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X-Men: Deadly Genesis #1

Marvel · Series began 2006 · January 2006

first appearance of Vulcan and Petra

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WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT

Vulcan (Gabriel Summers) — first appearance
Petra (Marvel) — first appearance, also origin in flashback

Dates

Cover date: January 2006
Pages: 52

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Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #1 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Direct edition

Direct Edition

No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.

Barcode 75960605744300111; 75960605744300131
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2nd printing

Hairsine Second Print Variant

Marked as a later printing on the cover or in the indicia.

Barcode 75960605744300121
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Quesada Variant

Barcode 75960605744300131
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Story arc: Decimation

This is part 6 of 33. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.

Creators

pencils: Marc Silvestri, Trevor Hairsine, Pete Woodsinks: Joe Weems, Kris Justice, Pete Woodscolors: Steve Firchow, Val Staples, Brad Andersonscript: Ed Brubakerletters: Dave Lanphear

Stories

Part 1 of 6 · 28 pages
When the Scarlet Witch negated the powers of most of the mutants on Earth, the energy she released woke up a mutant on an orbiting piece of space debris: a mutant who becomes very, very angry when he realizes what century it is. He enters a nearby space shuttle and uses it to rocket back to the planet. Meanwhile, the mysterious awakening burns out Cerebra and knocks Emma unconscious. Cyclops, Wolverine and Rachel investigate the shuttle crash and are quickly defeated by the powerful mutant. On Muir Isle, Banshee finds an old tape in which Moira reveals a terrible secret.
Petra · 8 pages
Origin of Petra.

Publisher’s description

What happens when the skeletons in your closet finally break down the door and come looking for you? The X-MEN are about to find out! In the wake of the tragic events of House of M, the mutant community is in turmoil, and the X-MEN are bearing the brunt of this New World Order. Amidst the chaos, a new enemy awakens, one whose very existence will haunt the founding members of the X-Men like nothing has before. Who is this new threat? How is he tied to Professor X’s darkest secret? Cyclops, Wolverine and the others must find out soon, before they and those closest to them go mad! X-MEN: DEADLY GENESIS, by Wizard Top Ten creators Ed Brubaker and Trevor Hairsine, is a mysterious blend of horror and super-heroics, as well as a celebration of the 30th anniversary of GIANT SIZE X-MEN #1 that will have X-Men fans talking for years to come!

Characters

LoganWolverineScott SummersCyclopsOroro MunroeStormHank McCoyBeastJean GreyPiotr RasputinColossusKurt WagnerNightcrawlerBobby DrakeIcemanWarren Worthington IIICharles XavierProfessor XKitty PrydeMarvel GirlAngelEmma FrostShadowcatSean CassidyBansheeRachel SummersMoira MacTaggertLockheedVulcanGabriel Summers

Reprinted in

Marvel Select Flip Magazine (2005), X-Men: Deadly Genesis (2006), X-Men: Deadly Genesis (2006), Giant Size X-Men 40th Anniversary (2015), War of Kings Prelude: Road to War of Kings Omnibus (2017)