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The X-Men #59

Marvel · Series began 1963 · August 1969

first appearance of Karl Lykos

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Karl Lykos (Sauron) — introduction

Dates

Cover date: August 1969
Pages: 36

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Editions and covers (2)

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Original edition15¢ cover
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UK pence edition1/- [0-1-0 GBP] cover

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Printed cover price 1/- [0-1-0 GBP].
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Publisher’s description

Even after Larry Trask is revealed to be a mutant, the Sentinels still go forward with his last commands made as a “human” -- to destroy all mutants, including him!

Reprinted in

X-Men Classics Starring the X-Men (1983), Giant-Size X-Men (1975), Marvel Superheroes [Marvel Super-Heroes] (1979), X-Men Collector's Edition (1981), The Very Best of the X-Men (1994), X-Men: Visionaries 2: The Neal Adams Collection (1996), Marvel Masterworks: The X-Men (2003), Essential Classic X-Men (2006), Marvel Masterworks: The X-Men (2009), The X-Men Omnibus (2009), X-Men Epic Collection (2014), X-Men: The Adamantium Collection (2014), X-Men by Roy Thomas & Neal Adams (2019), X-Men: Children of the Atom (2019), X-Men (Penguin Classics Marvel Collection) (2023)