X-Men Vol 1 31

X-Men Vol 1 #31

April, 1967

Editor-in-Chief

Stan Lee

Cover Artists

Dan Adkins

Publisher

Marvel Comics

"We Must Destroy...the Cobalt Man!"
Writers Roy Thomas Pencilers Werner Roth Inkers John Tartaglione Letterers Sam Rosen Editors Stan Lee

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Appearing in "We Must Destroy...the Cobalt Man!"Edit

Featured Characters:

• X-Men

• Angel (Warren "Warry")
• Beast ("Hank" P. McCoy)
•  Cyclops (Scott "Cyke" Summers 
• Iceman (Robert "Bobby" Drake)
• Marvel Girl (Jean "Jeanie" Grey)
• Professor Xavier

Supporting Characters:

•  Ted Roberts 
•  Zelda 
•  Vera Cantor 
•  Bernard the Poet 
• Candace "Candy" Southern  (First appearance)

Adversaries:

• Cobalt Man (Ralph "Ralphie" Roberts)  (First appearance)
• Factor Three (Mentioned)

• Banshee (Mentioned)
• Ogre (Mentioned)

• Super Adaptoid (Mentioned)
• Warlock (Mentioned)

Other Characters:

• Coffee A Go-Go patrons
• Never-Say Diner customers
• Iron Man - (Cameo) ^[1]
• Juggernaut - (Cameo)
• Mimic (Mentioned)
• Avengers (Mentioned)

Locations:

• New York

• Westchester County

• Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters

• Danger Room

• New York City

• Metro College

• Metro College Stadium

• Never-Say-Diner
• Monkee's Paw
• Greenwich Village

• Coffee A Go-Go

• Roberts Research, Inc (First appearance)

• Long Island

• Stark Industries

• Nassau County (Mentioned)
• U.N. Building (Mentioned)
• Archer College (Mentioned)

Items:

• Cyclops' Visor, version 1

Vehicles:

• Ralph Roberts' truck
• Warren Worthington III's Mustang
  
  

Synopsis for "We Must Destroy...the Cobalt Man!"Edit

• Synopsis not yet written.

NotesEdit

• Ted Roberts begins to suspect that Jean Grey and Scott Summers are really Marvel Girl and Cyclops respectively.
• Candy Southern's name is misspelled as Sothern in this issue.
• This issue is reprinted in many other comics and books, see references for more info.^[2]
• credits:
  • Let's Hear It For Merry Marvel's Own Peerless Periodic Table!
  • Good-as-Gold Editing by: Stan Lee
  • Solid-Silver Scripting by: Roy Thomas
  • Platinum-Plated Pencilling by: Werner Roth
  • Iridium-Bright Inking by: John Tartaglione
  • Lead-Lined Lettering by: Sam Rosen
  • Stable Elements All!
• references: X-Men #29 and Tales of Suspense #89
  

TriviaEdit

• Those credited are applauded with the approbation "Stable elements all". (As opposed to the cobalt in the cobalt man suit, for instance, which is radioactive).
• In Page 4, Panel 1, Professor X asks Scott to give Jean back the books the X-Men used when Kukulcan was posessing El Tigre.
• Ralph mentions that he's making a ship that can travel to the Earth's Core. The X-Men will use this ship later in X-Men #34

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Recommended ReadingEdit

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