Notes:
Sources for letters credit are The Marvel Comics Index (Olshevsky 1981), The Official Marvel Index to the X-Men (Olshevsky 1987), The Official Marvel Index to the X-Men (Ward 1994), and Official Index to the Marvel Universe (Vandal et al. 2009).
Some reprints of this cover appear to have been taken from stats made before the artwork was reworked. The most obvious changes are figures of Magneto and Toad in the building behind The Stranger. (Spotted by Kirk Groeneveld.)
Character(s):
The X-Men [Professor X [Charles Xavier]; Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Angel [Warren Worthington III]; Beast [Hank McCoy]]; Marvel Girl [Jean Grey]; Iceman [Bobby Drake]]; The Stranger (first appearance); Brotherhood of Evil Mutants [Magneto; Mastermind; Toad; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maxinmoff]]; Charlie (first appearance)
First Line:
Cyclops! We received your emergency alarm!
Synopsis:
Xavier detects a powerful entity has arrived on earth and sends the X-Men to investigate. The Stranger tries to acclimate himself to Earth customs but runs across Magneto and the Brotherhood. The X-Men arrive on the scene and battle the Brotherhood, but the Stranger leaves with Magneto and Toad in the conflict. Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch decide to return home to Central Europe. The X-Men encounter the Stranger again and Xavier realizes he is an alien. The Stranger explains that he has been collecting mutants from across the universe and takes Magneto and Toad away with him into space.