CATALOG RECORD
The X-Men #4
first appearance of Scarlet Witch, Quicksilver, Toad and others
WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT
- Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff) — first appearance, also in flashback
- Quicksilver (Pietro Maximoff) — first appearance
- Toad (Mortimer Toynbee) — first appearance
- Mastermind (Jason Wyngarde) — first appearance
Dates
- Cover date
- March 1964
- On sale
- January 3, 1964
- Pages
- 36
Editions and covers (2)
Copies of #4 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. 4 Facsimile Edition (2021). A facsimile reproduces this issue with a modern cover price and barcode; check before buying.
Creators
Stories
- The Brotherhood of Evil Mutants! · 23 pages
Magneto and his new Brotherhood of Evil Mutants steal a freighter and use it to take over the South American nation of Santo Marco. The X-Men invade and take the country back. Xavier is caught in an explosion and loses his mental powers.
Characters
Reprinted in
Fantastic! (1967), The Super-Heroes (1975), Amazing Adventures (1979), Essential Uncanny X-Men (1999), Marvel Super-Heroes (1967), Marvel Masterworks (1987), Uncanny X-Men Masterworks (1993), X-Men: The Early Years (1994), Bring Back the Bad Guys (1998), Marvel Masterworks: The X-Men (1998), X-Men No. 4 [Marvel Legends Reprint] (2002), Marvel Masterworks: The X-Men (2002), Marvel Masterworks: The X-Men (2003), Custom: Deal - Fox Home Entertainment (X-3 Stan Lee Comic) (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), Stan Lee Marvel Treasury Edition (2016), X-Men: Children of the Atom (2019)