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57June 1969
$0.12

The X-Men #57

Marvel · June 1969 · on sale 1969-04-10

First appearance: PolarisFirst appearance: Lawrence TraskFirst appearance: Robert Chalmers1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series)
Issue
#57
Publication date
June 1969
Key date
1969-06-00
On-sale date
1969-04-10
Indicia publisher
Magazine Management Co.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

First appearance of Sentinel Number 7 - 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
0-cover1pencils: Neal Adams; inks: Neal Adams, Tom Palmer; colors: Neal Adams; letters: Sam RosenAngel, Beast, Cyclops, Bobby Drake, Jean Grey, Iceman, Marvel Girl, Hank McCoy, Sentinel, Scott Summers, Lawrence Trask First, Warren Worthington III
2The Sentinels Live!comic story15script: Roy Thomas, Neal Adams; pencils: Neal Adams; inks: Tom Palmer; colors: Neal Adams; letters: Sam RosenAhmet Abdol, Angel, Beast, Robert Chalmers First, Cyclops, Lorna Dane, Bobby Drake, Jean Grey, Havok, Iceman, Marvel Girl, Master Mold, Hank McCoy, Sentinel MK II
3The Female of the Species!comic story5script: Linda Fite; pencils: Werner Roth; inks: Sam Grainger; letters: Sam GraingerJean Grey, Marvel Girl
4-in-house column1script: Stan LeeCyclops, Lorna Dane, Polaris First, Scott Summers
5-letters page2script: Roy Thomas; pencils: Jim Steranko; inks: John Tartaglione; letters: Sam RosenCyclops, Scott Summers

Plus 4 pages of advertisements and other matter across 4 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 1/- [0-1-0 GBP]

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The Cat #41973On eBay ›
Giant-Size X-Men #11975On eBay ›
Giant-Size X-Men #21975On eBay ›
X-Men Classics Starring the X-Men #11983On eBay ›
Essential X-Men #1
ISBN 0-7851-0256-6		1996On eBay ›
The Official Marvel Index to the X-Men #31987On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The X-Men #6
ISBN 0-7851-2056-4		2006On eBay ›
Marvel Milestone Edition: Giant-Size X-Men #1 #11991On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q2071256 (Polaris), first-appearance property (CC0)
  • Wikidata, Q771054 (Lawrence Trask), first-appearance property (CC0)
  • Wikidata, Q111402887 (Robert Chalmers), first-appearance property (CC0)

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