X-Men Vol 1 15

Part of the 'Among Us Stalk The Sentinels!' story arc

X-Men Vol 1 #15

December, 1965

Editor-in-Chief

Stan Lee

Cover Artists

Jack Kirby
Dick Ayers
Sam Rosen

Publisher

Marvel Comics

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Appearing in "Prisoners of the Mysterious Master Mold!"

Featured Characters:

• X-Men
  •  Angel (Warren Worthington III) 
  •  Beast (Henry "Hank" McCoy)  (Appears in flashback and main story)
  •  Cyclops (Scott "Cyke" Summers) 
  •  Iceman (Bobby Drake) 
  •  Marvel Girl (Jean "Jeannie" Grey) 

• •  Professor X (Charles Xavier)  (Appears in flashback and main story)

Supporting Characters:

• Edna McCoy (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
• Norton McCoy (First appearance) (Only in flashback)

Adversaries:

•  Dr. Bolivar Trask 
•  Sentinels 
  • Master Mold  (First appearance)
  • Sentinels
    • Sentinel 1/Section Leader
    • Sentinel 2
    • Sentinel 3
    • Sentinel 3-D (First appearance)
    • Sentinel 4 (First appearance)
    • Sentinel 5 (First appearance)
    • Sentinel 6
    • Sentinel 7
    • Sentinel 9
    • Sentinel 11 (First appearance)
    • Sentinel 17 (First appearance) (Only appearance; Deactivated)
    • Sentinel A (First appearance) (Only appearance; Deactivated)
    • Sentinel B (First appearance) (Only appearance; Deactivated)
    • Sentinel C (First appearance) (Only appearance; Deactivated)
    • Sentinel L (First appearance)
    • Sentinel O (First appearance)
    • Sentinel T (First appearance)

Other Characters:

• Avengers (Mentioned)
• Bullies (Only in flashback)
  • Charlie (Only in flashback) (First appearance)
• Unnamed driver (Only in flashback)
• Unnamed football players and fans (Only in flashback)

Locations:

• New York
  • Sentinel Headquarters

Items:

• Cyclops' Visor, version 1
• Psycho-Probe

Vehicles:

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Synopsis for "Prisoners of the Mysterious Master Mold!"

• Synopsis not yet written.

Notes

• The origin that Beast explains in this tale contradicts a later story explaining Beast's origins between X-Men #49-52 that accounts Xavier's recruiting of Beast into the X-Men following Hank's encounter with the evil Conquistador.

• This issue is reprinted in many other comics and books, see references for more info.
• credits:
  • Let's Hear it for These Marvel Stalwarts who'll be Working Overtime from now on to Bring these Adventures to you Monthly...
  • Smilin' Stan Lee, Writer
  • Jolly Jack Kirby, Designer
  • Jovial Jay Gavin, Penciller
  • Darlin' Dick Ayers, Inker
  • Adorable Artie Simek, Letterer
    

Trivia

• Werner Roth helped pencil this issue under the pseudonym Jay Gavin.
• It is stated in this issue that the Sentinels do not have any feelings as they are robots. However, they apparently feel Professor X's mental blast as they groan in pain.
• Professor X states there are things called "thought particles" and he bombards Beast with them.

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See Also

• Discuss X-Men Vol 1 15 on the forums
• Cover gallery for the X-Men series

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Recommended Reading

• This is the second of a three issue story arc started in X-Men #14 and concluded in #16.

Links and References

• None.