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Special Edition X-Men #1

Marvel · Series began 1983 · February 1983

Dates

Cover date
February 1983
On sale
December 1982
Pages
52

Editions and covers (3)

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

  • Direct edition$2.00 cover

    Direct

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

    Source ↗
  • Canadian price edition2.25 CAD cover

    Canadian

    Printed cover price 2.25 CAD.

    Barcode 0714860222325 · shared with another edition

    This edition’s page
  • Newsstand edition$2.00 cover

    Newsstand

    A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

    Barcode 0714860222325 · shared with another edition

    This edition’s page

Creators

pencils: Dave Cockrum, Gil Kaneinks: Dave Cockrum, Hilary Bartaletters: Ron Zalme, John Costanza, David Cody Weiss, Tom Orzechowskiscript: Louise Simonson, Len Wein, Chris Claremontcolors: Glynis Oliver, Andy Yanchus

Stories

  • Second Genesis · 36 pages

    The old X-Men are captured by Krakoa, the Living Island, and Professor X forms a new team to rescue them.

  • A Day Like Any Other · 12 pages

    Kitty shows Illyana around the mansion and talks about the X-Men. Kitty is thrown a surprise birthday party.

Reprinted in

Marvel Masterworks: The Uncanny X-Men (2003), The Uncanny X-Men Omnibus (2006), X-Men Epic Collection (2014)

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