Giant-Size X-Men Vol 1 1

Alternate Covers:
Gil Kane layout Orig. Cover from Classic X-Men #1

Giant-Size X-Men Vol 1 #1

May, 1975

Editor-in-Chief

Marv Wolfman

Cover Artists

Gil Kane
Dave Cockrum
Danny Crespi

Publisher

Marvel Comics

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(story) X-Men #66

(series) Giant-Size X-Men #2
(story) X-Men #94

Appearing in "Deadly Genesis!"

Featured Characters:

• X-Men
  •  Angel  (Appears in flashback and main story)
  •  Banshee  (Joins Team)
  • Colossus  (First appearance) (Joins Team)
  •  Cyclops  (Appears in flashback and main story)
  •  Havok  (Appears in flashback and main story)
  •  Iceman  (Appears in flashback and main story)
  •  Lorna Dane  (Appears in flashback and main story)
  •  Marvel Girl  (Appears in flashback and main story)
  •  Nightcrawler  (First appearance) (Joins Team)
  •  Professor X  (Appears in flashback and main story)
  •  Storm  (First appearance) (Joins Team)
  •  Sunfire  (Joins Team)
  •  Thunderbird  (First appearance) (Joins Team)
  •  Wolverine  (Joins Team)

Supporting Characters:

• Mr. Rasputin  (First appearance)
• Mrs. Rasputina  (First appearance)
• Illyana  (First appearance)
• Major Chasen (First appearance)
• Beast (Splash Page Only)

Adversaries:

• Krakoa  (First appearance) (Appears in flashback and main story) (Origin revealed)

Other Characters:

• Unnamed Winzeldorf mob
• Various Grand Ole Opry attendees
  • Dave Cockrum  (First appearance)
  •  Glynis Wein 
  •  Len Wein 
• Unnamed Kenyans
• Unnamed Russian farmhands
• Reed Richards (Mentioned)

Locations:

• Winzeldorf, Germany
• Quebec, Canada
  • Secret government airbase
• Nashville, Tennessee
  • Grand Ole Opry (First appearance)
• Kenya, Africa
• Osaka, Japan (First appearance)
  • Garden estate of Shiro Yoshida
• Lake Baikal, Siberia
  • Ust-Ordynsky (First appearance) collective farm
• Camp Verde, Arizona
• Westchester County, New York
  • Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters
• Krakoa

Items:

• Cyclops' Visor, Version 2 (First appearance)
• Cerebro

Vehicles:

• X-Men Stratojet
  
  

Synopsis for "Deadly Genesis!"

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Notes

• The cover art has been homaged in:
  • Uncanny X-Men Annual #10 (1986)

• • What If? #23 (March 1991)

• • X-Men Vol 2 #70 (1997)

• • X-Statix #1 (September 2002)

• • Giant-Size X-Men #3 (2005)

• • X-Men: Deadly Genesis #1 (January 2006)

• • Astonishing X-Men #32 (Super Hero Squad Variant) (January 2010)

• • X-Men: Legacy #233 (Deadpool Variant) (April 2010)

• • X-Men: Giant-Size #1 (July 2011)

• references: Incredible Hulk #181
  

Trivia

• Peter Iro inked several backgrounds in this story and is not mentioned in the credits.
• This cover has been the inspiration for many other Marvel comic covers.
• The Banshee would have been attending the Opry at the "new" Opryland facility which opened in 1974.
• The first story in this issue is reprinted in trade paperback.

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See Also

• Discuss Giant-Size X-Men Vol 1 1 on the forums
• Cover gallery for the Giant-Size X-Men series

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Recommended Reading

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Links and References

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