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Issue: The X-Men #118
Publication Date: February 1979
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Issues: #118 of 141 Issues (246 Printings)
Title:
Variant: Newsstand
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagMarvel
Brand: Marvel Comics GroupView Brand Images4
Indicia Publisher: Marvel Comics Group
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 0714860246102
Price: $0.35 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 9 (1 story, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Roger Stern (Editor); Jim Salicrup (Assistant Editor); Jim Shooter (Editor-in-Chief)
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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
Format Notes:  
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Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
 
 
Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Side-By-Side With Sun-Fire!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Dave Cockrum (signed)
Inker(s): Terry Austin (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Dan Crespi
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): X-Men
Character(s): X-Men [Cyclops; Storm; Colossus; Nightcrawler]; Sunfire
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagThe Official Marvel Index to the X-Men #6 published May 1988
In Content Item: FlagClassic X-Men #24 [Direct] published August 1988
as Cover to X-Men #118 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagEl Asombroso Hombre Araña Presenta #83 published November 1989
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Masterworks #24 published September 1993
as X-Men #118 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagEssential X-Men #1 [First Printing] published January 1996
as X-Men #118 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Gold. La Imposible Patrulla-X #1 published April 2011
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Remco
Character(s): Green Goblin; Spider-Man
First Line: Now... the amazing energized Spider-Man!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover. Ad for Spider-Man related toys.
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The Submergence of Japan

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): John Byrne (plot); Chris Claremont (plot, script)
Penciller(s): John Byrne
Inker(s): Ricardo Villamonte
Colorist(s): Glynis Wein
Letterer(s): Tom Orzechowski
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): X-Men
Character(s): X-Men [Professor X; Cyclops; Storm; Wolverine; Colossus; Banshee; Nightcrawler]; GUESTS: Sunfire; Mariko Yashida (introduction); Misty Knight; Colleen Wing; Lilandra; VILLAINS: Moses Magnum; Mandroids; CAMEO: Iron Fist
First Line: Welcome to the good ship Jinguichi Maru, returning to its home port of Agarashima on the main Japanese island of Honshu after a two-year Antarctic voyage.
Synopsis: The X-Men arrive in Japan just in time to fight a cadre of Mandroids under Moses Magnum's command. Wolverine meets Mariko. Thinking the X-Men are dead, Xavier leaves for the stars with Lilandra.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagClassic X-Men #24 [Direct] published August 1988
as The Submergence of Japan [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Masterworks #24 published September 1993
as The Submergence of Japan! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagEssential X-Men #1 [First Printing] published January 1996
as The Submergence of Japan [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Special #7 published June 1996
as Il Giappone affonda [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Gold. La Imposible Patrulla-X #1 published April 2011
as ¡El Hundimiento de Japón! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 17
Job Number: LG226
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): X-Mail
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Stan Lee; ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Bullpen Bulletins
Character(s): Shang-Chi
First Line: Okay, here it is.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Includes Stan's Soapbox. Stan Lee addresses the difference in story content between Marvel Comics and DC Comics.
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An Irresistible Force!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Iron Man; Hostess
Character(s): Iron Man; Hy Torque
First Line: This baby will knock over the gates of the Van Ness mansion as easy as an ordinary car knocks over a trash can.
Synopsis: Iron Man stops Hy Torque and his band from damaging a mansion.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for Hostess Twinkies.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
First Line: 100pc toy soldier set
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for toy soldiers, vehicles, vessels and planes.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ? (photographs)
Inker(s): ? (photographs)
Colorist(s): ? (photographs)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Paul Stanley (photo); Gene Simmons (photo); Peter Criss (photo); Ace Frehley (photo)
First Line: Kiss a milestone
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ? (photos)
Inker(s): ? (photos)
Colorist(s): ? (photos)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Lego
First Line: Move it! Steer it! Shift it! Build it!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover. Ad for the Lego expert builder series.

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