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119March 1979
$0.35

The X-Men #119

Marvel · March 1979

First appearance: Kevin MacTaggertFirst appearance: ProteusFirst appearance: Angus MacWhirter1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series)
Issue
#119
Publication date
March 1979
Key date
1979-03-00
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.35
Pages
36
Barcode
0714860246103
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

First appearance of Angus MacWhirter - 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
0Make Way For Moses Magnum!cover1pencils: Dave Cockrum; inks: Terry AustinBanshee, Sean Cassidy, Colossus, Cyclops, Logan, Moses Magnum, Ororo Munroe, Nightcrawler, Piotr Rasputin, Storm, Scott Summers, Sunfire, Kurt Wagner, Wolverine
2'Twas the Night Before Christmas...comic story17script: John Byrne, Chris Claremont; pencils: John Byrne; inks: Terry Austin; colors: G. Wein; letters: CostanzaBanshee, Sean Cassidy, Colossus, Cyclops, Lorna Dane, Jean Grey, Havok, Misty Knight, Logan, Kevin MacTaggert First, Moira MacTaggert, Angus MacWhirter First, Multiple Man, Jamie Madrox
3-letters page1script: Chris Claremont
4-in-house column1script: Stan LeeBlack Panther [T'Challa]

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
Marvel Masterworks #24
ISBN 0-87135-991-X		1993On eBay ›
Classic X-Men #251988On 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 #3
ISBN 0-7851-1194-8		2004On eBay ›
The Uncanny X-Men Omnibus #1
ISBN 0-7851-2101-3		2006On eBay ›

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Series context

‹ #118119 of 141#120 ›

Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q111449447 (Angus MacWhirter), first-appearance property (CC0)

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