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117January 1979
$0.35

The X-Men #117

Marvel · January 1979

First appearance: Amahl FaroukFirst appearance: Shadow King1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series)
Issue
#117
Publication date
January 1979
Key date
1979-01-00
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.35
Pages
36
Barcode
0714860246101
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of Shadow King - 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
0Psi-War!cover1pencils: Dave Cockrum; inks: Terry Austin; letters: Dan Crespi, Morrie KuramotoCyclops, Amahl Farouk First, Ororo Munroe, Nightcrawler, Professor X, Shadow King First, Storm, Scott Summers, Kurt Wagner, Charles Xavier
2Psi War!comic story17script: John Byrne, Chris Claremont; pencils: John Byrne; inks: Terry Austin; colors: Glynis Wein; letters: Gaspar Saladino, Clem RobinsBanshee, Sean Cassidy, Colossus, Cyclops, Amahl Farouk First, Jean Grey, Misty Knight, Logan, Moira MacTaggert, Ororo Munroe, Lilandra Neramani, Nightcrawler, Phoenix, Professor X
3-letters page1script: Chris Claremont
4-in-house column1script: Stan Lee

Plus 5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 5 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 ›
Grandson of Origins of Marvel Comics #[nn]
ISBN 078510593X		1998On eBay ›
Classic X-Men #231988On eBay ›
Essential X-Men #1
ISBN 0-7851-0256-6		1996On eBay ›
The Marvel Saga the Official History of the Marvel Universe #41986On eBay ›
The Marvel Comics Illustrated Version of The X-Men #02835
ISBN 0-939766-01-9		1982On 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 ›
X-Men Vol. 1, No. 117 [Marvel Legends Reprint] #[nn]2004On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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