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97February 1976
$0.25

The X-Men #97

Marvel · February 1976 · on sale 1975-10-28

First appearance: Lilandra NeramaniFirst appearance: Eric the RedFirst appearance: Davan Shakari1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series)
Issue
#97
Publication date
February 1976
Key date
1976-02-00
On-sale date
1975-10-28
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 Lilandra Neramani - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character. An independent public reference records the same first appearance.

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

First appearance of Davan Shakari - 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
0My Brother...My Enemy!cover1pencils: Rich Buckler; inks: Dave Cockrum; letters: Danny CrespiColossus, Cyclops, Havok, Ororo Munroe, Nightcrawler, Piotr Rasputin, Storm, Alex Summers, Scott Summers, Kurt Wagner
2My Brother, My Enemy !comic story18script: Chris Claremont; pencils: Dave Cockrum; inks: Sam Grainger; colors: Don Warfield; letters: Annette KayeBanshee, Sean Cassidy, Colossus, Cyclops, Lorna Dane, Eric the Red First, Jean Grey, Havok, Steven Lang, Lilandra Neramani First, Logan, Moira MacTaggert, Ororo Munroe, Nightcrawler
3-letters page1script: Chris Claremont

Plus 4 pages of advertisements and other matter across 4 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 #51987On eBay ›
Essential X-Men #1
ISBN 0-7851-0256-6		1996On eBay ›
The Official Marvel Index to the X-Men #51988On 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 No. 97 [Marvel Legends Reprint] #[nn]2005On eBay ›

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Series context

‹ #9697 of 141#98 ›

Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q2504688 (Lilandra Neramani), first-appearance property (CC0)
  • Wikidata, Q2613302 (Eric the Red), first-appearance property (CC0)

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