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96December 1975
$0.25

The X-Men #96

Marvel · December 1975 · on sale 1975-08-26

First appearance: Moira MacTaggertFirst appearance: Steven LangFirst appearance: Michael RossiDeath of Kierrok1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series)
Issue
#96
Publication date
December 1975
Key date
1975-12-00
On-sale date
1975-08-26
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 Moira MacTaggert - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character. An independent public reference records the same first appearance.

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

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

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

Death on record for: Kierrok.

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
0Night of the Demon!cover1pencils: Sal Buscema, John Romita, Dave Cockrum; inks: John Romita, Sal Buscema, Dave Cockrum; letters: Annette KaweckiColossus, Cyclops, Kierrok First, Logan, Ororo Munroe, Nightcrawler, Professor X, Piotr Rasputin, Storm, Scott Summers, Kurt Wagner, Wolverine, Charles Xavier
2Night of the Demon!comic story18script: Chris Claremont, Bill Mantlo; pencils: Dave Cockrum; inks: Sam Grainger; colors: Phil Rachelson; letters: Dave HuntBanshee, Beast, Sean Cassidy, Colossus, Count Nefaria, Cyclops, Jean Grey, Kierrok First, Steven Lang First, Logan, Moira MacTaggert First, Hank McCoy, N'Daré Munroe, Ororo Munroe
3-letters page1script: Chris Claremont

Plus 3 pages of advertisements and other matter across 3 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 0.09 GBP

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Marvel Masterworks #11
ISBN 0-87135-597-3		1989On eBay ›
Classic X-Men #41986On eBay ›
Essential X-Men #1
ISBN 0-7851-0256-6		1996On eBay ›
The Official Marvel Index to the X-Men #41987On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Uncanny X-Men #1
ISBN 0-7851-1192-1		2003On eBay ›
The Uncanny X-Men Omnibus #1
ISBN 0-7851-2101-3		2006On eBay ›
X-Men Vol. 1, No. 96 [Marvel Legends Reprint] #[nn]2004On eBay ›

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Series context

‹ #9596 of 141#97 ›

Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q2361279 (Moira MacTaggert), first-appearance property (CC0)
  • Wikidata, Q7614956 (Steven Lang), first-appearance property (CC0)
  • Wikidata, Q111309788 (Michael Rossi), first-appearance property (CC0)
  • Wikidata, Q111309523 (Kierrok), first-appearance property (CC0)

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