The X-Men #86 (1974) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	Doomsday!	cover	1	pencils: Dan Adkins; inks: Dan Adkins; letters: Sam Rosen, Tom Orzechowski	X-Men [Marvel Girl; Angel; Beast]; Factor Three [Vanisher; Blob]
1	The Sinister Shadow of...Doomsday!	comic story	15	script: Roy Thomas; pencils: Don Heck; inks: George Roussos; letters: Gaspar Saladino; editing: Stan Lee	X-Men [Professor X [Charles Xavier]; Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Marvel Girl [Jean Grey]; Angel [Warren Worthington III]; Iceman [Bobby Drake]; Beast [Hank McCoy]]; Banshee [Sean Cassidy]; Factor Three [Mutant Master; Changeling [Kevin Sidney]; Vanisher [Telford Porter]; Blob [Fred Dukes]]
2	The Spirit of Swami River	comic story	5	script: Stan Lee; pencils: Steve Ditko; inks: Steve Ditko; letters: Artie Simek; editing: Stan Lee	Swami River; Doris Parks; Sarah; Stefen's ghost

Edition	How to tell
British	price 0.06 GBP

Collection	Year
Essential Classic X-Men #3 ISBN 978-0-7851-3060-4	2009	On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The X-Men #8 ISBN 978-0-7851-4222-5	2010	On eBay ›

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