavier]; Storm; Wolverine [Logan; James Howlett]; Banshee [Sean Cassidy]]; Alex Summers [Havok]; Hellfire Club's Inner Circle [Jason Wyngarde [Mastermind]; Sebastian Shaw (cameo); White Queen [Emma Frost] (introduction)]; Katherine "Kitty" Pryde (introduction); Carmen Pryde (introduction); Terri Pryde (introduction); Lorna Dane [Polaris]; Jamie Madrox [Multiple Man]; Moira MacTaggert; Hellfire Knights; Donald Pierce (cameo); Harry Leland (cameo); Cutler
Synopsis
The X-Men return to the states, but Banshee stays in Scotland with Moira. Upon entering the mansion, the X-Men find Xavier is back and ready to lead the team again. Professor X identifies a new mutant, and the X-Men go to recruit her. The Hellfire Club also tries to woo the young Kitty Pryde into their ranks.
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Keywords
Deerfield; Hellfire Club; Malt Shoppe; Penthouse; Scotland

Indexer Notes

Wolverine reads an issue of Penthouse in the story.

Gumfighting Do's and Dont's (Table of Contents: 3)

Hubba Bubba Bubble Gum / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Appears after page 3 of the main story.

Put Stars on Your T-Shirts! (Table of Contents: 4)

Whoppers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Appears after page 6 of the main story.

New! Electronic Action Toy! (Table of Contents: 5)

Parker Brothers Games; Rom / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Indexer Notes

Advertisement for the Rom Spaceknight toy. Appears before page 7 of the main story.

Mighty Marvel's Big Money-Saving Holiday Offer! (Table of Contents: 6)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?; typeset

Indexer Notes

Appears after page 8 of the main story.

Be Number Yum with BubbleYum (Table of Contents: 7)

Bubble Yum / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Appears before page 9 of the main story.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Star Wars / advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Now, from the greatest movie of all time comes the Kenner Star Wars toy collection!
Genre
adventure; science fiction

Indexer Notes

Centerfold ad for Star Wars toys. Appears after page 10 of the main story.

Mego Introduces Elastic Super Heroes (Table of Contents: 9)

Hulk; Mego Toys; Spider-Man / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
superhero

Indexer Notes

Appears after page 12 of the main story.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Rom / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script
Roger Stern (sourced)
Pencils
Sal Buscema (sourced)
Inks
Sal Buscema (sourced)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
He strikes from outer space...
Genre
superhero
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Indexer Notes

Promo ad for Rom (Marvel, 1979 series) #1. Appears before page 13 of the main story.

[Classified Ads] (Table of Contents: 11)

advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Appears after page 14 of the main story at the top of the page.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Remember how many times you felt left out because you were broke!

Indexer Notes

Appears after page 14 of the main story on the bottom of the page.

[Enter Star Wars Super Stakes!] (Table of Contents: 13)

Star Wars / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
adventure; science fiction
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Appears before page 15 of the main story.

Bullpen Bulletins (Table of Contents: 14)

Bullpen Bulletins; Items; Mighty Marvel Checklist; Stan's Soapbox / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

Script
Stan Lee (signed as Stan) (Stan's Soapbox); ?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Appears after page 16 of the main story.

The Icemaster Cometh (Table of Contents: 15)

Hostess Fruit Pies; Human Torch / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
The city is in the middle of a deep freeze.
Genre
superhero
Characters
Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Icemaster
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Ad for Hostess Fruit Pies. Appears before page 17 of the main story.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16)

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

Script
Chris Claremont
Letters
typeset
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Letters of comment from Stephanie, Mario and Mark Hyacinth, and Margaret O'Connell.

[Classified Ads] (Table of Contents: 17)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Vroooommm
Characters
Superman; Batman; Wonder Woman; Shazam; Robin

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover. Ad for superhero branded vehicles from Corgi.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19)

Lego Toys / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
? (photos)
Inks
? (photos)
Colors
? (photos)
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
You've got to build 'em to believe 'em!

Indexer Notes

Back cover. Ad for the Lego expert builder series.

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Save Us from the Knights of Hellfire!
    X-Men
  2. 1. ["The trouble with most air guns is that they're too big for smaller kids to handle."]
    Crosman Air Guns
  3. 2. God Spare the Child...
    X-Men
  4. 3. Gumfighting Do's and Dont's
    Hubba Bubba Bubble Gum
  5. 4. Put Stars on Your T-Shirts!
    Whoppers
  6. 5. New! Electronic Action Toy!
    Parker Brothers Games; Rom
  7. 6. Mighty Marvel's Big Money-Saving Holiday Offer!
  8. 7. Be Number Yum with BubbleYum
    Bubble Yum
  9. 8. ["Now, from the greatest movie of all time comes the Kenner Star Wars toy collection!"]
    Star Wars
  10. 9. Mego Introduces Elastic Super Heroes
    Hulk; Mego Toys; Spider-Man
  11. 10. ["He strikes from outer space..."]
    Rom
  12. 11. [Classified Ads]
  13. 12. ["Remember how many times you felt left out because you were broke!"]
    Grit Newspaper
  14. 13. [Enter Star Wars Super Stakes!]
    Star Wars
  15. 14. Bullpen Bulletins
    Bullpen Bulletins; Items; Mighty Marvel Checklist; Stan's Soapbox
  16. 15. The Icemaster Cometh
    Hostess Fruit Pies; Human Torch
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    X-Mail
  18. 17. [Classified Ads]
  19. 18. ["Vroooommm"]
  20. 19. ["You've got to build 'em to believe 'em!"]
    Lego Toys
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