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Series: The X-Men

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Publisher: Marvel

Title: The X-Men
Issue: 42
Page Count: 36
Publish Date: March 1968
Volume: 1

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X-Men #42
Owner: Ghost Town

612
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X-Men #42
Owner: J A Watson

248
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8.5
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Inside This Issue:

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Story Title: The Death of Professor X - cover
Pages:1
Genre:superhero
Characters:X-Men [Angel; Beast; Cyclops; Iceman; Marvel Girl]; Changeling


Story Title: [ no title ] - advertisement
Pages:1
Letters:typeset


Story Title: If I Should Die...! - comic story
Pages:15
Genre:superhero
Characters:X-Men Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Marvel Girl [Jean Grey]; Angel [Warren Worthington III]; Iceman [Bobby Drake]; Beast [Hank McCoy]]; V: Grotesk [Gor-Tek]; GS: Changeling (death; as Prof. X)
Synopsis:Grotesk, still seeking his revenge against humanity, looks for a device to accomplish this task - the oscillotron. Professor X attempts to stop Grotesk single-handedly, but fails; Grotesk turns on the device, but the X-Men arrive in time to help destroy the machine before it can cause a massive earthquake. In the aftermath of the battle, Professor X apparently dies.


Story Title: Statement of Ownership - statement of ownership
Pages:0.3
Letters:typeset


Story Title: The End...Or the Beginning? - comic story
Features:The Origins of the Uncanny X-Men
Pages:5
Genre:superhero
Characters:Professor X [Charles Xavier]; Cyclops [Scott Summers] (origin conclusion); Living Diamond [Jack Winters]
Synopsis:The Living Diamond is blasted into atoms in his attempt to destroy Professor X and Scott Summers. Afterward, Prof. X asks Scott to be the first member of his fledgling group whose goal is to create trust between humans and mutants.


Story Title: [ no title ] - promo (ad from the publisher)
Features:Marvel Bullpen Bulletins
Pages:1
Letters:typeset


Story Title: [ no title ] - letters page
Pages:2
Letters:typeset
Characters:Beast; Cyclops; Iceman; Jack O'Diamonds; Marvel Girl; Professor Xavier


Story Title: [ no title ] - advertisement
Pages:1
Letters:typeset


Story Title: [ no title ] - advertisement
Pages:1
Letters:typeset


Story Title: [ no title ] - advertisement
Pages:1
Letters:typeset
Characters:Norman Rockwell


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