X-Men Vol 1 3

X-Men #3
Previous Issue	X-Men #2
Next Issue	X-Men #4
Art by: Jack Kirby
Cover Date	January, 1964
Issue Details
Editor-in-Chief	Stan Lee
Publisher	Marvel Comics

1. ""Beware of the Blob!""
Appearances · Synopsis
Writer(s)	Stan Lee
Penciler(s)	Jack Kirby
Inker(s)	Paul Reinman
Letterer(s)	Artie Simek
Editor(s)	Stan Lee

Appearing in ""Beware of the Blob!""

Featured Characters:

• X-Men

•  Angel (Warren Worthington III) 
•  Beast (Hank) 
•  Cyclops (Scott Summers) 
•  Iceman (Bobby) 
•  Marvel Girl (Jean Grey) 

•  Professor X 

Adversaries:

• Blob  (First appearance)
• Carnival members

• Svenzaldo Zambooba (Single appearance)
• Unnamed Zambooba brother
• Tex(First appearance)
• Stretcho(First appearance)
• Unnamed carnival barker
• Unnamed owner
• Unnamed high-wire acrobats
• Unnamed lariat expert
• Unnamed elephant trainer

Other Characters:

• Unnamed New Yorkers
• Unnamed carnival patrons

Locations:

• New York
  • New York City

• Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters
• A Carnival

Items:

• Cyclops' Visor, ver. 1
• Professor X's electric mass influencer (First appearance)

Vehicles:

• Warren Worthington's Mustang

Synopsis for ""Beware of the Blob!""

• Synopsis not yet written

Notes

• This issue is reprinted in many other comics and books, see references for more info.

Trivia

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The Professor has an inappropriate thought about Jean

• This story introduces the perennial X-Men villain, the Blob.
• This is the first comic Cyclops's name Scott is given. Previously he was referred to as 'Slim'.
• The issue shows that Xavier has some affections for Jean beyond that of student-teacher. While the students try to win the attention of Jean, the professor thinks of her as "the one he loves." This moment is completely forgotten about until revisited in X-Men Vol 2 #53 as part of the Onslaught storyline.

See Also

• 3 reprint(s) of X-Men Vol 1 3

Links and References

• Official Marvel Guide to the X-Men Vol 2 1