CATALOG RECORD
The X-Men #2
first appearance of Fred Duncan and Colonel Hendershoot
WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT
- Fred Duncan (Marvel) — introduction
- Colonel Hendershoot (Marvel) — introduction
Dates
- Cover date
- November 1963
- On sale
- September 3, 1963
- Pages
- 36
Values
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Editions and covers (2)
Copies of #2 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].
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Creators
Stories
- No One Can Stop the Vanisher · 22 pages
The X-Men continue training to confront newly arrived evil mutant, the Vanisher, who is able to instantaneously teleport, and who is threatening to steal secret U.S. military defense plans. Iceman seems to be jealous of the attention Marvel Girl is paying to Cyclops.
Publisher’s description
The X-men are called home from patrol by Professor X who is concerned about a new menace. Angel is mobbed by a group of girls who want autographs or kisses and Cyclops is able to save some construction workers. The X-men return home as quickly as possible to watch a mental project of a new threat called the Vanisher.
Characters
Reprinted in
Fantastic! (1967), The Super-Heroes (1975), Amazing Adventures (1979), Essential Uncanny X-Men (1999), Marvel Super-Heroes (1967), Star Heroes Pocket Book (1980), Marvel Masterworks (1987), Uncanny X-Men Masterworks (1993), X-Men: The Early Years (1994), Marvel Masterworks: The X-Men (1998), Marvel Masterworks: The X-Men (2002), X-Men: Children of the Atom (2005), Komikai Micro Comics Ultimate Marvel (2005), Target X-Men Classic (2006), The X-Men Omnibus (2009), Marvel Masterworks: The X-Men (2009), X-Men Epic Collection (2014), Marvel Famous Firsts: 75th Anniversary Masterworks Slipcase Set (2014), X-Men: Children of the Atom (2019), Mighty Marvel Masterworks: The X-Men (2021)