X-Men Vol 1 27

X-Men Vol 1 #27 December, 1966 Editor-in-Chief Stan Lee Cover Artists Werner Roth Sol Brodsky Sam Rosen Publisher Marvel Comics "Re-enter the Mimic!" Writers Roy Thomas Pencilers Werner Roth Inkers Dick Ayers Letterers Sam Rosen Editors Stan Lee Previous Issue Next Issue X-Men #26 X-Men #28

Appearing in "Re-enter the Mimic!"

Featured Characters:

• X-Men
  •  Angel (Warren) 
  •  Beast ("Hank" McCoy) 
  •  Cyclops (Scott "Cyke") 
  •  Iceman ("Bobby") 
  •  Marvel Girl (Jean "Jeanie" Grey) 
  •  Mimic ("Cal" Rankin)  - (Joins Team)
  •  Professor X (Charles Xavier) 

Supporting Characters:

•  Ted Roberts  (Only in flashback)
•  Vera Cantor  (Only in flashback)
•  Zelda ("Zel")  (Only in flashback)

Adversaries:

•  Puppet Master 
• The Defender - (Puppet Master puppet) (Single appearance)
• Bank robbers
• Magneto (Mentioned)
• Brotherhood of Evil Mutants (Mentioned)

Other Characters:

•  Quicksilver (Pietro) 
•  Scarlet Witch (Wanda) 
•  Spider-Man 
• Avengers (Mentioned)
• Fantastic Four (Only in flashback)
  • Human Torch (Only in flashback)
  • Invisible Girl (Only in flashback)
  • Mr. Fantastic (Only in flashback)
  • Thing (Only in flashback)
• Unnamed Metro College students
• Wanda Maximoff's trained falcon
• Unnamed New Yorkers

Locations:

• New York
  • Empire State University (Mentioned)
  • Westchester County
    • Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters
      • Danger Room
  • New York City
    • an unamed bank
    • Metro College
  • Puppet Master's base
• San Rico (Mentioned)
• Unknown valley in Central Europe

Items:

• Cyclops' Visor Mk I
• Multi-Frequency Booster
• Psychic Clay

Vehicles:

• The X-Copter
• Warren Worthington III's Mustang
• Professor X's Rolls-Royce
  
  

Synopsis for "Re-enter the Mimic!"

• Synopsis not yet written.

Notes

• This issue is reprinted in many other comics and books, see references for more info.
• Jean Grey redesigns the groups costumes in this issue.
• The Puppet Master reveals that he knows Professor X is the secret leader of the X-Men.
• This issue features a letters page, Mutant Mail Box. Letters are published from James E. Guernsey, Guy H. Lillian III, Steve Frederick, Babara Chung, Joe Negovesi, Jr., Michael Pole, and Patricia Turner.
• credits:
  • Special Location: The Floor
  • And Now, Hastily Before We Forget 'Em Amidst the Pulsatin' Pandemonium to Follow, It's Credits Time:
  • Edited by Stan Lee
  • Scripted by Roy Thomas
  • Drawn by Werner Roth
  • Inked by Dick Ayers
  • Lettered by Sam Rosen
  • (Wouldja Believe Artie Simek?)
• references: X-Men #19, X-Men #26, Fantastic Four #28, X-Men #4 and other Brotherhood of Evil issues, and Amazing Spider-Man Annual #3
  

Trivia

• The Mimic is the first character to be added to the original X-Men team.

See Also

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Recommended Reading

• This is the start of a three-part story-arc about the Mimic that continues in X-Men #28 and X-Men 29.
• X-Men #19 - first appearance of the Mimic.
• Fantastic Four #8 - first appearance of Puppet Master.

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