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The X-Men #59

Marvel · Series began 1963 · August 1969

first appearance of Karl Lykos

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Karl Lykos (Sauron) — introduction

Dates

Cover date: August 1969
On sale: June 17, 1969
Pages: 36

Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #59 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Original edition15¢ cover
Source ↗
UK pence edition1/- [0-1-0 GBP] cover

British

Printed cover price 1/- [0-1-0 GBP].
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Creators

pencils: Neal Adams, Barry Windsor-Smith, Werner Rothletters: Neal Adams, Sam Rosenscript: Roy Thomas, Neal Adams, Chris Claremont, Stan Leeinks: Tom Palmer, John Tartaglione, Mike Espositocolors: Neal Adams

Stories

Do or Die, Baby! · 20 pages
With Larry Trask revealed to be a mutant, the Sentinels refuse to obey him anymore as they continue to capture mutants and prepare to kill them. Cyclops, Marvel Girl, and Beast mount an offensive to rescue their captured friends. Scott, Jean, and Hank disguise themselves as Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch, and Toad as they battle the Sentinels. Cyclops tricks the Sentinels into flying into the sun. They rescue Havok, but he is injured.

Characters

Scott SummersCyclopsHank McCoyBeastJean GreyBobby DrakeWanda MaximoffScarlet WitchIcemanWarren Worthington IIIMarvel GirlAngelPietro MaximoffQuicksilverAlex SummersHavokFred DukesBlobToadMortimer ToynbeeJason WyngardeMastermindKarl LykosUnus the UntouchableGunther BainLawrence TraskRobert Chalmers

Reprinted in

X-Men Classics Starring the X-Men (1983), Giant-Size X-Men (1975), Marvel Superheroes [Marvel Super-Heroes] (1979), X-Men Collector's Edition (1981), The Very Best of the X-Men (1994), X-Men: Visionaries 2: The Neal Adams Collection (1996), 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), X-Men: The Adamantium Collection (2014), X-Men by Roy Thomas & Neal Adams (2019), X-Men: Children of the Atom (2019), X-Men (Penguin Classics Marvel Collection) (2023)