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3January 1964
$0.12

The X-Men #3

Marvel · January 1964 · on sale 1963-11-05

First appearance: Fred DukesFirst appearance: Blob1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series)
Issue
#3
Publication date
January 1964
Key date
1964-01-00
On-sale date
1963-11-05
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 Fred Dukes - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Beware of the Blob!cover1pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Sol Brodsky; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Sam RosenAngel, Beast, Blob First, Cyclops, Bobby Drake, Fred Dukes First, Jean Grey, Iceman, Marvel Girl, Hank McCoy, Scott Summers, Warren Worthington III
2Beware of the Blob!comic story24script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Paul Reinman; letters: Art SimekAngel, Beast, Blob First, Cyclops, Bobby Drake, Fred Dukes First, Jean Grey, Iceman, Marvel Girl, Hank McCoy, Scott Summers, Warren Worthington III, Professor X, Charles Xavier
10Another Marvel Masterpiecepromo (ad from the publisher)1script: ? (promo copy); letters: ?; typeset

Plus 10 pages of advertisements and other matter across 13 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 9d [0-0-9 GBP]

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Marvel Super-Heroes #221969On eBay ›
Amazing Adventures #51980On eBay ›
Amazing Adventures #61980On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks #3
ISBN 0-87135-308-3		1987On eBay ›
X-Men: The Early Years #31994On eBay ›
Marvel's Greatest Superhero Battles #[nn]
ISBN 0-671-24391-8		1978On eBay ›
Essential Uncanny X-Men #1
ISBN 0-7851-0730-4		1999On eBay ›
The Marvel Saga the Official History of the Marvel Universe #121986On eBay ›
The Official Marvel Index to the X-Men #1
ISBN 0871352168		1987On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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