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109February 1978
$0.35

The X-Men #109

Marvel · February 1978 · on sale 1977-11-15

First appearance: James MacDonald HudsonFirst appearance: Weapon Alpha1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series)
Issue
#109
Publication date
February 1978
Key date
1978-02-00
On-sale date
1977-11-15
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.35
Pages
36
Barcode
0714860246102
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of James MacDonald Hudson - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

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
0Wanted: Wolverine Dead or Alive!cover1pencils: Dave Cockrum; inks: Terry Austin; letters: Irv WatanabeBanshee, Sean Cassidy, Colossus, James MacDonald Hudson First, Logan, Ororo Munroe, Piotr Rasputin, Storm, Weapon Alpha First, Wolverine
2Home are the Heroes!comic story17script: Chris Claremont; pencils: John Byrne; inks: Terry Austin; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Joe RosenBanshee, Sean Cassidy, Ch'od, Gary Cody, Colossus, Corsair, Cr'reee, Cyclops, D'ken Neramani, Gladiator, Elaine Grey, Jean Grey, John Grey, Hepzibah
3-letters page1script: Chris Claremont
4-in-house column1script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Mike RoyerDevil Dinosaur; Moon-Boy

Plus 5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 5 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 0.12 GBP

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Alpha Flight #171984On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks #12
ISBN 0-87135-628-7		1990On eBay ›
Classic X-Men #161987On eBay ›
Classic X-Men #171988On eBay ›
Essential X-Men #1
ISBN 0-7851-0256-6		1996On eBay ›
The Official Marvel Index to the X-Men #61988On 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 ›

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Series context

‹ #108109 of 141#110 ›

Sources

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