Publishers / Marvel / The X-Men (1963) / #21
21June 1966
$0.12

The X-Men #21

Marvel · June 1966 · on sale 1966-04-05

First appearance: Dominus1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series)
Issue
#21
Publication date
June 1966
Key date
1966-06-00
On-sale date
1966-04-05
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 Dominus - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character. An independent public reference records the same first appearance.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Werner Roth; inks: Dick Ayers; colors: Stan Goldberg, Marie SeverinAngel, Beast, Cyclops, Bobby Drake, Jean Grey, Iceman, Lucifer, Marvel Girl, Hank McCoy, Scott Summers, Warren Worthington III, Professor X, Charles Xavier
1From Whence Comes... Dominus?comic story20script: Roy Thomas; pencils: Jay Gavin; inks: Dick Ayers; letters: Artie SimekAngel, Beast, Cyclops, Dominus First, Bobby Drake, Jean Grey, Iceman, Lucifer, Marvel Girl, Hank McCoy, Scott Summers, Supreme One, Warren Worthington III, Professor X
2Incredible, Indubitable Interminable Items to Startle Your Senses and Soothe Your Soul!in-house column1letters: typeset
3-letters page2script: Roy Thomas; pencils: Werner Roth; inks: Dick Ayers

Printings and variants

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

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The X-Men #721971On 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, Q281174 (Dominus), first-appearance property (CC0)

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