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The X-Men #43

Marvel · Series began 1963 · April 1968

Dates

Cover date
April 1968
On sale
February 8, 1968
Pages
36

Editions and covers

Creators

pencils: John Buscema, Lumen Winter, George Tuska, Werner Roth, Don Heckinks: John Buscema, Lumen Winter, John Tartaglione, John Verpoorten, George Tuskaletters: Sam Rosen, Artie Simekscript: Roy Thomas, Stan Lee

Stories

  • The Torch Is Passed...! · 15 pages

    The X-Men attend Professor X's funeral and are surprised when Quicksilver shows up. Returning to the mansion, the X-Men are greeted by a posthumous message from Xavier passing the torch on to his students. Quicksilver returns to Magneto's lair and is plagued with doubt about leaving the Avengers to rejoin his old master but fears for his sister's health. The X-Men lay a trap and attack Magneto and his Brotherhood but the bad guys quickly gain the upper hand.

  • Call Him... Cyclops! · 5 pages

    An explanation of Cyclops' powers.

Characters

Steve RogersCaptain AmericaBruce BannerHulkScott SummersCyclopsHank McCoyBeastJean GreyClint BartonBobby DrakeWanda MaximoffScarlet WitchIcemanWarren Worthington IIIHawkeyeHank PymJanet Van DyneWaspErik LehnsherrMagnetoMarvel GirlAngelPietro MaximoffQuicksilverHerculesFred DukesBlobToadMortimer Toynbee

Reprinted in

Fantastic! (1967), Marvel Masterworks: The X-Men (2003), Essential Classic X-Men (2006), The X-Men Omnibus (2009), X-Men Epic Collection (2014), The Mighty World of Marvel (1972), Giant-Size X-Men (1975), The Titans Annual (1976), Amazing Adventures (1979), Marvel Comic (1979), Marvel Masterworks (1987), Marvel Milestone Edition: Giant-Size X-Men #1 (1991), Essential X-Men (1996), Marvel Masterworks: The X-Men (2009), X-Men: Children of the Atom (2019)

Run and key data from the Grand Comics Database (comics.org), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Identifiers and aliases from Wikidata (CC0).

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