X-Men Miscellany
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Miscellaneous details about every chronological appearance of Marvel's mighty mutant team, the X-Men, dating back to their debut in 1963's X-Men #1.
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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.
“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.
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
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
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
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
February 23, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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
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
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
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
February 20, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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
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
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
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
February 18, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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
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
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
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
February 14, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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
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
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
X-Men #8 - November 1964
“The Uncanny Threat of… Unus, the Untouchable!”
Stan Lee, writer
Jack Kirby, artist
Chic Stone, inker
S. Rosen, letterer
February 8, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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
X-Men #8 - November 1964
“The Uncanny Threat of… Unus, the Untouchable!”
Stan Lee, writer
Jack Kirby, artist
Chic Stone, inker
S. Rosen, letterer
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
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
February 2, 2025 at 2:53 AM
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
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
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
Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1 - October 1964
“The Sinister Six”
Written by: Stan Lee
Drawn by: Steve Ditko
Lettered by: S. Rosen
January 29, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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
Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1 - October 1964
“The Sinister Six”
Written by: Stan Lee
Drawn by: Steve Ditko
Lettered by: S. Rosen
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
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
January 23, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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
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
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.
Age of Apocalypse Sunfire
Designed by Joe Madureira and premiering in 1995’s Astonishing X-Men #1.
January 18, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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.
Age of Apocalypse Sunfire
Designed by Joe Madureira and premiering in 1995’s Astonishing X-Men #1.
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)
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)
January 17, 2025 at 2:17 AM
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)
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)
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!)
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!)
January 13, 2025 at 11:55 PM
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!)
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!)
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)
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)
January 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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)
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)
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)
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)
January 9, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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)
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)
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
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
January 7, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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
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
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
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
January 5, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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
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
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)
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)
January 4, 2025 at 11:21 PM
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)
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)
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
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
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.
“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.
January 4, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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
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
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)
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)
January 3, 2025 at 11:48 PM
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)
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)
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!
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!
January 3, 2025 at 1:07 AM
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!
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!
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)
Amazing Adult Fantasy Vol 1 #14 - July 1962
“The Man in the Sky!”
Stories by: Stan Lee
Art by: S. Ditko (Steve Ditko)
January 2, 2025 at 1:53 AM
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)
Amazing Adult Fantasy Vol 1 #14 - July 1962
“The Man in the Sky!”
Stories by: Stan Lee
Art by: S. Ditko (Steve Ditko)
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.
“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.
January 1, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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.
“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.