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7September 1964
$0.12

The X-Men #7

Marvel · September 1964 · on sale 1964-07-02

First appearance: Zelda KurtzbergFirst appearance: Bernard the Poet1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series)
Issue
#7
Publication date
September 1964
Key date
1964-09-00
On-sale date
1964-07-02
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 Zelda Kurtzberg - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Return of the Blob!cover1pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Chic Stone; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Artie SimekAngel, Beast, Blob, Cyclops, Bobby Drake, Fred Dukes, Jean Grey, Iceman, Erik Lehnsherr, Magneto, Marvel Girl, Mastermind, Pietro Maximoff, Wanda Maximoff
1The Return of the Blobcomic story22script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Chic Stone; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Art SimekAngel, Beast, Bernard the Poet First, Blob, Cyclops, Bobby Drake, Fred Dukes, Jean Grey, Iceman, Zelda Kurtzberg First, Erik Lehnsherr, Magneto, Marvel Girl, Mastermind
2-letters page1script: Stan Lee

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 9d [0-0-9 GBP]

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Marvel Super-Heroes #261970On eBay ›
Amazing Adventures #131980On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks #3
ISBN 0-87135-308-3		1987On eBay ›
X-Men: The Early Years #71994On eBay ›
Essential Uncanny X-Men #1
ISBN 0-7851-0730-4		1999On eBay ›
The Official Marvel Index to the X-Men #1
ISBN 0871352168		1987On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q111320129 (Bernard the Poet), first-appearance property (CC0)

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