Dates
- Cover date
- December 1999
- On sale
- October 27, 1999
- Pages
- 36
Editions and covers (2)
Copies of #9 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 75960604742000911
Source ↗ - Newsstand edition
Newsstand
A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.
Barcode 07336104742712
This edition’s page
Story arc: Earth X
This is part 10 of 13. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.
Creators
Stories
- Earth X Chapter Nine · Earth X · 22.6 pages
X-51 reveals the Celestials' plan to Mr. Fantastic. Black Bolt is revealed to have been the one to mutate the Earth's populace. The Skull kills President Osborne.
- Appendix to Chapter Nine · Earth X · 8 pages
X-51 reveals the secrets of the Celestials to Mr. Fantastic.
Publisher’s description
Revelations packed issue! Discover the identity of the being who caused the mutation of everyone on Earth! Gasp in shock when Reed Richards learns why there are heroes at all! Shriek in surprise as Captain America uncovers the tragic demise of Excalibur! Break out in a cold sweat when you witness the final fate of the Green Goblin! And risk going mad as the Skull stakes his claim to America!
Reprinted in
Earth X (2000), Earth X (2001), Earth X (2006), Earth X Trilogy Omnibus: Alpha (2018)