Publishers / Marvel / The X-Men (1963) / #56
56May 1969
$0.12

The X-Men #56

Marvel · May 1969 · on sale 1969-03-11

First appearance: Living Monolith1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series)
Issue
#56
Publication date
May 1969
Key date
1969-05-00
On-sale date
1969-03-11
Indicia publisher
Magazine Management Co.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Living Monolith - 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
0What Is...the Power?cover1pencils: Neal Adams, John Romita; inks: Neal Adams, John Romita; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Neal Adams, Sam RosenAhmet Abdol, Angel, Beast, Cyclops, Bobby Drake, Jean Grey, Iceman, Living Monolith First, Marvel Girl, Hank McCoy, Scott Summers, Warren Worthington III
2What Is... the Power?comic story15script: Roy Thomas, Neal Adams; pencils: Neal Adams; inks: Tom Palmer; colors: Neal Adams; letters: Herb CooperAhmet Abdol, Angel, Beast, Cyclops, Bobby Drake, Jean Grey, Havok, Iceman, Living Monolith First, Marvel Girl, Hank McCoy, Alex Summers, Scott Summers, Warren Worthington III
3Two More Triumphs for Marvel...!promo (ad from the publisher)0.33pencils: Larry Lieber, Steve Ditko; inks: Vince Colletta, Steve DitkoDr. Doom; Spider-Man; J. Jonah Jameson
4The Flying A-Bomb!comic story5script: Roy Thomas; pencils: Werner Roth; inks: Sam Grainger; letters: Sam GraingerAngel, Cyclops, Bobby Drake, Iceman, Scott Summers, Warren Worthington III, Professor X, Charles Xavier
5Awe-Inspiring Announcements to Yawn With!in-house column1script: Stan LeeCyclops
6-letters page2script: Roy Thomas; pencils: Werner Roth, Don Heck; inks: Vince Colletta; letters: Sam RosenAngel; Cyclops; Marvel Girl; Living Pharaoh

Plus 4 pages of advertisements and other matter across 4 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 1/- [0-1-0 GBP]

Where to read it

CollectionYear
X-Men Classics Starring the X-Men #11983On eBay ›
The Official Marvel Index to the X-Men #31987On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The X-Men #6
ISBN 0-7851-2056-4		2006On eBay ›
Essential Classic X-Men #3
ISBN 978-0-7851-3060-4		2009On eBay ›

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Series context

‹ #5556 of 141#57 ›

Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q3321155 (Living Monolith), first-appearance property (CC0)

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