Publishers / Marvel / X-Men The Hidden Years (1999) / #8
8July 2000
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X-Men The Hidden Years #8

Marvel · July 2000 · on sale 2000

First appearance: BluntFirst appearance: Stefan Krueger1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
X-Men The Hidden Years (Marvel, 1999 series)
Issue
#8
Publication date
July 2000
Key date
2000-07-00
On-sale date
2000
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
Price
$2.50; 3.75 CAD
Pages
36
Barcode
75960604799400811
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Seven against the Stars!cover1pencils: John Byrne; inks: John Byrne; colors: Gregory Wright; letters: John ByrneBeast, Crystal, Cyclops, Jean Grey, Ben Grimm, Human Torch, Marvel Girl, Crystalia Amaquelin Maximoff, Hank McCoy, Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards, Johnny Storm, Scott Summers, The Thing
1Shadow on the Starscomic story22script: John Byrne; pencils: John Byrne; inks: Tom Palmer, Joe Sinnott; colors: Greg Wright; letters: John ByrneAngel, Avia, Beast, Changeling, Crystal, Cyclops, Lorna Dane, Bobby Drake, Jean Grey, Ben Grimm, Grotesk, Havok, Human Torch, Iceman
2-letters page1letters: typeset

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandbarcode 07165803283507

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Fantastic Four by John Byrne Omnibus #2
ISBN 978-0-7851-8543-7		2013On eBay ›
X-Men: The Hidden Years Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-95021-7		2024On eBay ›
X-Men: The Hidden Years #1
ISBN 978-0-7851-5969-8		2012On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q137453039 (Blunt), first-appearance property (CC0)

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