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The X-Men #15

Marvel · Series began 1963 · December 1965

first appearance of Master Mold, Edna McCoy and Norton McCoy

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WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT

Master Mold (Sentinel) — introduction
Edna McCoy (X-Men, Beast's mother) — introduction, flashback
Norton McCoy (X-Men, Beast's father) — introduction, flashback

Dates

Cover date: December 1965
On sale: October 5, 1965
Pages: 36

Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #15 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Original edition12¢ cover
Source ↗
UK pence edition10d [0-0-10 GBP] cover

British

Printed cover price 10d [0-0-10 GBP].
This edition’s page

Creators

pencils: Jack Kirby, Werner Roth, Steve Ditkoinks: Dick Ayers, Steve Ditko, Joe Sinnottletters: Sam Rosen, Artie Simekscript: Stan Lee

Stories

Prisoners of the Mysterious Master Mold! · 20 pages
The X-Men invade the Sentinel's underground complex but are captured. Beast is taken before the Sentinel's leader, Master Mold, and has his mind probed. Master Mold commands Trask to make an army of Sentinels so they can take over the world.

Characters

Scott SummersCyclopsHank McCoyBeastJean GreyBobby DrakeIcemanWarren Worthington IIICharles XavierProfessor XMarvel GirlAngelMaster MoldBolivar TraskEdna McCoyNorton McCoy

Reprinted in

Fantastic! (1967), The Super-Heroes (1975), X-Men Pocket Book (1981), Essential Uncanny X-Men (1999), Marvel Masterworks: The X-Men (2003), Marvel Masterworks (1987), X-Men: The Early Years (1994), Marvel Masterworks: The X-Men (2009), The X-Men Omnibus (2009), X-Men Epic Collection (2014), X-Men: Children of the Atom (2019), Mighty Marvel Masterworks: The X-Men (2021), X-Men (Penguin Classics Marvel Collection) (2023)