WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT
first X-Men
- Cyclops (Scott Summers) — introduction
- Beast (Hank McCoy) — introduction
- Iceman (Bobby Drake) — introduction
- Professor X (Charles Xavier) — introduction
- Magneto (Erik Lehnsherr / Max Eisenhardt) — introduction
- Marvel Girl (Jean Grey) — introduction, joins team
- Angel (Warren Worthington III) — introduction
Dates
- Cover date
- September 1963
- On sale
- July 2, 1963
- Pages
- 36
Editions and covers (2)
Copies of #1 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.
- Original edition12¢ coverSource ↗
- UK pence edition9d [0-0-9 GBP] cover
British
Printed cover price 9d [0-0-9 GBP].
This edition’s page
X-Men No. 1 Facsimile Edition (2019), X-Men No. 1 Facsimile Edition (2023). A facsimile reproduces this issue with a modern cover price and barcode; check before buying.
Creators
Stories
- X-Men · 23 pages
After a day of training and meeting Jean Grey, a new student at Professor X's school, the X-Men go on their first assignment: stopping a mutant named Magneto from taking over an Air Force base.
Characters
Reprinted in
Fantastic! (1967), The Mighty World of Marvel (1972), The Super-Heroes (1975), Amazing Adventures (1979), Essential Uncanny X-Men (1999), X-Men No. 1 Facsimile Edition (2023), Marvel Tales Annual (1964), Son of Origins of Marvel Comics (1975), Marvel Superheroes Annual (1980), The Marvel Saga the Official History of the Marvel Universe (1985), Marvel Masterworks (1987), Marvel Milestone Edition: X-Men #1 (1991), Uncanny X-Men Masterworks (1993), Marvel Milestone Edition: The X-Men (1993), X-Men: The Early Years (1994), Marvel Limited: Fantastic Firsts (1994), Marvel Limited: X-Men Famous Firsts (1995), Son of Origins of Marvel Comics Revised Edition (1997), Marvel Masterworks: The X-Men (1998), The 100 Greatest Marvels of All Time (2001)