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58July 1969
$0.15

The X-Men #58

Marvel · July 1969 · on sale 1969-05-13

First appearance: David Brinkley1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series)
Issue
#58
Publication date
July 1969
Key date
1969-07-00
On-sale date
1969-05-13
Indicia publisher
Magazine Management Co. Inc.
Price
$0.15
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Enter... the Man Called Havok!cover1pencils: Neal Adams; inks: Neal Adams, Tom Palmer; colors: Tom Palmer; letters: Sam RosenAngel, Beast, Cyclops, Bobby Drake, Jean Grey, Havok, Iceman, Marvel Girl, Hank McCoy, Alex Summers, Scott Summers, Warren Worthington III
2Mission: Murder!comic story20script: Roy Thomas, Neal Adams; pencils: Neal Adams; inks: Tom Palmer; colors: Neal Adams; letters: Artie SimekAhmet Abdol, Angel, Banshee, Beast, David Brinkley First, Sean Cassidy, Robert Chalmers, Cyclops, Lorna Dane, Bobby Drake, Jean Grey, Havok, Chet Huntley, Iceman
3-in-house column1script: Stan LeeHulk
4-letters page2script: Roy Thomas; pencils: Jim Steranko, Don Heck, Werner Roth; inks: John Tartaglione; letters: Sam RosenAlex Summers; Beast; Cyclops; Iceman; Marvel Girl; Polaris

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
Giant-Size X-Men #21975On eBay ›
X-Men Classics Starring the X-Men #11983On eBay ›
The Official Marvel Index to the X-Men #31987On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The X-Men #6
ISBN 0-7851-2056-4
2006On eBay ›
Essential Classic X-Men #3
ISBN 978-0-7851-3060-4
2009On eBay ›

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Series context

Sources

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