The X-Men #39 for Sale - First Appearance of Jack Winters - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: The X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series)
Issue: #39
Publication date: December 1967
Key date: 1967-12-00
On-sale date: 1967-10-10
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 Jack Winters - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Jack O'Diamonds - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

Origin story on record for: Cyclops, Scott Summers.

Death on record for: Mutant-Master.

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.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	The Fateful Finale!	cover	1	pencils: George Tuska; inks: George Tuska; colors: Stan Goldberg, Marie Severin; letters: Sam Rosen	Angel, Beast, Cyclops, Bobby Drake, Jean Grey, Iceman, Marvel Girl, Hank McCoy, Scott Summers, Warren Worthington III
1	The Fateful Finale!	comic story	15	script: Roy Thomas; pencils: Don Heck; inks: Vince Colletta; letters: Artie Simek	Angel, Banshee, Beast, Blob, Sean Cassidy, Changeling, Cyclops, Bobby Drake, Fred Dukes, Jean Grey, Iceman, Marvel Girl, Mastermind, Hank McCoy
2	Lonely Are the Hunted!	comic story	5	script: Roy Thomas; pencils: Werner Roth; inks: John Verpoorten; letters: Al Kurzrok	Cyclops Origin, Fred Duncan, Jack O'Diamonds First, Scott Summers Origin, Jack Winters First, Professor X, Charles Xavier
3	-	letters page	2	script: Roy Thomas; pencils: Werner Roth; inks: John Tartaglione	Cyclops; Marvel Girl; Juggernaut; Angel

Where to read it

Collection	Year
The X-Men #87	1974	On eBay ›
Amazing Adventures #2	1980	On eBay ›
The Marvel Saga the Official History of the Marvel Universe #4	1986	On eBay ›
The Official Marvel Index to the X-Men #2	1987	On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The X-Men #4 ISBN 0-7851-1607-9	2004	On eBay ›

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Before you buy

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Series context

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Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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