CATALOG RECORD
The X-Men #7
first appearance of Zelda Kurtzberg and Bernard the Poet
WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT
- Zelda Kurtzberg (from X-Men) — first appearance
- Bernard the Poet (Marvel) — first appearance
Dates
- Cover date
- September 1964
- On sale
- July 2, 1964
- Pages
- 36
Editions and covers (2)
Copies of #7 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
- The Return of the Blob · 22 pages
The X-Men graduate from Xavier's school. The Professor says he is taking a leave of absence and puts Cyclops in charge. He shows him his new mutant-detecting machine, Cerebro. Magneto finds the Blob and invites him to join the Brotherhood. During a scuffle, Xavier's mental blocks dissolve and Blob remembers the secret of the X-Men. The Blob's name lights up on Cerebro and Scott calls the X-Men back to battle the evil mutants. During the battle, Magneto shoots missiles at the X-Men, even though the Blob is in the line of fire. The Blob, feeling betrayed, decides to return to carnival life.
Characters
Reprinted in
Fantastic! (1967), The Super-Heroes (1975), Essential Uncanny X-Men (1999), Marvel Super-Heroes (1967), Amazing Adventures (1979), X-Men Pocket Book (1981), Marvel Masterworks (1987), X-Men: The Early Years (1994), Marvel Masterworks: The X-Men (1998), Marvel Masterworks: The X-Men (2002), 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), X-Men (Penguin Classics Marvel Collection) (2023)