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132April 1980
$0.40

The X-Men #132

Marvel · April 1980

First appearance: Teresia KarisikFirst appearance: Black Queen2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
The X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series)
Issue
#132
Publication date
April 1980
Key date
1980-04-00
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.40
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of Black Queen - 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
0-cover1pencils: John Byrne; inks: Terry Austin; letters: Dan CrespiBlack Bishop, Black King, Colossus, Cyclops, Harry Leland, Ororo Munroe, Nightcrawler, Donald Pierce, Piotr Rasputin, Sebastian Shaw, Storm, Scott Summers, Kurt Wagner, Mastermind
2And Hellfire is Their Name!comic story17script: John Byrne, Chris Claremont; pencils: John Byrne; inks: Terry Austin; colors: Glynis Wein; letters: Tom OrzechowskiAngel, Black Bishop, Black King, Black Queen First, Alison Blaire, Colossus, Cyclops, Dazzler, Emma Frost, Jean Grey, Harry Leland, Logan, Ororo Munroe, Nightcrawler
3Epicpromo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset
10-promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: ?; typesetConan
11$5 Savings Certificate for New Subscribers Only!promo (ad from the publisher)1Spider-Man, Bruce Banner, Hulk, Peter Parker
14What's Wrong With This Picture?promo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: ?; typeset
15-in-house column0.9script: Stan LeeRom; Spider-Woman [Jessica Drew]; Thing
16Spider-Woman and the Thingpromo (ad from the publisher)0.1
18-letters page1script: Chris Claremont

Plus 12.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 13 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandbarcode 0714860246104
Britishprice 0.12 GBP

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Classic X-Men #381989On eBay ›
The Dark Phoenix Saga: The Uncanny X-Men #2
ISBN 0-939766-96-5		1984On eBay ›
Essential X-Men #2
ISBN 0-7851-0298-1		1997On eBay ›
The Official Marvel Index to the X-Men #71988On eBay ›
The Uncanny X-Men #[nn]
ISBN 0-939766-96-5		1984On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Uncanny X-Men #5
ISBN 0-7851-1698-2		2005On eBay ›
Buy Rite, Inc. [X-Men] #[nn]2006On eBay ›
X-Men: The Dark Phoenix Saga #[nn]
ISBN 0-7851-2213-3		2006On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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