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The X-Men #56

Marvel · Series began 1963 · May 1969

first appearance of Living Monolith

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Living Monolith (Ahmet Abdol, Living Pharaoh) — villain, first appearance as Living Monolith, also as Living Pharaoh

Dates

Cover date: May 1969
On sale: March 11, 1969
Pages: 36

Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #56 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Original edition12¢ cover
Source ↗
UK pence edition1/- [0-1-0 GBP] cover

British

Printed cover price 1/- [0-1-0 GBP].
This edition’s page

Creators

pencils: John Romita, Neal Adams, Steve Ditko, Larry Lieber, Werner Roth, Don Heckinks: Neal Adams, John Romita, Tom Palmer, Steve Ditko, Vince Colletta, Sam Graingerletters: Neal Adams, Sam Rosen, Herb Cooper, Sam Graingerscript: Neal Adams, Roy Thomas, Stan Leecolors: Neal Adams

Stories

What Is... the Power? · 15 pages
In the Egyptian desert, the X-Men battle the Living Pharaoh and his men. The Pharaoh takes off with Alex and siphons off his mutant powers to turn himself into the Living Monolith. As the X-Men battle the Monolith, Alex turns the tables by taking back his power and more, stopping the Monolith and destroying the ancient temple where he has been trapped. Alex warns his friends to stay away as he has no control over the destructive powers coursing through his body.
The Flying A-Bomb! · 5 pages
Cyclops and Iceman try to convince a reluctant Angel to join the X-Men.

Characters

Scott SummersCyclopsHank McCoyBeastJean GreyBobby DrakeIcemanWarren Worthington IIICharles XavierProfessor XMarvel GirlAngelAlex SummersHavokAhmet AbdolLiving Monolith

Reprinted in

Marvel Masterworks: The X-Men (2003), Essential Classic X-Men (2006), The X-Men Omnibus (2009), Marvel Masterworks: The X-Men (2009), X-Men Epic Collection (2014), Sinister Tales (1964), Marvel Superheroes [Marvel Super-Heroes] (1979), X-Men Winter Special (1981), X-Men Collector's Edition (1981), X-Men: Visionaries 2: The Neal Adams Collection (1996), X-Men by Roy Thomas & Neal Adams (2019), X-Men: Children of the Atom (2019)