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Publishers / Marvel / The X-Men (1963) / #120
120April 1979
$0.35

The X-Men #120

Marvel · April 1979

First appearance: Jean-Paul BeaubierFirst appearance: NorthstarFirst appearance (cover): Walter Langkowski1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series)
Issue
#120
Publication date
April 1979
Key date
April 1979
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.35
Pages
36
Barcode
0714860246104
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Jean-Paul Beaubier - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

First appearance (cover) of Walter Langkowski - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

First appearance (cover) of Sasquatch - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

First appearance of Jeanne-Marie Beaubier - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

First appearance (cover) of Michael Twoyoungmen - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

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

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

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

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

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

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

First appearance of Pierre Trudeau - 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
0Chaos in Canada!cover1pencils: Bob Budiansky; inks: Terry Austin; letters: Dan CrespiBanshee, Sean Cassidy, Colossus, Cyclops, James MacDonald Hudson, Walter Langkowski First, Logan, Ororo Munroe, Nightcrawler, Piotr Rasputin, Sasquatch First, Shaman First, Storm, Scott Summers
2Wanted: Wolverine! Dead or Alive!comic story17script: John Byrne, Chris Claremont; pencils: John Byrne; inks: Terry Austin; colors: Glynis Wein; letters: Tom OrzechowskiAurora First, Terry Austin First, Banshee, Jean-Paul Beaubier First, Jeanne-Marie Beaubier First, Sean Cassidy, Dave Cockrum, Colossus, Cyclops, James MacDonald Hudson, Misty Knight, Walter Langkowski First, Logan, Ororo Munroe
3-in-house column1script: Stan LeeHoward the Duck; Iron Fist; Luke Cage
5-letters page0.7letters: typeset
6Statement of Ownershipstatement of ownership0.3letters: typeset

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 #261988On eBay ›
Essential X-Men #2
ISBN 0-7851-0298-1		1997On 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

‹ #119120 of 141#121 ›

Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q251321 (Northstar), first-appearance property (CC0)
  • Wikidata, Q2663986 (Aurora), first-appearance property (CC0)
  • Wikidata, Q3127430 (Snowbird), first-appearance property (CC0)

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