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5May 1964
$0.12

The X-Men #5

Marvel · May 1964 · on sale 1964-03-03

First appearance: John GreyFirst appearance: Elaine Grey1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series)
Issue
#5
Publication date
May 1964
Key date
1964-05-00
On-sale date
1964-03-03
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 John Grey - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character. An independent public reference records the same first appearance.

First appearance of Elaine Grey - 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 Angel Is Trapped!cover1pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Paul Reinman, Marie Severin; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Artie SimekAngel, Beast, Cyclops, Bobby Drake, Jean Grey, Iceman, Erik Lehnsherr, Magneto, Marvel Girl, Mastermind, Pietro Maximoff, Wanda Maximoff, Hank McCoy, Quicksilver
2Trapped: One X-Man!comic story24script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Paul Reinman; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: S. RosenAngel, Beast, Cyclops, Bobby Drake, Elaine Grey First, Jean Grey, John Grey First, Iceman, Erik Lehnsherr, Magneto, Marvel Girl, Mastermind, Pietro Maximoff, Wanda Maximoff
9-letters page1script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Paul ReinmanX-Men [Angel; Cyclops; Marvel Girl]

Plus 10 pages of advertisements and other matter across 12 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 9d [0-0-9 GBP]

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Marvel Super-Heroes #241970On eBay ›
Amazing Adventures #91980On eBay ›
Amazing Adventures #101980On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks #3
ISBN 0-87135-308-3		1987On eBay ›
X-Men: The Early Years #51994On 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 ›

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Series context

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Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q15228910 (John Grey), first-appearance property (CC0)
  • Wikidata, Q15229036 (Elaine Grey), first-appearance property (CC0)

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