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The X-Men #117

Marvel · Series began 1963 · January 1979

first appearance of Shadow King

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Shadow King (Amahl Farouk) — first appearance

Dates

Cover date: January 1979
Pages: 36

Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #117 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Regular Edition

Barcode 0714860246101 · shared with another edition
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UK pence edition

British

Printed cover price 0.12 GBP.

Barcode 0714860246101 · shared with another edition
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Creators

pencils: Dave Cockrum, John Byrneinks: Terry Austinletters: Danny Crespi, Morrie Kuramoto, Gaspar Saladino, Clem Robinsscript: John Byrne, Chris Claremont, Stan Leecolors: Glynis Oliver

Stories

Psi War! · 17 pages
The X-Men adrift on the ocean are picked up by a Japanese ship. Xavier recounts an early adventure where he first met Storm as a thief in Cairo and did battle with the Shadow King.

Characters

LoganWolverineScott SummersCyclopsOroro MunroeStormJean GreyPiotr RasputinColossusKurt WagnerNightcrawlerCharles XavierProfessor XSean CassidyBansheeMisty KnightMoira MacTaggertPhoenixLilandra NeramaniAmahl FaroukShadow King

Reprinted in

The Marvel Comics Illustrated Version of The X-Men (1982), The Marvel Saga the Official History of the Marvel Universe (1985), Classic X-Men (1986), Marvel Masterworks (1987), Essential X-Men (1996), Grandson of Origins of Marvel Comics (1998), Marvel Masterworks: The Uncanny X-Men (2003), X-Men Vol. 1, No. 117 [Marvel Legends Reprint] (2004), The Uncanny X-Men Omnibus (2006), Marvel Masterworks: The Uncanny X-Men (2009), X-Men Epic Collection (2014), X-Men: Children of the Atom (2019)