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122June 1979
$0.40

The X-Men #122

Marvel · June 1979 · on sale 1979

First appearance: Maelen1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series)
Issue
#122
Publication date
June 1979
Key date
1979-06-00
On-sale date
1979
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.40
Pages
36
Barcode
0714860246106
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Maelen - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character. An independent public reference records the same first appearance.

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
0The Trial of Colossus!cover1pencils: Dave Cockrum; inks: Terry Austin; letters: Dan CrespiColossus, Cyclops, Logan, Piotr Rasputin, Scott Summers, Wolverine
2Cry for the Children!comic story17script: John Byrne, Chris Claremont; pencils: John Byrne, Terry Austin; inks: Terry Austin; colors: Glynis Wein; letters: Tom OrzechowskiArcade, Banshee, Luke Cage, Black Tom, Sean Cassidy, Tom Cassidy, Colossus, Cyclops, Lorna Dane, Jean Grey, Havok, Juggernaut, Misty Knight, Miss Locke
3-in-house column1script: Stan Lee; pencils: Dave Cockrum; inks: Terry Austin
5-letters page1letters: typeset

Plus 5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 5 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
NewsstandSee the GCD record for identification notes.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Classic X-Men #281988On eBay ›
Essential X-Men #2
ISBN 0-7851-0298-1		1997On eBay ›
The Official Marvel Index to the X-Men #61988On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Uncanny X-Men #4
ISBN 0-7851-1630-3		2004On eBay ›
The Uncanny X-Men Omnibus #1
ISBN 0-7851-2101-3		2006On eBay ›

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Before you buy

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Series context

‹ #121122 of 141#123 ›

Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q111622439 (Maelen), first-appearance property (CC0)

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