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Issue: The X-Men #60
Publication Date: September 1969
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Issues: #60 of 141 Issues (246 Printings)
Title:
Variant: U.S. Cover Price
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagMarvel
Brand: Marvel Comics GroupView Brand Images4
Indicia Publisher: Magazine Management Co., Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.15 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 8 (1 story, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Stan Lee
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: Standard Modern Age U.S.
Paper Stock: Glossy cover; Newsprint interior
Binding: Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
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Disclose Reprinted In13
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In the Shadow of... Sauron

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Letterer(s): Sam Rosen ? (logo design tweaking)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): X-Men [Cyclops; Marvel Girl [Jean Grey]; Angel [Warren Worthington III]; Iceman; Beast]; Sauron
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagThe Official Marvel Index to the X-Men #3 published September 1987
In Content Item: FlagX-Men Classics Starring the X-Men #2 published January 1984
as Cover Reprints [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagX-Men: Visionaries 2: The Neal Adams Collection #[nn] [First printing] published January 1996
as [untitled] [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Masterworks: The X-Men #6 [Regular Edition] published April 2006
as X-Men #60 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagEssential Classic X-Men #3 published January 2009
as In the Shadow of... Sauron [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe X-Men Omnibus #2 [John Cassaday Cover] published April 2011
as X-Men #60 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover. Ad for a variety of novelty items from the Johnson Smith Company.
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In the Shadow of... Sauron!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): X-Men [Cyclops; Marvel Girl [Jean Grey]; Angel [Warren Worthington III]; Iceman; Beast]; GUESTS: Havok; Lorna Dane [Polaris]; Tanya Anderssen (1st; flashback); Dr. Anderssen (introduction, flashback); VILLAINS: Larry Trask; Judge Chalmers; Sauron [Karl Lykos] (introduction); CAMEOS: Scarlet Witch; Quicksilver; Toad; Blob; Unus; Mesmero; Mastermind; Banshee; Living Pharaoh; Vanisher
First Line: What is the sound of...evil?
Synopsis: The X-Men take an injured Havok to be treated by one of Xavier's old buddies, Dr. Karl Lykos. Lykos is an energy vampire and drains mutant life energy from Havok, turning himself into the evil Sauron. Angel takes off to investigate the flying dinosaur and is hypnotized by Sauron's powers.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagConan #1/1975 published January 1975
as Saurons skugga [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagX-Men Classics Starring the X-Men #2 published January 1984
as In the Shadow of Sauron [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagX-Men: Visionaries 2: The Neal Adams Collection #[nn] [First printing] published January 1996
as In the Shadow of...Sauron! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Masterworks: The X-Men #6 [Regular Edition] published April 2006
as In the Shadow of...Sauron! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagEssential Classic X-Men #3 published January 2009
as In the Shadow of...Sauron! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe X-Men Omnibus #2 [John Cassaday Cover] published April 2011
as In the Shadow of...Sauron! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 20
Disclose Notes: Lorna Dane asks to stay with the X-Men and begins living with them at the X-Mansion. Karl Lykos adopts the name of Sauron after J.R.R. Tolkien's villain from the Lord of the Rings trilogy.
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The Latest and Greatest Goodies from Maniacal Marvel!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Marvel Bullpen Bulletins
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Items; Stan's Soapbox; The Mighty Marvel Checklist.
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Angel; Beast; Cyclops; Marvel Girl; Living Pharaoh
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagThe X-Men Omnibus #2 [John Cassaday Cover] published April 2011
as [untitled] [Letters Page on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Letters from Donald F. McGregor (future comics writer), Ed Shea, Richard Yarmy, Michael R. Arndt, and Eric Nash; includes Know Ye These, the Hallowed Ranks of Marveldom.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ? (photo)
Inker(s): ? (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: Do you have art talent worth developing?
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for the Famous Artists School.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: America's greatest values in science labs and courses!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover. Ad for the American Basic Science Club, Inc.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: If you need extra money & you know just 10 people...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover. Ad to sell greeting cards for Wallace Brown, Inc.

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