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The X-Men #98

Marvel · Series began 1963 · April 1976

first appearance of Amanda Sefton and Elisabeth Wilford

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WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT

Amanda Sefton (Jimaine Szardos) — introduction
Elisabeth Wilford (Colossus girlfriend, Marvel) — introduction

Dates

Cover date: April 1976
On sale: December 16, 1975
Pages: 36

Values

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Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #98 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

25¢ edition (original)25¢ cover

25¢
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30¢ price variant30¢ cover

30¢

Printed cover price 30¢.
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UK pence edition0.09 GBP cover

British

Printed cover price 0.09 GBP.
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Creators

pencils: Dave Cockruminks: Dave Cockrum, Sam Graingerletters: Danny Crespi, Joe Rosenscript: Chris Claremontcolors: Janice Cohen

Stories

Merry Christmas, X-Men... · 17 pages
The X-Men are enjoying a nice, quiet Christmas in New York City when the Sentinels attack.

Publisher’s description

It's a feel-good Christmas issue! On the eve before the holiday, the X-Men split paths to celebrate Yuletide in their own ways. Shopping with Storm! Date night for Jean Grey and Cyclops! Wolverine sulking alone! But how will this night of festivities end for the mutants? Knowing the X-Men, the merry times just can't keep rolling.

Characters

LoganClark KentWolverineScott SummersCyclopsOroro MunroeStormJean GreyMatt MurdockPiotr RasputinColossusKurt WagnerNightcrawlerCharles XavierProfessor XLois LaneNick FurySean CassidyBansheeMoira MacTaggertLilandra NeramaniStan LeeValentina Allegra de FontaineSentinelJack KirbyPeter CorbeauAmanda SeftonJimaine SzardosChris ClaremontSteven Lang

Reprinted in

Marvel Masterworks: The Uncanny X-Men (2003), Rampage Monthly (1978), Classic X-Men (1986), Marvel Masterworks (1987), X-Men (1991), Essential X-Men (1996), Marvel Masterworks: The Uncanny X-Men - Barnes & Noble Edition (2003), The Uncanny X-Men Omnibus (2006), Marvel Masterworks: The Uncanny X-Men (2009), X-Men Epic Collection (2014), X-Men: Dark Phoenix Saga Omnibus (2018), X-Men: Children of the Atom (2019), Phoenix Omnibus (2021)