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X-Men Miscellany @xmenmisc.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

Before returning to the regular series, another brief X-Men appearance in... Fantastic Four #36 - March 1965 “The Frightful Four” Proudly produced by: Smilin’ Stan Lee and Jolly Jack Kirby Inked by: Chic Stone Lettered by: Artie Simek

Cover to Fantastic Four #36 featuring the Frightful Four (Madame Medusa, Paste-Pot Pete, the Wizard, and the Sandman) infiltrating Reed Richards' and Sue Storm's engagement party.

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X-Men Miscellany @xmenmisc.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

Professor X and Cyclops make a very brief cameo appearance in... Fantastic Four #35 - February 1965 “Calamity on the Campus” Adequate script: Stan Lee Satisfactory art: Jack Kirby Passable inking: Chic Stone Sufficient lettering: Artie Simek

Cover of Fantastic Four #35 featuring the heroes battling Dragon Man on the campus of State University.

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X-Men Miscellany @xmenmisc.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

The Brotherhood of Evil Mutants' two youngest members appear next in... Strange Tales #128 - January 1965 “Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch” Monumental story by: Stan Lee Magnificent pencilling by: Dick Ayers Masterful inking by: Frank Ray Melancholy lettering by: Artie Simek

Cover of Strange Tales #128 featuring the Thing and the Human Torch battling Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch on the top, and the bottom featuring Doctor Strange and the Demon in the issue's second store.

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X-Men Miscellany @xmenmisc.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

The X-Men battle Earth's mightiest heroes in... X-Men #9 - January 1965 “Enter, the Avengers” Savagely written by: Stan Lee Supremely drawn by: Jack Kirby Superbly inked by: Chic Stone Stoically lettered by: S. Rosen

Cover of X-Men #9 featuring the X-Men in the upper two-thirds battling against Thor, Giant Man, Captain America, and Iron Man; while the bottom third features Professor X aboard his cave-exploring wheelchair confronting Lucifer.

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X-Men Miscellany @xmenmisc.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

The X-Men battle a new foe in... X-Men #8 - November 1964 “The Uncanny Threat of… Unus, the Untouchable!” Stan Lee, writer Jack Kirby, artist Chic Stone, inker S. Rosen, letterer

Cover of X-Men #8 featuring the team battling Unus the Untouchable who is repelling the X-Men away from him with the use of his mutant power.

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X-Men Miscellany @xmenmisc.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

The Brotherhood of Evil Mutants next appear in a story set between X-Men #6 and 7, where Magneto takes on Thor in... Journey Into Mystery #109 - October 1964 “When Magneto Strikes!” Written by: Stan Lee Illustrated by: Jack Kirby Inked by: Chic Stone Lettered by: S. Rosen

Cover of Journey Into Mystery #9 with Magneto using his mutant powers to hold Mjolnir above Thor's head as the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants watch in the background.

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X-Men Miscellany @xmenmisc.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

The X-Men next appear in a very brief cameo in... Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1 - October 1964 “The Sinister Six” Written by: Stan Lee Drawn by: Steve Ditko Lettered by: S. Rosen

Cover of Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1 featuring Spider-Man battling against the Sinister Six - six of his enemies allied together, Mysterio, Kraven the Hunter, Doctor Octopus, the Sandman, Electro, and the Vulture.

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X-Men Miscellany @xmenmisc.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

The X-Men's villains team up in... X-Men #7 - September 1964 “The Return of the Blob” Written with all the spell-binding skill of: Stan Lee Drawn with all the titanic talent of: Jack Kirby Inked with all the vibrant verve of: Chic Stone Lettered with all the words spelled right by: Art Simek

Cover of X-Men #7 featuring the team battling against the Blob as the members of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants watch.

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X-Men Miscellany @xmenmisc.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

Quick break from X-Men issue posting to share this photo of a Funko Pop I picked up today featuring one of my all time favorite X-Men character designs: Age of Apocalypse Sunfire Designed by Joe Madureira and premiering in 1995’s Astonishing X-Men #1.

Funko Pop figurine of Sunfire from the Age of Apocalypse storyline

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X-Men Miscellany @xmenmisc.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

Returning to the regular series, the X-Men battle Marvel's "first mutant"... X-Men #6 - July 1964 “Sub-Mariner Joins the Evil Mutants!” Written with the flair of Stan Lee Drawn with the air of Jack Kirby Inked with the care of Chic Stone Lettered on a dare by S. Rosen (Sam Rosen)

Cover of X-Men #6 featuring Namor the Sub-Mariner launching into an attack on the X-Men, with the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants in the background standing before Magneto's giant magnet.

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X-Men Miscellany @xmenmisc.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

The next appearance of the X-Men occurs a few days after X-Men #5 in... Fantastic Four #28 - July 1964 “We Have to Fight the X-Men!” Written by: Stan Lee (the Leader!) Drawn by: Jack Kirby (the King!) Inked by: Chic Stone (the Master!) Lettered by: Art Simek (the Letterer!)

Cover of Fantastic Four #28 featuring the X-Men battling the Fantastic Four while both teams are being held by the Mad Thinker's Awesome Android

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X-Men Miscellany @xmenmisc.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

This appearance of the X-Men actually occurs between panels on page 9 of X-Men #5... Strange Tales #120 - May 1964 “The Torch Meets the Iceman” Deftly written by: Stan Lee Dazzlingly drawn by: Jack Kirby Dramatically inked by: Dick Ayers Distinctively lettered by: S. Rosen (Sam Rosen)

Cover of Strange Tales #120 from May 1964 featuring Human Torch and Iceman standing between a crew of pirates and civilians on a sightseeing tour boat.

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X-Men Miscellany @xmenmisc.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

The X-Men battle the Brotherhood again in... X-Men #5 - May 1964 “Trapped: One X-Man!” Spell-binding story by: Stan Lee Dazzling drawing by: Jack Kirby Inking: Paul Reinman Lettering by: S. Rosen (Sam Rosen)

Cover to X-Men #5 featuring Angel trapped behind glass, watching the X-Men battle the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants.

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X-Men Miscellany @xmenmisc.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

Next the X-Men battle the evil mutants who have been hinted at for several issues... X-Men #4 - March 1964 “The Brotherhood of Evil Mutants!” Sensational script by: Stan Lee Dynamic drawings by: Jack Kirby Imaginative inking by: Paul Reinman Legible lettering by: Art Simek

Cover of X-Men #4 from March 1964. The X-Men, in miniature on a table, stand before Magneto and the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants (Toad, Mastermind, Quicksilver, and Scarlet Witch).

Caption at the top reads: At last!! The X-Men come face-to-face with "the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants"

Feautring: the return of the dreaded Magneto!

X-Men! The most unusual teen-agers of all time!!

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X-Men Miscellany @xmenmisc.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

Back to the main series... X-Men #3 - January 1964 “Beware of the Blob!” Written by: Stan Lee Illustrated by: Jack Kirby Inked by: Paul Reinman Lettered by: Art Simek

Cover of X-Men #3 featuring the X-Men battling against their new villain, the Blob.

The newest Lee-Kirby super-spectacular: "Beware of the blob!" 24 pages of thrills!

The X-Men battle the Blob, one of the strangest super-foes of all!

X-Men! The teen-age super-heroes who have taken America by storm!

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X-Men Miscellany @xmenmisc.bsky.social · 04/01/2025

The next appearance of the X-Men is a very brief cameo in... Avengers #3 - January 1964 “The Avengers meet… Sub-Mariner!” Written by: Stan Lee Illustrated by: Jack Kirby Inked by: P. Reinman (Paul Reinman) Lettered by: S. Rosen (Sam Rosen)

Cover of the Avengers #3.

The Avengers (Thor, Giant-Man, and Iron Man) smashing through a brick wall to see the Hulk and Namor the Sub-Mariner.

Captions above read "This is the issue you've been waiting for!! The Hulk and Sub-Mariner vs. the Avengers! One of the greatest battles of all time!!"

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X-Men Miscellany @xmenmisc.bsky.social · 04/01/2025

Hi everyone! This account is intended to be read alongside, not in place of, the original comics. I use the Marvel Universe app to read the issues and take the screenshots. I’ll use this pinned post to list each issue’s notes and details so you can read them all in order. X-Men #1 - September 1963

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X-Men Miscellany @xmenmisc.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

After the second issue of X-Men, the team had a couple of guest appearances starting with... Tales of Suspense #49 - January 1964 “The New Iron Man Meets the Angel!” Written by: Stan Lee Illustrated by: Steve Ditko Inked by: P. Reinman (Paul Reinman) Lettered by: S. Rosen (Sam Rosen)

Cover of Tales of Suspense #49 featuring Iron Man battling the Angel over New York City.

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X-Men Miscellany @xmenmisc.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

Now after that short history lesson, back to the X-Men... X-Men #2 - November 1963 “No One Can Stop the Vanisher!” Written by: Stan Lee Drawn by: Jack Kirby Inked by: Paul Reinman Lettered by: Sam Rosen The X-Men encounter another mutant villain - the Vanisher!

Cover of X-Men #2 from November 1963 featuring the X-Men and Professor X squaring off against the Vanisher in front of the White House. Text boxes on the cover read "THE STRANGEST SUPER-HEROES OF ALL!" "IN THE SENSATIONAL FANTASTIC FOUR STYLE!"

The Vanisher declares "I've beaten the X-Men before and I shall do it again! But this time it will be... FOREVER!!" while Marvel Girl exclaims "Stay back, all of you! Those are the orders of Professor X!!"

A text box at the bottom reads "The X-Men had to find out... how do you beat a mutant who is.. unbeatable?!! A book-length Marvel Classic: 'Nothing Can Stop the Vanisher!"...

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X-Men Miscellany @xmenmisc.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

Before we move on to more X-Men adventures, here is the first instance of "mutants" referenced in Marvel Comics a year earlier, one issue before the first appearance of Spider-Man! Amazing Adult Fantasy Vol 1 #14 - July 1962 “The Man in the Sky!” Stories by: Stan Lee Art by: S. Ditko (Steve Ditko)

Cover of Amazing Adult Fantasy #14 from July 1962, featuring artwork from the first story in the book "Beware the Giants" with a pair of giant boots and a tiny boy with his dog.

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X-Men Miscellany @xmenmisc.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

X-Men Vol 1 #1 - September 1963 “X-Men” Written by: Stan Lee Drawn by: Jack Kirby Inked by: Paul Reinman Lettered by: S. Rosen (Sam Rosen) First appearance of the X-Men and their foe, Magneto.

Cover of X-Men #1 featuring the original X-Men team (Angel, Beast, Cyclops, Iceman, and Marvel Girl) battling their archenemy Magneto. Text boxes read "THE STRANGEST SUPER-HEROES OF ALL!" "DON'T MISS THIS FABULOUS FIRST ISSUE!" "IN THE SENSATIONAL FANTASTIC FOUR STYLE!" and "X-MEN VERSUS MAGNETO EARTH'S MOST POWERFUL SUPER VILLAIN!!"

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