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5[March 1983] 1982
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Marvel Graphic Novel #5

Marvel · [March 1983] 1982 · on sale 1982-12-09

First appearance: William StrykerFirst appearance: Philip Ramsey5 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Marvel Graphic Novel (Marvel, 1982 series)
Issue
#5
Issue title
The X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills
Publication date
[March 1983] 1982
Key date
1983-03-00
On-sale date
1982-12-09
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$5.95; 6.95 CAD
Pages
72
ISBN
0-939766-22-1

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of Philip Ramsey - 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
0-cover1pencils: Brent Eric Anderson; inks: Brent Eric Anderson; colors: Brent Eric AndersonAriel, Colossus, Cyclops, Logan, Ororo Munroe, Nightcrawler, Professor X, Kitty Pryde, Piotr Rasputin, Storm, Scott Summers, Kurt Wagner, Wolverine, Charles Xavier
1-credits, title page1letters: typeset
2-foreword, introduction, preface, afterword1script: Chris Claremont
3God Loves, Man Killscomic story62script: Christopher Claremont; pencils: Brent Eric Anderson; inks: Brent Eric Anderson; colors: Steve Oliff; letters: Tom OrzechowskiAriel, John Cheever, Colossus, Cyclops, Stevie Hunter, Erik Lehnsherr, Logan, Magneto, Ororo Munroe, Nightcrawler, Professor X, Kitty Pryde, Philip Ramsey First, Illyana Rasputina
4-illustration1pencils: Brent Eric Anderson; inks: Brent Eric Anderson; letters: Tom Orzechowski

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Fifth PrintingSee the GCD record for identification notes.
Sixth PrintingSee the GCD record for identification notes.
Seventh Printingprice 6.95 USD; 9.25 CAD; 4.95 GBP; barcode 02488520004185
Eighth Printingprice 8.95 USD; 11.25 CAD; barcode 02488520004185
Ninth Printingprice 9.95 USD; 11.95 CAD; 5.50 GBP; barcode 02488520004101

Where to read it

CollectionYear
X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills - Special Edition #12003On eBay ›
X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills #[nn]
ISBN 0-785-10039-3		1994On eBay ›
X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-2761-1		2007On eBay ›
X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills
ISBN 978-0-7851-2803-8		2007On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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