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Series: The X-Men

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Publisher: Marvel

Title: The X-Men
Issue: 56
Page Count: 36
Publish Date: May 1969
Volume: 1

Assigned Comics

X-Men #56
Owner: Par2ch

752
Views
8.0
CGC

X-Men #56
Owner: Ghost Town

626
Views
9.6
CGC

X-Men #56 (Curator pedigree)
Owner: Legion HQ

153
Views
9.4
CGC

X-Men #56
Owner: J A Watson

110
Views
9.4
CGC

X-Men #56 (Curator pedigree)
Owner: Legion HQ

279
Views
9.6
CGC



Inside This Issue:

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Story Title: What Is... the Power? - cover
Pages:1
Genre:superhero
Characters:X-Men [Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Marvel Girl [Jean Grey]; Angel [Warren Worthington III]; Iceman [Bobby Drake]; Beast [Henry McCoy]]; The Living Monolith [Ahmet Abdol]


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


Story Title: What Is...the Power? - comic story
Pages:15
Genre:superhero
Characters:X-Men [Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Marvel Girl [Jean Grey]; Angel [Warren Worthington III]; Iceman [Bobby Drake]; Beast [Henry McCoy]]; Alex Summers [Havok] (origin continued); The Living Monolith [Ahmet Abdol] [also as Living Pharaoh] (villain)
Synopsis:In the Egyptian desert, the X-Men battle the Living Pharaoh and his men. The Pharaoh takes off with Alex and siphons off his mutant powers to turn himself into the Living Monolith. As the X-Men battle the Monolith, Alex turns the tables by taking back his power and more, stopping the Monolith and destroying the ancient temple where he has been trapped. Alex warns his friends to stay away as he has no control over the destructive powers coursing through his body.


Story Title: Two More Triumphs For Marvel...! - promo (ad from the publisher)
Pages:0.33
Characters:Dr. Doom; Spider-Man; J. Jonah Jameson


Story Title: The Flying A-Bomb! - comic story
Features:The Origins of the Uncanny X-Men!
Pages:5
Genre:superhero
Characters:X-Men [Angel [Warren Worthington III] (origin conclusion); Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Iceman [Bobby Drake]]; Professor X [Charles Xavier]; Fred; Alma; Tom
Synopsis:Cyclops and Iceman try to convince a reluctant Angel to join the X-Men.


Story Title: Awe-Inspiring Announcements to Yawn With! - promo (ad from the publisher)
Features:Marvel Bullpen Bulletins
Pages:1
Letters:typeset
Characters:Cyclops


Story Title: [ no title ] - letters page
Pages:2
Letters:typeset
Characters:Angel; Cyclops; Marvel Girl; Living Pharaoh


Story Title: [ no title ] - advertisement
Pages:1
Pencils:? (photos)
Inks:? (photos)
Letters:typeset


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


Story Title: [ no title ] - advertisement
Pages:1
Letters:typeset
Characters:Rick Barry; Wilt Chamberlain


View this comic at comics.org. Data courtesy of the Grand Comics Database under a Creative Commons Attribution license.

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