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19April 1966
$0.12

The X-Men #19

Marvel · April 1966 · on sale 1966-02-03

First appearance: MimicFirst appearance: Calvin RankinFirst appearance: Vera Cantor1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series)
Issue
#19
Publication date
April 1966
Key date
1966-04-00
On-sale date
1966-02-03
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 Mimic - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character. An independent public reference records the same first appearance.

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

First appearance of Vera Cantor - 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
0-cover1pencils: Werner Roth, Marie Severin; inks: Dick Ayers, Marie Severin; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Sam RosenAngel, Beast, Cyclops, Bobby Drake, Jean Grey, Iceman, Marvel Girl, Hank McCoy, Mimic First, Calvin Rankin First, Scott Summers, Warren Worthington III
1Lo! Now Shall Appear--The Mimic!comic story20script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jay Gavin; inks: Dick Ayers; letters: Artie SimekAngel, Blackie Barker, Beast, Vera Cantor First, Cyclops, Bobby Drake, Jean Grey, Iceman, Zelda Kurtzberg, Marvel Girl, Hank McCoy, Mimic First, Calvin Rankin First, Scott Summers
2-in-house column1letters: typeset
3-letters page2script: Stan Lee

Printings and variants

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

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The X-Men #691971On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks #7
ISBN 0-87135-482-9		1988On 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, Q2723601 (Mimic), first-appearance property (CC0)
  • Wikidata, Q111338143 (Vera Cantor), first-appearance property (CC0)

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