CATALOG RECORD

Astonishing X-Men #1

Marvel · Series began 1999 · September 1999

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Dates

Cover date: September 1999
On sale: July 28, 1999
Pages: 36

Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #1 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Direct edition

Direct Edition

No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.

Barcode 75960604772700111
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Marvel Authentix Sketch Cover
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Newsstand edition

Newsstand

A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

Barcode 75960604772701
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Creators

pencils: Brandon Petersoninks: Tim Townsend, Dan Panosiancolors: Liquid!script: Howard Mackieletters: Jon Babcock

Stories

Call to Arms! · 22 pages
After Xavier disbands the X-Men, Jean collects a new team to try and help Nina and her friends. When the new X-Folk reach Bastion's fortress, they discover it has been overthrown by a mysterious villain. The X-Men rescue Nina and get away.

Reprinted in

X-Men Universe (1999), Marvel Authentix: Astonishing X-Men (1999), Astonishing X-Men: Deathwish (2000), X-Men: The Shattering (2009), X-Men vs. Apocalypse: The Twelve Omnibus (2019)