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Publishers / Marvel / X-Men Annual (1970) / #4
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$0.75

X-Men Annual #4

Marvel · 1980 · on sale 1980

First appearance (cover): Kitty PrydeFirst appearance (cover): SpriteFirst appearance: Margali SzardosOrigin: NightcrawlerPossible indexing anomaly1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
X-Men Annual (Marvel, 1970 series)
Issue
#4
Publication date
1980
Key date
1980
On-sale date
1980
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.75
Pages
52
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance (cover) of Kitty Pryde - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story. An independent public reference points at X-Men #141; because our earliest record here is not a standard story, this is most likely an indexing artifact rather than a genuine dispute.

First appearance (cover) of Sprite - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

First appearance of Margali Szardos - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Stephan Szardos - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

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

Origin story on record for: Nightcrawler.

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
0Beyond Dante's Darksome Doorway Lies... Nightcrawler's Inferno!cover1pencils: John Romita Jr.; inks: Bob McLeod; letters: Danny CrespiColossus, Doctor Strange, Logan, Ororo Munroe, Professor X, Kitty Pryde First, Piotr Rasputin, Sprite First, Storm, Stephen Strange, Wolverine, Charles Xavier
1Nightcrawler's Infernocomic story35script: Chris Claremont; pencils: John Romita Jr.; inks: Bob McLeod; colors: Glynis Wein; letters: Tom OrzechowskiCerberus, Charon First, Colossus, Doctor Strange, Logan, Minos First, Ororo Munroe, Nightcrawler Origin, Professor X, Kitty Pryde First, Piotr Rasputin, Sprite First, Storm, Stephen Strange
2-letters page1pencils: John Byrne; inks: Terry AustinCyclops; Marvel Girl [Jean Grey]

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandbarcode 0714860293805

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Essential X-Men #3
ISBN 0785106618		1998On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Uncanny X-Men #5
ISBN 0-7851-1698-2		2005On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Uncanny X-Men #5
ISBN 978-0-7851-5872-1		2012On eBay ›
The Uncanny X-Men Omnibus #2
ISBN 978-0-7851-8572-7		2014On eBay ›
X-Men: Days of Future Past #[nn]
ISBN 0-7851-1560-9		2004On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q112110359 (Kitty Pryde), first-appearance property (CC0)

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