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Issue Details

Issue #12
Published August 1987
Cover Price 1.00 USD; 1.25 CAD; 0.40 GBP
Pages 36
Editing Ann Nocenti; Terry Kavanagh (assistant editor); Archie Goodwin (original material)

Cover Details

Genre Superhero
Pencils Arthur Adams
Inks Al Williamson
Reprinted in Incredibili X-Men, Gli (Edizioni Star Comics, 1990 series) #22

1 page X-Men illustration "Frontispiece"

Characters Magneto
Genre Superhero
Pencils Arthur Adams
Inks Al Williamson

20 page X-Men story "The Gentleman's Name is Magneto"

Characters FEATURE: X-Men--Professor X; Cyclops; Phoenix [Jean Grey]; Storm; Wolverine; Colossus; Banshee; Nightcrawler; GUESTS: Moira MacTaggert; Multiple Man; Misty Knight; VILLAIN: Magneto; CAMEOS: Eric the Red; Havok; Polaris; Lilandra; Corsair; Ch'od
Synopsis The X-Men head to Muir Island to make sure everything is fine there and discover that Eric the Red has grown Magneto back to adulthood (and Maggie isn't a very happy camper).
Genre Superhero
Script Chris Claremont
Pencils Dave Cockrum
Inks Sam Grainger
Colors Evelyn Stein
Letters Bruce Patterson (p. 1-3, 7-20); Ken Lopez (p. 4-6)
Reprinted from X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #104; in Incredibili X-Men, Gli (Edizioni Star Comics, 1990 series) #22 [with the added pages]

12 page X-Men story "A Fire in the Night"

Characters Magneto
Genre Superhero
Script Chris Claremont
Pencils John Bolton
Inks John Bolton
Colors Glynis Oliver
Letters Tom Orzechowski
Reprinted in Magneto: The Twisting of a Soul (Marvel, 1993 series) #0; in X-Men: Lost Tales (Marvel, 1997 series) #1; in Incredibili X-Men, Gli (Edizioni Star Comics, 1990 series) #22

1 page X-Men cover reprint (on interior page) "Cover to X-Men #104"

Characters Cyclops; Storm; Wolverine; Colossus; Nightcrawler; Magneto
Genre Superhero
Pencils Dave Cockrum
Inks Dave Cockrum
Letters Dan Crespi
Reprinted from X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #104

1 page X-Men illustration

Characters Magneto
Genre Superhero
Pencils John Bolton
Inks John Bolton
Notes Back Cover
Reprinted in X-Men: Lost Tales (Marvel, 1997 series) #1