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The X-Men #44

Marvel · Series began 1963 · May 1968

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Rocky Beasely (Marvel) — introduction, villain

Dates

Cover date: May 1968
On sale: March 7, 1968
Pages: 36

Editions and covers

Original edition
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Creators

pencils: Marie Severin, Don Heck, Lumen Winter, Werner Roth, George Tuskainks: John Tartaglione, Marie Severin, Lumen Winter, John Verpoortenletters: Sam Rosen, Artie Simekscript: Roy Thomas, Gary Friedrich, Stan Lee

Stories

Red Raven, Red Raven...! · 15 pages
The X-Men have been defeated and captured by Magneto. Warren escapes to seek the assistance of the Avengers; en route to New York and the Avengers, Angel encounters an island guarded over by Red Raven and learns the secrets of a lost race of bird-people.
The Iceman Cometh! · 5 pages
Rocky and his rowdy group of thugs turn up to snatch Judy away from a date she is on with Bobby. Bobby fights back to protect Judy and during the altercation he utilizes his mutant abilities. The townsfolk soon learn of Bobby's abilities, hunt him down and then imprison him.

Characters

Scott SummersCyclopsHank McCoyBeastJean GreyBobby DrakeWanda MaximoffScarlet WitchIcemanWarren Worthington IIICharles XavierProfessor XErik LehnsherrMagnetoMarvel GirlAngelPietro MaximoffQuicksilverToadMortimer ToynbeeRed RavenWilliam DrakeMadeline BassKing Aerivar XVIIIRocky Beasely

Reprinted in

Marvel Masterworks: The X-Men (2003), Essential Classic X-Men (2006), The X-Men Omnibus (2009), X-Men Epic Collection (2014), Amazing Adventures (1979), The Marvel Saga the Official History of the Marvel Universe (1985), Marvel Masterworks: The X-Men (2009), X-Men: Children of the Atom (2019), X-Men (Penguin Classics Marvel Collection) (2023)