CATALOG RECORD

The X-Men #129

Marvel · Series began 1963 · January 1980

first appearance of Kitty Pryde, Emma Frost, Black King and others

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WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT

Kitty Pryde (Sprite / Shadowcat / Star-Lord) — first appearance
Emma Frost (White Queen) — first appearance
Black King (Sebastian Shaw) — first appearance
Donald Pierce (Marvel, Reavers) — first appearance
Black Bishop (Harry Leland) — first appearance
Carmen Pryde (Marvel) — first appearance
Theresa Pryde (Marvel) — first appearance

Dates

Cover date: January 1980
Pages: 36

Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #129 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Newsstand edition40¢ cover

Newsstand

A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

Barcode 0714860246101
This edition’s page
Direct edition40¢ cover

Direct

No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.
This edition’s page
UK pence edition0.12 GBP cover

British

Printed cover price 0.12 GBP.
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Facsimile reprints exist

X-Men No. 129 Facsimile Edition (2023). A facsimile reproduces this issue with a modern cover price and barcode; check before buying.

Reprinted in

Rampage Monthly (1978), The Dark Phoenix Saga: The Uncanny X-Men (1984), The Uncanny X-Men (1984), Classic X-Men (1986), Marvel Limited: X-Men Famous Firsts (1995), Essential X-Men (1996), X-Men Vol. 1, No. 129 [Marvel Legends Reprint] (2003), Marvel Masterworks: The Uncanny X-Men (2003), The Uncanny X-Men Omnibus (2006), X-Men: The Dark Phoenix Saga (2006), Marvel Masterworks: The Uncanny X-Men (2009), X-Men: Dark Phoenix Saga (2010), X-Men: We Are the X-Men (2010), The Ultimate Graphic Novels Collection (2011), X-Men Epic Collection (2014), X-Men: Dark Phoenix Saga Omnibus (2018), X-Men Milestones: Dark Phoenix Saga (2019), X-Men: Children of the Atom (2019), True Believers: X-Men - Kitty Pryde & Emma Frost (2019), Phoenix Omnibus (2021)