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101October 1976
$0.30

The X-Men #101

Marvel · October 1976 · on sale 1976-06-15

First appearance: PhoenixFirst appearance: Eamon O'Donnell1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series)
Issue
#101
Publication date
October 1976
Key date
1976-10-00
On-sale date
1976-06-15
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.30
Pages
36
Barcode
0714860246110
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Phoenix - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Eamon O'Donnell - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character. An independent public reference records the same first appearance.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Enter: The Phoenix!cover1pencils: Dave Cockrum; inks: Dave Cockrum; letters: Danny CrespiCyclops, Jean Grey, Ororo Munroe, Nightcrawler, Phoenix First, Storm, Scott Summers, Kurt Wagner
2Like a Phoenix, from the Ashes!comic story17script: Chris Claremont; pencils: Dave Cockrum; inks: Frank Chiaramonte; colors: Bonnie Wilford; letters: J. CostanzaBanshee, Black Tom, Sean Cassidy, Tom Cassidy, Colossus, Peter Corbeau, Cyclops, Jean Grey, Juggernaut, Logan, Moira MacTaggert, Cain Marko, Ororo Munroe, Nightcrawler
8MIghty Marvel Treasuries!promo (ad from the publisher)1
10-letters page1letters: typeset
17A Ragbag of Riotous Repartee for Our Resplendently Rarefied Readership!in-house column1script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby

Plus 15 pages of advertisements and other matter across 17 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 0.10 GBP

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Marvel Masterworks #12
ISBN 0-87135-628-7		1990On eBay ›
Classic X-Men #91987On eBay ›
Essential X-Men #1
ISBN 0-7851-0256-6		1996On eBay ›
The Official Marvel Index to the X-Men #51988On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Uncanny X-Men #2
ISBN 0-7851-1193-X		2004On eBay ›
The Uncanny X-Men Omnibus #1
ISBN 0-7851-2101-3		2006On eBay ›
X-Men Vol. 1, No. 101 [Marvel Legends Reprint] #[nn]2004On eBay ›

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Series context

‹ #100101 of 141#102 ›

Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q111445994 (Eamon O'Donnell), first-appearance property (CC0)

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