Uncanny X-Men #9 – Key Highlights
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Publisher: Marvel Comics
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Publication Date: January 1965
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Editor: Stan Lee
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Cover Artist: Jack Kirby (pencils), Chic Stone (inks)
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Genre: Superhero
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Pages: 36
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Original Cover Price: $0.12
🔥 Key Significance
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First meeting between the X-Men and the Avengers, bringing together two major Marvel superhero teams for the first time.
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First appearance of Lucifer, one of Professor X's personal adversaries.
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Features the classic creative team of Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, and Chic Stone.
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Includes a one-page Marvel Masterwork pin-up of Marvel Girl (Jean Grey), illustrated by Kirby and Stone.
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The cover features the X-Men, the Avengers, and Lucifer.
📖 Story Highlights
- “Enter, The Avengers!” – 20 pages
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Script: Stan Lee
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Pencils: Jack Kirby
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Inks: Chic Stone
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Letters: Sam Rosen
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The X-Men and the Avengers converge in Bavaria after Professor X tracks down Lucifer, the villain responsible for the loss of his ability to walk.
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Lucifer has rigged his heartbeat to a massive thermal bomb, meaning that killing him would trigger a catastrophe.
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The two superhero teams initially clash because the Avengers are unaware of the danger.
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Professor X renders Lucifer unconscious with a mental attack, and Cyclops ultimately disables the bomb with his optic blasts.
📌 Additional Details
- “Marvel Masterwork” – 1-page pin-up
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Character: Marvel Girl (Jean Grey)
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Pencils: Jack Kirby
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Inks: Chic Stone
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Letters: Art Simek and Sam Rosen
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The pin-up was subsequently reprinted in Marvel Super-Heroes #21 (July 1969), Amazing Adventures #3 (February 1980), and other Marvel collections.
- The main story was later reprinted in X-Men Annual #1 (1970), Marvel Masterworks #3, and several other Marvel collections.
Collector’s Note: The X-Men #9 is an important early Silver Age Marvel issue, featuring the first meeting of the X-Men and Avengers and the first appearance of Lucifer. The combination of Stan Lee's script, Jack Kirby's pencils, Chic Stone's inks, and the Marvel Girl pin-up makes it a noteworthy addition to an early X-Men collection.
