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15December 1965
$0.12

The X-Men #15

Marvel · December 1965 · on sale 1965-10-05

First appearance: Master MoldFirst appearance: Edna McCoyFirst appearance: Norton McCoy1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series)
Issue
#15
Publication date
December 1965
Key date
1965-12-00
On-sale date
1965-10-05
Indicia publisher
Canam Publishers Sales Corp.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

First appearance of Norton McCoy - 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 Origin of the Beast!cover1pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Dick Ayers; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Sam RosenAngel, Beast, Cyclops, Bobby Drake, Jean Grey, Iceman, Marvel Girl, Hank McCoy, Scott Summers, Warren Worthington III, Professor X, Charles Xavier
1Prisoners of the Mysterious Master Mold!comic story20script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby, Jay Gavin; inks: Dick Ayers; letters: Artie SimekAngel, Beast, Cyclops, Bobby Drake, Jean Grey, Iceman, Marvel Girl, Master Mold First, Edna McCoy First, Hank McCoy, Norton McCoy First, Scott Summers, Bolivar Trask, Warren Worthington III
2-in-house column1script: Stan Lee; pencils: Steve Ditko; inks: Steve Ditko
3-letters page2script: Stan Lee; pencils: Werner Roth; inks: Joe SinnottX-Men [Cyclops; Angel; Beast; Professor X]

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 10d [0-0-10 GBP]

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The X-Men #681971On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks #7
ISBN 0-87135-482-9		1988On eBay ›
X-Men: The Early Years #151995On eBay ›
Essential Uncanny X-Men #1
ISBN 0-7851-0730-4		1999On eBay ›
The Official Marvel Index to the X-Men #1
ISBN 0871352168		1987On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The X-Men #2
ISBN 0-7851-0983-8		2003On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q111333248 (Edna McCoy), first-appearance property (CC0)
  • Wikidata, Q111333247 (Norton McCoy), first-appearance property (CC0)

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