Publishers / Marvel / The X-Men (1963) / #22
22July 1966
$0.12

The X-Men #22

Marvel · July 1966 · on sale 1966-05-03

First appearance: ScarecrowFirst appearance: Ebenezer LaughtonFirst appearance: Colosso1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series)
Issue
#22
Publication date
July 1966
Key date
1966-07-00
On-sale date
1966-05-03
Indicia publisher
Canam Publishers Sales Corp.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

First appearance of Colosso - 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
0Divided We Fall!cover1pencils: Werner Roth; inks: Dick Ayers; colors: Stan Goldberg, Marie Severin; letters: Sam RosenAngel, Beast, Count Nefaria, Cyclops, Bobby Drake, Eel, Alexander Gentry, Jean Grey, Iceman, Marvel Girl, Milos Masaryk, Hank McCoy, Luchino Nefaria, Plantman
1Divided -- We Fall!comic story20script: Roy Thomas; pencils: Jay Gavin; inks: Dick Ayers; letters: Artie SimekAngel, Beast, Vera Cantor, Colosso First, Count Nefaria, Cyclops, Bobby Drake, Eel, Alexander Gentry, Jean Grey, Iceman, Zelda Kurtzberg, Marvel Girl, Milos Masaryk
2Items of Lasting Insignificance from the Four Corners of Marveldom!in-house column1letters: typeset
3-letters page2script: Roy Thomas; pencils: Werner Roth; inks: Dick Ayers

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 10d [0-0-10 GBP]

Where to read it

CollectionYear
X-Men Annual #21971On eBay ›
Essential Uncanny X-Men #1
ISBN 0-7851-0730-4		1999On eBay ›
The Official Marvel Index to the X-Men #1
ISBN 0871352168		1987On eBay ›
The X-Men Omnibus #1
ISBN 978-0-7851-2958-5		2009On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The X-Men #3
ISBN 978-0-7851-5070-1		2011On eBay ›

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Series context

‹ #2122 of 141#23 ›

Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q111342264 (Colosso), first-appearance property (CC0)

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