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Issue: The X-Men #138
Publication Date: October 1980
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Issues: #138 of 141 Issues (266 Printings)
Title:
Variant: Direct
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagMarvel
Brand: Marvel Comics GroupView Brand Images4
Indicia Publisher: Marvel Comics Group
On Sale Date: 06/24/1980
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.50 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 6 (1 story, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: The on-sale date is the publication date reported in the U. S. Copyright Office filing.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Modern Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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Disclose Reprinted In14
reprinted 4 times as/in other Issues.
reprinted 6 times as Content Items in other Issues.
Some/all of Issue reprinted as/in 4 other Issues:
FlagX-Men: Days of Future Past #[nn] [unnamed variant] published January 2004
FlagThe Uncanny X-Men: Days of Future Past #[nn] published April 2006
FlagX-Men: Dark Phoenix Saga Omnibus #[nn] published January 2018
FlagX-Men: Children of the Atom #[8] published January 2019
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There is currently no data for this Issue being reprinted from anywhere.
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Exit Cyclops!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): X-Men [Professor X; Cyclops; Storm; Wolverine [Logan]; Colossus; Nightcrawler; Angel [Warren Worthington III]; Beast; Iceman]
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagX-Men: Dark Phoenix Saga #[nn] published June 2010
In Issue: FlagMarvel Gold. La Imposible Patrulla-X #2 published February 2012
In Content Item: FlagThe Official Marvel Index to the X-Men #7 published July 1988
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Wraparound]
In Content Item: FlagEssential X-Men #2 [First Printing] published August 1997
as Exit Cyclops! (X-Men #138) [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]black and white
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: The cover features, in the background, several covers from the series X-Men. The following list identifies them from the upper left corner to the lower right corner. Note that the first and last lines, amputated by the comics’ cutting, feature the same covers but in a different order:
- Line 1: #99 (June 1976), #127 (November 1979), #17 (February 1966), #18 (March 1966).
- Line 2: #28 (January 1967), #134 (June 1980), #133 (May 1980), #108 (December 1977).
- Line 3: #19 (April 1966), #136 (August 1980), #1 (September 1963), #39 (December 1967).
- Line 4, same as line 1 but with the following order: #18, #99, #127 and #17.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: Join Sales Leadership Club
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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Elegy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): X-Men [Professor X; Cyclops (leaves); Storm; Wolverine [Logan]; Colossus; Nightcrawler; Angel [Warren Worthing III]; Beast; Iceman]; Kitty Pryde; Dr. John Grey; Elaine Grey; Sara Grey; Majestrix Lilandra; CAMEO FLASHBACK: Jean Grey [Dark Phoenix] (death); Magneto; Blob; Vanisher; Namor, the Sub-Mariner; Mastermind; Toad; Quicksilver; Scarlet Witch; Ka-Zar; Zabu; The Stranger; Juggernaut; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Master Mold; Mimic; Lucifer; Count Nefaria; Eel; Unicorn; Plant Man; Porcupine; Scarecrow; Locust; Banshee; Kukulcan; Super Adaptoid; Warlock; Cobalt Man; Candy Southern; Dr. Strange; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Mole Man; Tyrannus; Mekano; Mutant Master; Grotesk; Mesmero; Polaris [Lorna Dane]; Havok [Alex Summers]; Living Pharaoh; Living Monolith; Sauron [Karl Lykos]; Tanya Anderssen; Equilibrius; Sunfire; Z'Nox; Thunderbird [John Proudstar] (death); Krakoa; Ani-Men; Black Tom Cassidy; Imperial Guard [Gladiator; Electron; Oracle; Tempest; Mentor; Hobgoblin; Starbolt; Smasher; Impulse; Titan; Fang; Midget; Nightshade; Astra; Magic; Quasar]; Alpha Flight [Vindicator [James MacDonald Hudson]; Shaman; Snowbird; Sasquatch [Walter Langkowski]; Aurora; Northstar]; Garokk; Moses Magnum; Arcade; Moira MacTaggert; Proteus; Hellfire Club [Sebastian Shaw; Harry Leland; Donald Pierce; Jason Wyngarde; Black Queen [Jean Grey]]
First Line: All my life, it seemed that--every time I turned around--I was losing people I loved: my folks, my brother Alex, the few friends I made at the orphanage.
Synopsis: During Jean's funeral, Cyclops gives a concise yet detailed history of the X-Men from the first 137 issues of the series. Cyclops leaves and Kitty joins.
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagX-Men: Dark Phoenix Saga #[nn] published June 2010
In Issue: FlagMarvel Gold. La Imposible Patrulla-X #2 published February 2012
In Content Item: FlagL'Uomo Ragno #19 published December 1988
as Elegia [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagL'Uomo Ragno #20 published January 1989
as Elegia Parte Seconda [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagClassic X-Men #44 [Direct] published February 1990
as Elegy [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagEssential X-Men #2 [First Printing] published August 1997
as Elegy (X-Men #138) [Story on Interior Page(s)]black and white
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 18
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The Human Torch Saves the Valley!

Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Frizone
First Line: Finally, the world will be cold enough for me--Frizone!
Synopsis: The Human Torch prevents Frizone from destroying fruit orchards.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: Fun Factory
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: Earn famous name prizes or cash
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover. Olympic Sales Club, Inc. ad.

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