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31April 1967
$0.12

The X-Men #31

Marvel · April 1967 · on sale 1967-02-14

First appearance: Candy SouthernFirst appearance: Cobalt ManFirst appearance: Ralph Roberts1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series)
Issue
#31
Publication date
April 1967
Key date
1967-04-00
On-sale date
1967-02-14
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 Candy Southern - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character. An independent public reference records the same first appearance.

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

First appearance of Ralph Roberts - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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
0We Must Destroy.. the Cobalt Man!cover1pencils: Dan Adkins; inks: Dan Adkins; colors: Stan Goldberg, Marie Severin; letters: Sam RosenAngel, Beast, Cobalt Man First, Cyclops, Bobby Drake, Jean Grey, Iceman, Marvel Girl, Hank McCoy, Ralph Roberts First, Scott Summers, Warren Worthington III
1We Must Destroy... the Cobalt Man!comic story20script: Roy Thomas; pencils: Werner Roth; inks: John Tartaglione; letters: Sam RosenAngel, Beast, Bernard the Poet, Vera Cantor, Cobalt Man First, Cyclops, Bobby Drake, Jean Grey, Iceman, Iron Man, Zelda Kurtzberg, Marvel Girl, Hank McCoy, Ralph Roberts First
2A Profound Potpourri of Perplexing Pronouncements and Preposterous Philosophy, All Portending Practically Nothing!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 #791972On eBay ›
Amazing Adventures #141981On eBay ›
The Official Marvel Index to the X-Men #21987On eBay ›
Essential Classic X-Men #2
ISBN 0785121161		2006On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q111355672 (Candy Southern), first-appearance property (CC0)
  • Wikidata, Q3269419 (Cobalt Man), first-appearance property (CC0)

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