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1 [Cover A]October 1991
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X-Men #1 [Cover A]

Marvel · October 1991

First appearance: Fabian CortezFirst appearance: Marco DelgadoFirst appearance: Anne-Marie Cortez2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
X-Men (Marvel, 1991 series)
Issue
#1 [Cover A]
Publication date
October 1991
Key date
1991-10-00
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
Price
$1.50; 1.80 CAD; 0.80 GBP
Pages
56
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

First appearance of Anne-Marie Cortez - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

First appearance of Allen Marc Yuricic - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Nance Winters - 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
0-cover1pencils: Jim Lee; inks: Scott WilliamsArchangel, Beast, Hank McCoy, Ororo Munroe, Storm, Warren Worthington III, Professor X, Charles Xavier, Jean Grey
2Rubiconcomic story37script: Chris Claremont, Jim Lee; pencils: Jim Lee; inks: Scott Williams; colors: Joe Rosas; letters: Tom OrzechowskiAnna Marie, Archangel, Banshee, Beast, Betsy Braddock, Sean Cassidy, Colossus, Cyclops, Bobby Drake, Forge, Nick Fury, Gambit, Logan, Iceman
8A Villains Galleryillustration2pencils: Jim Lee; inks: Scott WilliamsApocalypse, Arcade, Black King, Victor Creed, Dark Phoenix, Raven Darkhölme, Erik Lehnsherr, En Sabah Nur, Emma Frost, Goblin Queen, Juggernaut, Magneto, Cain Marko, Mr. Sinister
14Summer Specialspromo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset

Plus 15 pages of advertisements and other matter across 13 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandbarcode 00928101772110
Australianprice 2.25 AUD; barcode 07148601772101

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Marvel Collectible Classics: X-Men #61998On eBay ›
X-Men: Mutant Genesis #[nn]
ISBN 0785108955		1995On eBay ›
X-Men Forever Alpha #12009On eBay ›
X-Men: Mutant Genesis #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-4672-8		2010On eBay ›
Essential X-Men #11
ISBN 978-0-7851-6684-9		2013On eBay ›
X-Men by Chris Claremont & Jim Lee Omnibus #2
ISBN 978-0-7851-5905-6		2011On eBay ›
Mutant Genesis
ISBN 978-1-302-90391-6		2017On eBay ›
X-Men XXL by Jim Lee #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-92001-2		2019On eBay ›
X-Men: Mutant Genesis 2.0 #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-6358-9		2012On eBay ›
X-Men: The Adamantium Collection #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-5460-0		2014On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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