Uncanny X-Men #1 – Key Highlights
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Publisher: Marvel Comics
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Publication Date: September 1963
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Frequency: Bimonthly
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Editor: Stan Lee
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Cover Pencils: Jack Kirby
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Cover Inks: Disputed — Sol Brodsky, Frank Giacoia, and Paul Reinman have each been credited by different sources.
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Story Script: Stan Lee
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Story Pencils: Jack Kirby
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Story Inks: Paul Reinman
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Lettering: Sam Rosen
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Pages: 36
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Original Cover Price: $0.12
🔥 Key Significance
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The historic first issue of the X-Men, introducing one of Marvel's most enduring superhero teams.
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First appearances of Professor X, Cyclops, Iceman, Angel, Beast, Marvel Girl (Jean Grey), and Magneto.
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Introduces Magneto, who would become one of the X-Men's defining adversaries.
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Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, this landmark issue represents the beginning of a major chapter in Marvel Comics history.
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An essential Silver Age Marvel key and one of the foundational books in the X-Men mythology.
📖 Story Highlights
“X-Men” – 23 pages
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Script: Stan Lee
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Pencils: Jack Kirby
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Inks: Paul Reinman
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Letters: Sam Rosen
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After a day of training, the X-Men meet Jean Grey, a new student at Professor Xavier's school. The team soon receives its first assignment: stop Magneto from taking over an Air Force base.
📌 Additional Details
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Includes two full-page Marvel house advertisements:
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Amazing Spider-Man #4
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Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos #3
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The cover inker credit remains disputed. Sol Brodsky is supported by Nick Caputo, Bob Ford, and the original indexer; Frank Giacoia is credited by Carl Gafford; and Paul Reinman is credited by Steve Whitaker.
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The issue and its lead story have been reprinted numerous times, including in Marvel Super-Heroes #22, Amazing Adventures #1, Marvel Masterworks #3, and Essential Uncanny X-Men #1.
Collector's Note: X-Men #1 is more than the debut of a superhero team. It is the first chapter of a mythology that would become one of Marvel's most recognizable and influential franchises. A true cornerstone of Silver Age comic collecting.
