The X-Men #94 for Sale - First Appearance of Dragonfly - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: The X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series)
Issue: #94
Publication date: August 1975
Key date: 1975-08-00
On-sale date: 1975-04-29
Indicia publisher: Marvel Comics Group
Price: $0.25
Pages: 36
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of Veronica Dultry - 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.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Dave Cockrum; letters: Danny Crespi	Banshee, Sean Cassidy, Colossus, Count Nefaria, Cyclops, Ororo Munroe, Luchino Nefaria, Nightcrawler, Piotr Rasputin, Storm, Scott Summers, Kurt Wagner
2	The Doomsmith Scenario!	comic story	18	script: Len Wein, Chris Claremont; pencils: Dave Cockrum; inks: Bob McLeod; colors: Phil Rachelson; letters: Tom Orzechowski	Angel, Ape Man, Banshee, Beast, Bird Man, Sean Cassidy, Cat Man, Colossus, Count Nefaria, Cyclops, Polaris, Dragonfly First, Bobby Drake, Veronica Dultry First
10	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	1		Hulk
17	An Endearing Ensemble of Editorial Errata for Your Enjoyment, Edification, and Enlightenment!	in-house column	1	script: Stan Lee
19	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	1		Captain America; Thor; Spider-Man; Hulk

Plus 14 pages of advertisements and other matter across 17 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Marvel Masterworks #11 ISBN 0-87135-597-3	1989	On eBay ›
Classic X-Men #2	1986	On eBay ›
Essential X-Men #1 ISBN 0-7851-0256-6	1996	On eBay ›
The Official Marvel Index to the X-Men #4	1987	On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Uncanny X-Men #1 ISBN 0-7851-1192-1	2003	On eBay ›
Giant-Size X-Men #4	2005	On eBay ›
Wizard Ace Edition: Uncanny X-Men #94 #[nn]	2002	On eBay ›

Reading the story costs a fraction of owning the issue. Both routes are on every file.

Before you buy

Check the price box: Marvel ran 30-cent and 35-cent test-market price variants in 1976-77.
Canadian and Whitman editions exist for many bronze books; match the barcode area to the plate.
Look for Mark Jewelers inserts and date stamps - they affect collector preference, not authenticity.

Series context

‹ #9394 of 141#95 ›

Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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