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60September 1969
$0.15

The X-Men #60

Marvel · September 1969 · on sale 1969-07-15

First appearance: SauronFirst appearance: Tanya AnderssenFirst appearance: Dr. Anderssen1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series)
Issue
#60
Publication date
September 1969
Key date
1969-09-00
On-sale date
1969-07-15
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 Sauron - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

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

First appearance of Jager (dog) - 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
0In the Shadow of... Sauroncover1pencils: Neal Adams; inks: Tom Palmer; colors: Neal Adams; letters: Neal Adams, Sol Brodsky, Sam RosenAngel, Beast, Cyclops, Bobby Drake, Jean Grey, Iceman, Karl Lykos, Marvel Girl, Hank McCoy, Sauron First, Scott Summers, Warren Worthington III
2In the Shadow of... Sauron!comic story20script: Roy Thomas, Neal Adams; pencils: Neal Adams; inks: Tom Palmer; colors: Neal Adams; letters: Sam RosenAhmet Abdol, Dr. Anderssen First, Tanya Anderssen First, Angel, Banshee, Beast, Blob, Sean Cassidy, Robert Chalmers, Cyclops, Lorna Dane, Bobby Drake, Fred Dukes, Jean Grey
3The Latest and Greatest Goodies from Maniacal Marvel!in-house column1script: Stan Lee
4-letters page2script: Roy Thomas; pencils: Neal Adams; inks: Tom Palmer; letters: Sam RosenAngel; Beast; Cyclops; Marvel Girl; Living Pharaoh

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
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 ›
X-Men: Visionaries 2: The Neal Adams Collection #[nn]
ISBN 0-7851-0198-5		1996On eBay ›
The X-Men Omnibus #2
ISBN 978-0-7851-5307-8		2011On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q111410665 (Tanya Anderssen), first-appearance property (CC0)

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