CATALOG RECORD
The X-Men #57
first appearance of Lawrence Trask, Robert Chalmers and Sentinel Number 7
WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT
- Lawrence Trask (Marvel) — first appearance
- Robert Chalmers (Marvel) — first appearance
- Sentinel Number 7 (Marvel) — first appearance
- Sentinel MK II (Marvel) — first appearance
Dates
- Cover date
- June 1969
- On sale
- April 10, 1969
- Pages
- 36
Editions and covers (2)
Copies of #57 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.
- Original edition12¢ coverSource ↗
- UK pence edition1/- [0-1-0 GBP] cover
British
Printed cover price 1/- [0-1-0 GBP].
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Creators
Stories
- The Sentinels Live! · 15 pages
Lorna is attacked by a Sentinel. Alex is paralyzed by his terrible and destructive new powers as the X-Men try to figure out how to help him. The Egyptian authorities arrive, and the Living Pharaoh tells them to arrest the X-Men for the destruction of an ancient temple. Alex takes off in the conflict and is attacked by a Sentinel. Learning of the attack on Lorna, Iceman and Beast head back to the States to investigate. They catch a newscast where the son of Bolivar Trask proclaims to the world that the Sentinels are once again active and hunting for mutants.
- The Female of the Species! · 5 pages
An explanation of Marvel Girl's powers.
Characters
Reprinted in
Giant-Size X-Men (1975), Marvel Masterworks: The X-Men (2003), Essential Classic X-Men (2006), Marvel Masterworks: The X-Men (2009), The X-Men Omnibus (2009), X-Men Epic Collection (2014), The Cat (1972), The Titans Annual (1976), Marvel Superheroes [Marvel Super-Heroes] (1979), X-Men Collector's Edition (1981), X-Men Classics Starring the X-Men (1983), The Thing Is Big Ben Summer Special (1984), Marvel Milestone Edition: Giant-Size X-Men #1 (1991), The Very Best of the X-Men (1994), X-Men: Visionaries 2: The Neal Adams Collection (1996), Essential X-Men (1996), Women of Marvel: Celebrating Seven Decades Omnibus (2010), X-Men: The Adamantium Collection (2014), True Believers: Phoenix Presents Cyclops & Marvel Girl (2018), X-Men by Roy Thomas & Neal Adams (2019)