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1February 1995
$3.95; 5.35 CAD

X-Men: Alpha #1

Marvel · February 1995 · on sale 1994-12-26

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Identification plate

Series
X-Men: Alpha (Marvel, 1995 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
February 1995
Key date
1995-02-00
On-sale date
1994-12-26
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
Price
$3.95; 5.35 CAD
Pages
52
Barcode
75960602976100111
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

On the record: Wizard Fan Awards - Favorite Single Issue (1995).

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0A New World! A New Beginning!cover2pencils: Joe Madureira; inks: Tim Townsend; letters: Todd KleinMagneto; Rogue; Jean Grey; Quicksilver; Nightcrawler; Wolverine; Bishop; Sunfire; Blink; Gambit; Sabretooth; Wild Child; Colossus; Jubilee; Apocalypse; Sentinels
1A Beginningcomic story48script: Scott Lobdell, Mark Waid; pencils: Roger Cruz, Steve Epting; inks: Tim Townsend, Dan Panosian; colors: Steve Buccellato, Electric Crayon; letters: Richard Starkings, ComicraftBishop; Unus; Sabretooth; Wild Child; Blink; Rogue; Magneto; Quicksilver; Iceman; Storm; Nightcrawler; Morph; Blob; Beast; Havok; Cyclops; Mister Sinister; Angel; Sentinels; Karma; Gambit; Abyss; Holocaust; Apocalypse; Wolverine; Jean Grey; Moira MacTaggert; Brian Braddock; Emma Frost

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Second Printingbarcode 75960602976100121
Gold LogoSee the GCD record for identification notes.
Newsstandbarcode 00928102976201

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Dawn of the Age of Apocalypse #[nn]
ISBN 0-7851-0180-2		1995On eBay ›
X-Men Ashcan #[nn]1994On eBay ›
X-Men: The Complete Age of Apocalypse Epic #1
ISBN 0-7851-1714-8; 978-0-7851-1714-8		2006On eBay ›
X-Men: The Complete Age of Apocalypse Epic #2
ISBN 0-7851-1874-8		2005On eBay ›
X-Men: Age of Apocalypse Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-5982-7		2012On eBay ›
Marvel 75th Anniversary Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-9198-8		2014On eBay ›
True Believers: Age of Apocalypse #[nn]2015On eBay ›
Alpha
ISBN 978-0-7851-9364-7		2015On eBay ›
X-Men: Age of Apocalypse Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-6291-9		2012On eBay ›

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Sources

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