Publishers / Marvel / The X-Men (1963) / #20
20May 1966
$0.12

The X-Men #20

Marvel · May 1966 · on sale 1966-03-03

First appearance: Supreme One1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series)
Issue
#20
Publication date
May 1966
Key date
1966-05-00
On-sale date
1966-03-03
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 Supreme One - 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
0I, Lucifer!cover1pencils: Werner Roth; inks: Dick Ayers; colors: Stan Goldberg, Marie Severin; letters: Sam RosenAngel, Beast, Blob, Cyclops, Bobby Drake, Fred Dukes, Jean Grey, Iceman, Lucifer, Marvel Girl, Hank McCoy, Scott Summers, Unus the Untouchable, Warren Worthington III
1I, Lucifer...comic story20script: Roy Thomas; pencils: Jay Gavin; inks: Dick Ayers; letters: Artie SimekAngel, Beast, Blob, Cyclops, Bobby Drake, Fred Dukes, Jean Grey, Iceman, Lucifer, Marvel Girl, Hank McCoy, Scott Summers, Supreme One First, Unus the Untouchable
2Greater, Groovier, Goofier Goodies than Ever, Gathered from the Four Corners of Marveldom!in-house column1letters: typeset
3-letters page2script: Roy Thomas

Printings and variants

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

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The X-Men #711971On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks #7
ISBN 0-87135-482-9		1988On eBay ›
Essential Uncanny X-Men #1
ISBN 0-7851-0730-4		1999On eBay ›
The Marvel Saga the Official History of the Marvel Universe #41986On 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

‹ #1920 of 141#21 ›

Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q111338159 (Supreme One), first-appearance property (CC0)

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