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
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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.
Publisher’s description
The Return of the Blob!
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)