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59August 1969
$0.15

The X-Men #59

Marvel · August 1969 · on sale 1969-06-17

First appearance: Karl Lykos1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series)
Issue
#59
Publication date
August 1969
Key date
1969-08-00
On-sale date
1969-06-17
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 Karl Lykos - 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
0The Last X-Mancover1pencils: Neal Adams; inks: Neal Adams, Tom Palmer; colors: Neal Adams; letters: Neal AdamsCyclops, Scott Summers
2Do or Die, Baby!comic story20script: Chris Claremont, Roy Thomas, Neal Adams; pencils: Neal Adams; inks: Tom Palmer; colors: Neal Adams; letters: Sam RosenAngel, Beast, Blob, Robert Chalmers, Cyclops, Bobby Drake, Fred Dukes, Jean Grey, Havok, Iceman, Karl Lykos First, Marvel Girl, Mastermind, Pietro Maximoff
3Batty Bulletins to Bewilder, Bewitch, and Bedazzle You!in-house column1script: Stan Lee
4-letters page2script: Roy Thomas; pencils: Barry Windsor-Smith, Werner Roth; inks: John Tartaglione, Mike Esposito; letters: Sam RosenCyclops; Hank McCoy; Iceman; Marvel Girl

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 ›
X-Men Classics Starring the X-Men #21984On 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

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Sources

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