Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: X-Men - Age of Apocalypse 2005 #[nn] for Sale - First Appearance of Charles Lehnsherr - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: X-Men - Age of Apocalypse 2005 (Marvel, 2005 series)
Issue: #[nn]
Publication date: [May] 2005
Key date: 2005-05-00
On-sale date: 2005
Indicia publisher: Marvel Comics
Price: $3.99; 5.75 CAD
Pages: 52
Barcode: 75960605625500111

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Why this issue matters

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

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

First appearance of The Spider - 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.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Mark Brooks; inks: Mark Brooks; colors: Justin Ponsor	Apocalypse, Blink, Colossus, Victor Creed, En Sabah Nur, Nathaniel Essex, Clarice Ferguson, Gambit, Kenuichio Harada, Holocaust, Remy LeBeau, Erik Lehnsherr, Anna Marie, Logan
1	-	credits, title page	1	pencils: Tom Grummett; inks: Matthew Ryan; colors: Chris Sotomayor	Charles Lehnsherr First, Erik Lehnsherr, Anna Marie, Magneto, Rogue
2	X-Men Age of Apocalypse 2005	illustration	1	pencils: Mark Brooks; inks: Jaime Mendoza; colors: Danimation	Betsy Braddock, Gambit, Jean Grey, Remy LeBeau, Charles Lehnsherr First, Erik Lehnsherr, Anna Marie, Logan, Magneto, Pietro Maximoff, Nightcrawler, Psylocke, Quicksilver, Illyana Rasputina
3	The Age of Apocalypse	character profile	1	script: Mike Raicht; colors: Chris Sotomayor
4	Apocalypse	character profile	1	script: Mike Raicht; pencils: Ian Churchill; inks: Scott Hanna; colors: Chris Sotomayor	Apocalypse, En Sabah Nur
5	Abyss	character profile	1	script: Mike Raicht; pencils: Val Semeiks; inks: Bob Wiacek; colors: Chris Sotomayor	Abyss, Nils Styger
6	Dark Beast	character profile	1	script: Mike Raicht; pencils: Bryan Hitch; inks: Paul Neary	Dark Beast, Hank McCoy
7	Holocaust	character profile	1	script: Mike Raicht; pencils: Jim Calafiore; inks: Mark McKenna; colors: Jung Choi	Holocaust
8	Mikhail	character profile	1	script: Mike Raicht; pencils: Val Semeiks; inks: Matthew Ryan; colors: Marie Javins	Mikhail Rasputin
9	Sinister	character profile	1	script: Mike Raicht; pencils: Nick Napolitano; inks: Al Milgrom; colors: Chris Sotomayor	Nathaniel Essex, Mr. Sinister
10	Sugar Man	character profile	1	script: Mike Raicht; pencils: Alan Davis; inks: Mark Farmer; colors: Tom Vincent	Sugar Man
11	The X-Men	character profile	2	script: Mike Raicht; pencils: Chris Bachalo, Alvin Lee, Talent Caldwell, Andy Kubert, Terry Dodson, Trevor McCarthy; inks: Sandu Florea, Mark Irwin, Jay Leisten, Jaime Mendoza, Victor Olazaba, Aaron Sowd; colors: Studio F, Gary Yeung, Chris Sotomayor, Edgar Delgado, Liquid!	Anna Marie, Banshee, Beak, Alison Blaire, Blink, Barnell Bohusk, Sean Cassidy, Colossus, Victor Creed, Dazzler, Bobby Drake, Exodus, Clarice Ferguson, Gambit
12	Magneto	character profile	2	script: Mike Raicht; pencils: Chris Bachalo; inks: Tim Townsend; colors: Edgar Delgado, Studio F	Charles Lehnsherr First, Erik Lehnsherr, Anna Marie, Magneto, Ororo Munroe, Rogue, Storm
13	Colossus	character profile	1	script: Mike Raicht; pencils: Val Semeiks; inks: Matthew Ryan; colors: Marie Javins	Colossus, Piotr Rasputin
14	Dazzler	character profile	1	script: Mike Raicht; pencils: Chris Bachalo; inks: Tim Townsend	Alison Blaire, Dazzler
15	Gambit	character profile	1	script: Mike Raicht; pencils: Chris Bachalo; inks: Tim Townsend; colors: Edgar Delgado	Gambit, Remy LeBeau
16	Jean Grey	character profile	1	script: Mike Raicht; pencils: Ian Churchill; inks: Scott Hanna, Al Vey, Bob Wiacek, Steve Moncuse; colors: Chris Sotomayor	Jean Grey
17	Nightcrawler	character profile	1	script: Mike Raicht; pencils: Chris Bachalo; inks: Tim Townsend; colors: Chris Sotomayor	Kurt Wagner, Nightcrawler
18	Quicksilver	character profile	1	script: Mike Raicht; pencils: Chris Bachalo; inks: Tim Townsend; colors: Studio F	Pietro Maximoff, Quicksilver
19	Rogue & Charles Lensherr	character profile	2	script: Mike Raicht; pencils: Chris Bachalo; inks: Tim Townsend; colors: Studio F	Charles Lehnsherr First, Anna Marie, Rogue
20	Shadowcat	character profile	1	script: Mike Raicht; pencils: Mark Brooks; colors: Chris Sotomayor	Kitty Pryde, Shadowcat
21	Storm	character profile	1	script: Mike Raicht; pencils: Chris Bachalo; inks: Tim Townsend; colors: Studio F	Ororo Munroe, Storm
22	Sunfire	character profile	1	script: Mike Raicht; pencils: Mark Brooks; colors: Chris Sotomayor	Sunfire, Shiro Yoshida
23	Weapon X	character profile	1	script: Mike Raicht; pencils: Chris Bachalo; inks: Tim Townsend	Logan, Weapon X
24	Wild Child	character profile	1	script: Mike Raicht; pencils: Paco Medina; inks: Juan Vlasco; colors: Chris Sotomayor	Kyle Gibney, Wild Child
25	New Mutants - Wolfsbane	character profile	0.75	script: Mike Raicht; pencils: Chris Bachalo; inks: Tim Townsend; colors: Chris Sotomayor	Rahne Sinclair, Wolfsbane
26	New Mutants - Silver Samurai	character profile	0.75	script: Mike Raicht; pencils: Chris Bachalo; inks: Tim Townsend	Kenuichio Harada, Silver Samurai
27	New Mutants - Kirika	character profile	0.5	script: Mike Raicht; pencils: Chris Bachalo; inks: Mark Irwin, Jay Leisten, Jaime Mendoza, Victor Olazaba, Aaron Sowd, Al Vey; colors: Studio F	Kenuichio Harada, Logan, Weapon X, Kirika Yashida
28	New Mutants - Xorn	character profile	0.5	script: Mike Raicht; pencils: Chris Bachalo; inks: Mark Irwin, Jay Leisten, Jaime Mendoza, Victor Olazaba, Aaron Sowd, Al Vey; colors: Studio F	Paige Guthrie, Xorn First
29	New Mutants - Beak	character profile	0.5	script: Mike Raicht; pencils: Chris Bachalo; inks: Tim Townsend; colors: Studio F	Beak, Barnell Bohusk, Rahne Sinclair
30	The Exiles	character profile	1	script: Mike Raicht; pencils: Mike McKone, Clayton Henry, Mizuki Sakakibara, Jim Calafiore; inks: Jon Holdredge, Mark McKenna, Mark Morales, Wayne Faucher, Mizuki Sakakibara; colors: Transparency Digital, Jung Choi	Beak, Blink, Barnell Bohusk, Victor Creed, Clarice Ferguson, Heather Hudson, Magnus Lehnsherr, Magik, Mimic, Morph, Namora, Nocturne, John Proudstar, Calvin Rankin
31	Beak	character profile	1	script: Mike Raicht; pencils: Jim Calafiore; inks: Mark McKenna; colors: Jung Choi	Beak, Barnell Bohusk
32	Blink	character profile	2	script: Mike Raicht; pencils: Chris Bachalo, Adrian Alphona; inks: Chris Bachalo, David Newbold; colors: Brian Reber	Blink, Clarice Ferguson, Nocturne, Talia Wagner
33	Magik	character profile	1	script: Mike Raicht; pencils: Randy Green; inks: Rick Ketcham; colors: Transparency Digital	Magik, Illyana Rasputina
34	Magnus	character profile	1	script: Mike Raicht; pencils: Mike McKone; inks: Mark McKenna; colors: Chris Sotomayor	Magnus Lehnsherr
35	Mimic	character profile	2	script: Mike Raicht; pencils: Jim Calafiore, Mike McKone, Clayton Henry; inks: Mark McKenna, Mark Morales	Blink, Clarice Ferguson, Mimic, Calvin Rankin
36	Morph	character profile	2	script: Mike Raicht; pencils: Jim Calafiore; inks: Mark McKenna, Jon Holdredge, Eric Cannon; colors: Transparency Digital	Morph, Nocturne, Thor Odinson, Kevin Sidney, Thor, Talia Wagner
37	Namora	character profile	1	script: Mike Raicht; pencils: Mizuki Sakakibara; inks: Mizuki Sakakibara; colors: Jung Choi	Namora
38	Nocturne	character profile	1	script: Mike Raicht; pencils: Jim Calafiore; inks: Eric Cannon; colors: Transparency Digital	Nocturne, Talia Wagner
39	Sabretooth	character profile	2	script: Mike Raicht; pencils: Jim Calafiore, Alvin Lee; inks: Mark McKenna, Scott Hepburn; colors: Transparency Digital, Gary Yeung	Colossus, Victor Creed, Piotr Rasputin, Sabretooth
40	Sasquatch	character profile	1	script: Mike Raicht; pencils: Tom Mandrake, Clayton Henry; inks: Tom Mandrake, Mark Morales; colors: Transparency Digital	Heather Hudson, Sasquatch
41	Sunfire	character profile	1	script: Mike Raicht; pencils: Georges Jeanty; inks: Georges Jeanty; colors: Chris Sotomayor	Sunfire, Mariko Yashida
42	T-Bird	character profile	1	script: Mike Raicht; pencils: Mike McKone; inks: Mark McKenna; colors: Jung Choi	John Proudstar, Thunderbird
43	Timebroker	character profile	1	script: Mike Raicht; pencils: Clayton Henry; inks: Mark Morales; colors: Chris Sotomayor	Timebroker
44	Weapon X	character profile	1	script: Mike Raicht; pencils: Jim Calafiore, Mizuki Sakakibara, Kevin Walker, Mike McKone; inks: Mark McKenna, Mizuki Sakakibara, Kevin Walker, Jon Holdredge; colors: Jung Choi, Transparency Digital, Kevin Walker	Angel, Bruce Banner, Colossus, Victor Creed, Carol Danvers, Daredevil, Deadpool, Firestar, Gambit, Hulk, Hulk, Hyperion, Iron Man, Angelica Jones
45	Age of Apocalypse Checklist	text article	0.75	script: Mike Raicht
46	Power Ratings	text article	0.25	letters: typeset
47	A Comprehensive Guide to the Age of Apocalypse	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	letters: typeset

Where to read it

Collection	Year
X-Men: Age of Apocalypse - Twilight #[nn] ISBN 978-0-7851-9344-9	2016	On eBay ›
X-Men: Age of Apocalypse Omnibus Companion #[nn] ISBN 978-0-7851-8514-7	2014	On eBay ›

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Sources

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