CATALOG RECORD

The X-Men #133

Marvel · Series began 1963 · May 1980

first appearance of Robert Kelly, Murray Reese, Angelo Macon and others

See live listings ♡ Sign in to add to Want List

WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT

Robert Kelly (Marvel, Senator) — first appearance
Murray Reese — first appearance
Angelo Macon — first appearance
Wade Cole — first appearance

Dates

Cover date: May 1980
Pages: 36

Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #133 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Direct edition40¢ cover

Direct

No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.
Source ↗
Newsstand edition40¢ cover

Newsstand

A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

Barcode 0714860246105
This edition’s page
UK pence edition0.12 GBP cover

British

Printed cover price 0.12 GBP.
This edition’s page

Facsimile reprints exist

X-Men No. 133 Facsimile Edition (2025). A facsimile reproduces this issue with a modern cover price and barcode; check before buying.

Creators

pencils: John Byrne, Jack Kirbyinks: Terry Austinletters: Danny Crespi, Tom Orzechowskiscript: John Byrne, Chris Claremont, Stan Leecolors: Glynis Oliver

Stories

Wolverine: Alone! · 17 pages
Wolverine fights his way to his captured comrades while Cyclops and the X-Men wage a futile battle against the Inner Circle and their new Black Queen, Jean Grey.

Characters

LoganWolverineScott SummersCyclopsOroro MunroeStormJean GreyPiotr RasputinColossusKurt WagnerNightcrawlerWarren Worthington IIICharles XavierProfessor XAngelSean CassidyBansheeMoira MacTaggertSebastian ShawJason WyngardeBlack KingMastermindDonald PierceHarry LelandRobert KellyBlack BishopMurray ReeseBlack QueenWade ColeAngelo Macon

Reprinted in

Rampage Monthly (1978), The Uncanny X-Men (1984), The Dark Phoenix Saga: The Uncanny X-Men (1984), Classic X-Men (1986), Essential X-Men (1996), X-Men Vol. 1, No. 133 [Marvel Legends Reprint] (2002), Marvel Masterworks: The Uncanny X-Men (2003), The Uncanny X-Men Omnibus (2006), Buy Rite, Inc. [X-Men] (2006), X-Men: The Dark Phoenix Saga (2006), Marvel Masterworks: The Uncanny X-Men (2009), X-Men: Dark Phoenix Saga (2010), The Ultimate Graphic Novels Collection (2011), X-Men Epic Collection (2014), X-Men: Dark Phoenix Saga Omnibus (2018), X-Men: Children of the Atom (2019), X-Men Milestones: Dark Phoenix Saga (2019), Phoenix Omnibus (2021), X-Men No. 133 Facsimile Edition (2025)