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Publishers / Marvel / The X-Men (1963) / #112
112August 1978
$0.35

The X-Men #112

Marvel · August 1978 · on sale May 16, 1978

First appearance: PhoenixFirst appearance: Nanny1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series)
Issue
#112
Publication date
August 1978
Key date
August 1978
On-sale date
May 16, 1978
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.35
Pages
36
Barcode
0714860246108
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of Nanny - 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
0Magneto Triumphant!cover1pencils: George Pérez; inks: Bob Layton; letters: Danny CrespiColossus, Erik Lehnsherr, Logan, Magneto, Ororo Munroe, Piotr Rasputin, Storm, Wolverine
2Magneto Triumphant!comic story17script: Chris Claremont; pencils: John Byrne; inks: Terry Austin; colors: Mary Titus; letters: Gaspar Saladino, Bruce PattersonBanshee, Beast, Sean Cassidy, Colossus, Cyclops, Erik Lehnsherr, Logan, Magneto, Hank McCoy, Mesmero, Ororo Munroe, Nanny First, Nightcrawler, Phoenix First
3-letters page1letters: typeset

Plus 4 pages of advertisements and other matter across 4 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 0.12 GBP

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Marvel Masterworks #24
ISBN 0-87135-991-X		1993On eBay ›
Classic X-Men #181988On eBay ›
X-Men: The Movie #[nn]2000On eBay ›
Essential X-Men #1
ISBN 0-7851-0256-6		1996On eBay ›
The Official Marvel Index to the X-Men #61988On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Uncanny X-Men #3
ISBN 0-7851-1194-8		2004On eBay ›
The Uncanny X-Men Omnibus #1
ISBN 0-7851-2101-3		2006On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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