CATALOG RECORD
The X-Men #49
first appearance of Mesmero and Robert McCoy
WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT
- Mesmero (Vincent, from X-Men) — villain, introduction
- Robert McCoy (Marvel) — introduction
Dates
- Cover date
- October 1968
- On sale
- August 13, 1968
- Pages
- 36
Editions and covers
- Original editionSource ↗
Creators
pencils: Jim Steranko, Don Heck, Werner Rothinks: Jim Steranko, John Tartaglione, John Verpoortencolors: Jim Sterankoscript: Arnold Drake, Stan Leeletters: Herb Cooper, Irv Watanabe, Sam Rosen
Stories
- Who Dares Defy... the Demi-Men? · 15 pages
Angel, back at the X-Mansion, learns that Cerebro is active and has detected a high level of mutant activity. Angel contacts Marvel Girl to alert her to his findings and she rounds up the X-Men to search for the heightened source of the mutant activity. As the X-Men search, Iceman is left behind to keep an eye out on a stranger he recently rescued.
- A Beast Is Born · 5 pages
Characters
Scott SummersCyclopsHank McCoyBeastJean GreyBobby DrakeIcemanWarren Worthington IIIErik LehnsherrMagnetoMarvel GirlAngelLorna DaneMesmeroVincentEdna McCoyNorton McCoyRobert McCoy
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 (1970), X-Men: Mutations (1996), Marvel Masterworks: The X-Men (2009), Marvel's Mightiest Heroes (2014), X-Men: Children of the Atom (2019)