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139November 1980
$0.50

The X-Men #139

Marvel · November 1980 · on sale 1980-07-29

First appearance: Heather HudsonFirst appearance: Stevie Hunter2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
The X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series)
Issue
#139
Publication date
November 1980
Key date
1980-11-00
On-sale date
1980-07-29
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.50
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of Stevie Hunter - 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
0Welcome to the X-Men Kitty Pryde Hope You Survive the Experience!cover1pencils: John Byrne; inks: Terry Austin; letters: Jim NovakAngel, Colossus, Logan, Ororo Munroe, Nightcrawler, Kitty Pryde, Piotr Rasputin, Sprite, Storm, Kurt Wagner, Wolverine, Warren Worthington III
2...Something Wicked This Way Comes!comic story22script: John Byrne, Chris Claremont; pencils: John Byrne; inks: Terry Austin; colors: Glynis Wein; letters: Tom OrzechowskiAngel, Bruce Banner, Marie Cartier, Paul Cartier, Colossus, Heather Hudson First, James MacDonald Hudson, Hulk, Stevie Hunter First, Logan, Ororo Munroe, Narya, Nightcrawler, Eileen Parnall
3-letters page1script: Chris Claremont

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

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandbarcode 0714860246111
Britishprice 0.15 GBP

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Classic X-Men #451990On eBay ›
Essential X-Men #2
ISBN 0-7851-0298-1		1997On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Uncanny X-Men #5
ISBN 0-7851-1698-2		2005On eBay ›
Wizard Wolverine Masterpiece Edition #12004On eBay ›

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Series context

‹ #138139 of 141#140 ›

Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q7615587 (Stevie Hunter), first-appearance property (CC0)

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