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44May 1968
$0.12

The X-Men #44

Marvel · May 1968 · on sale 1968-03-07

First appearance: William DrakeFirst appearance: Madeline BassFirst appearance: Rocky Beasely
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Identification plate

Series
The X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series)
Issue
#44
Publication date
May 1968
Key date
1968-05-00
On-sale date
1968-03-07
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 William Drake - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character. An independent public reference records the same first appearance.

First appearance of Madeline Bass - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character. An independent public reference records the same first appearance.

First appearance of Rocky Beasely - 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
0Red Raven, Red Raven!cover1pencils: Don Heck, Marie Severin; inks: John Tartaglione, Marie Severin; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Sam RosenAngel, Warren Worthington III
2Red Raven, Red Raven...!comic story15script: Roy Thomas, Gary Friedrich; pencils: Don Heck, Werner Roth; inks: John Tartaglione; letters: Sam RosenKing Aerivar XVIII, Angel, Beast, Cyclops, Bobby Drake, Jean Grey, Iceman, Erik Lehnsherr, Magneto, Marvel Girl, Pietro Maximoff, Wanda Maximoff, Hank McCoy, Quicksilver
3The Iceman Cometh!comic story5script: Gary Friedrich; pencils: George Tuska; inks: John Verpoorten; letters: Artie SimekMadeline Bass First, Rocky Beasely First, Cyclops, Bobby Drake, William Drake First, Iceman, Scott Summers, Professor X, Charles Xavier
4The Senses-Shattering Surprises Go On and On—!in-house column1script: Stan LeeBeast
5-letters page2script: Roy ThomasAngel; Beast; Cyclops; Iceman; Marvel Girl
6Doctor Strange; Nick Furypromo (ad from the publisher)1Doctor Strange; Nick Fury

Plus 3 pages of advertisements and other matter across 3 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The X-Men #921975On eBay ›
Amazing Adventures #71980On eBay ›
The Marvel Saga the Official History of the Marvel Universe #51986On eBay ›
The Official Marvel Index to the X-Men #21987On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The X-Men #5
ISBN 0-7851-1787-3		2005On eBay ›
Essential Classic X-Men #2
ISBN 0785121161		2006On eBay ›

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Series context

‹ #4344 of 141#45 ›

Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q111376777 (William Drake), first-appearance property (CC0)
  • Wikidata, Q111376791 (Madeline Bass), first-appearance property (CC0)

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