X-Men Publication History--A list of X-Books arranged in their order of Publication.

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ISSUE:X-Men #67
PUBLICATION DATE:December 1970
CREATORS:W:Stan Lee/P:Jack Kirby & Alex Toth & 'Jay Gavin'/I:Vince Colletta & Joe Sinnott




--After 9 months without a comic,X-fans get 2 in one month......Following on from the King Size special,the regular comic resumes with exactly the same format.......This double sized issue contains reprints of X-Men #12 & #13 following on from #9 & #11 reprinted in the one-off......This issue resumes the initial issue numbering at #67 and the title will be printed bi-monthly with reprints for the forseeable future.

--Great new Marie Sverin cover--Looks like Xavier's trying to bite a chunk out of Jugg's hand.....Go,Chuck,go!

[G-Man12]

I'm really enjoying this Limerick but I hope you don't post all of the reprints. It should go a little quicker if you onlt do the new stuff

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Hi Dude,I probably will include the reprints for the main X-Men series,mainly for completion and there are a few interesting new covers.I feel it would be incomplete without filling in those gaps.I think this thread can be of use to someone who has very little knowledge of the X-Men's history so by leaving gaps it may be confusing.

Thanks for reading,Dude.


ISSUE:Amazing Spider-Man #92
PUBLICATION DATE:January 1971
CREATORS:W:Stan Lee/P:Gil Kane/I:John Romita





--Iceman sees Spiderman with Gwen Stacey and mis-interprets the Web-slingers intentions.....He attacks him to try and free her.....Later,he realises that Spiderman is on the same side as him and they manage to bring corrupt politician,Sam Bullitt to justice.

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ISSUE:The Sub-Mariner(1968) #33
PUBLICATION DATE:January 1971
CREATORS:W:Roy Thomas/P:Sal Buscema/I:Jim Mooney




--Namor's villainous cousin,Byrrah,returns to make life difficult for Namor......Also featuring Namor's not unattractive Golden Age cousin,Namora.

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ISSUE:The Sub-Mariner(1968) #34
PUBLICATION DATE:February 1971
CREATORS:W:Roy Thomas/P:Sal Buscema/I:Jim Mooney




--Namor teams up with Hulk and The Silver Surfer to defend a small South American country......This issue forms the basis for the establishment of the superhero team,The Defenders.

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ISSUE:X-Men #68
PUBLICATION DATE:February 1971
CREATORS:W:Stan Lee/P:Jack Kirby/I:Vince Colletta & Dick Ayers



--A straight copy of issues #14 and #15 of The X-Men......Disappointingly,no new cover here,although it does have the new X-Men logo as opposed to the old one present on the original cover.....The Sentinels have been recoloured to their proper colour and the Xavier dialogue has been added.

--EDIT:Now that I look more closely,there are actually a lot of subtle changes to that cover.

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ISSUE:Ka-zar(1970) #3
PUBLICATION DATE:March 1971
CREATORS:W:Jerry Siegel/P:George Tuska/I:Dick Ayers




--The second part of the only original story in this giant-sized issue,featuring the continuation of Angel's battle with his uncle,Dazzler.....The other 2 stories are reprints of Ka-zar guest appearances in other titles.

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ISSUE:The Sub-Mariner(1968) #35
PUBLICATION DATE:March 1971
CREATORS:W:Roy Thomas/P:Sal Buscema/I:Jim Mooney




--Namor,Hulk and Silver Surfer try to halt a military weather experiment......The military call in the Avengers leading to a super-team face-off......This issue is basically an origin issue for The Defenders

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ISSUE:Marvel Tales(1966) #30
PUBLICATION DATE:April 1971
CREATORS:W:Jerry Siegel/P:George Tuska/I:Dick Ayers





--The third part and conclusion of the Angel/Dazzler(Burt Worthington) story is included in this issue......It seems strange that the three parts weren't included in the 3 Ka-Zar issues rather than carrying the last part over to this title.

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ISSUE:The Sub-Mariner(1968) #36
PUBLICATION DATE:April 1971
CREATORS:W:Roy Thomas/P:Sal Buscema/I:Bernie Wrightson




--Namor marries his beloved Lady Dorma but Dorma was actually Llyra shape-shifted......Llyra demands to be confirmed as Atlantis' queen or she will kill Dorma who she has kidnapped.....Despite his best efforts,Namor cannot rescue Dorma in time and she lies dying in his arms.

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ISSUE:X-Men #69
PUBLICATION DATE:April 1971
CREATORS:W:Stan Lee/P:Jack Kirby & 'Jay Gavin'/I:Dick Ayers




--This issue reprints X-Men#16 and #19.....Featuring a new Sal Buscema cover......These double sized reprint issues are priced at 25 cents per issue as opposed to 15 cents for a standard issue at the time

--Xavier makes a very brief cameo in Avengers #88.

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ISSUE:The Sub-Mariner(1968) #37
PUBLICATION DATE:May 1971
CREATORS:W:Roy Thomas/P:Ross Andru/I:Mike Esposito




--Lady Dorma dies in this issue.

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ISSUE:The Sub-Mariner(1968) #38
PUBLICATION DATE:June 1971
CREATORS:W:Roy Thomas/P:Ross Andru/I:John Severin




--After Dorma's last rites,Namor abdicates his throne and leaves Atlantis......His origin is retold in this issue.

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ISSUE:X-Men #70
PUBLICATION DATE:June 1971
CREATORS:W:Stan Lee/P:Jack Kirby & Werner Roth/I:Dick Ayers




--Strangely reprinting issues #17 and #18 out of order(the last issue featured #16 and #19).......Someone's done a nice recolouring job on that cover-it looks a lot better than the original which I've included above.......Classic Magneto reprint here--The O5 at their very best.

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ISSUE:The Sub-Mariner(1968) #39
PUBLICATION DATE:July 1971
CREATORS:W:Roy Thomas/P:Ross Andru/I:Jim Mooney



--Namor is still in a fragile state after Lady Dorma's death......He ends up taking on The U.S. Army!.....Guest-starring Stingray......This story is continued in Daredevil #77