- "According to the members of the Fourth Estate, an old colleague of mine was kidnapped last evening -- taken, they claim, by the costumed vigilante called Spider-Man."
- ―Professor X
"And Then -- The X-Men!" | |
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Marvel Team-Up | |
Title: | "And Then -- The X-Men!" |
Volume: | 1 |
Number: | 4 |
Cover price: | .20 |
Cover date: | September, 1972 |
Publisher: | Marvel Comics |
Credits | |
Chief: | Roy Thomas |
Writers: | Gerry Conway |
Pencilers: | Gil Kane |
Inkers: | Steve Mitchell |
Cover artists: | Gil Kane |
Cover inker: | Frank Giacoia |
Letterers: | Jon Costanza |
Editors: | Roy Thomas |
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"And Then -- The X-Men!" is the fourth issue of the first Marvel Team-Up ongoing comic book series published by Marvel Comics. It was written by Gerry Conway with artwork by Gil Kane and inks by Steve Mitchell. It was lettered by Jon Costanza and edited by Roy Thomas. This issue shipped with September, 1972 cover date and carries a cover price of .20 cents per copy. In this issue Spider-Man must rely on the aid of the X-Men in order to capture Morbius - the Living Vampire!
"And Then -- The X-Men!"[]
Featured characters
- Spider-Man, Peter Parker
- Professor X, Charles Xavier
- Angel, Warren Worthington, III
- Cyclops, Scott Summers
- Iceman, Bobby Drake
- Marvel Girl, Jean Grey
Supporting characters
Villains
Minor characters
- Hank McCoy
- Human Torch, Johnny Storm (In flashback only)
- Ken
- Lizard, Curt Connors (In flashback only)
Organizations
Races & Animals
Locations
Items
Vehicles
Powers
- Energy projection
- Cryokinesis
- Fangs
- Flight
- Optic blast
- Superhuman agility
- Telekinesis
- Telepathy
- Thermal propulsion (In flashback only)
- Winged flight
Miscellaneous
Notes & Trivia[]
- The character of Spider-Man was created by writer Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko. He first appeared in Amazing Fantasy #15 in August, 1962 in a story titled "Spider-Man!" The character has since gone on to become one of the most well-known and enduring super-heroes of all time, having appeared in numerous comic book titles, as well as feature films, animated projects and video games.
- "MTU 4" serves as a shortcut to this page.
- The tagline to this issue is "The Mark of the Mutants!"
- This issue carries the approval stamp of the Comics Code Authority.
- According to Comic Reader #85, this issue shipped to retailers on June 20th, 1972.
- Letterer John Costanza is credited as Jon Costanza in this issue.
- This issue includes a flashback of when Spider-Man tangled with both Morbius and The Lizard simultaneously. This occurred in Amazing Spider-Man #102 in November, 1972.
- This issue includes a flashback of when Spider-Man teamed up with the Human Torch to fight Morbius. This happened recently in Marvel Team-Up #3.
- A criminal says that Morbius must think that he is something out of "The Night Stalker". This is a reference to the 1972 television movie The Night Stalker starring Darren McGaven. This movie later spun-out into a TV series on ABC called Kolchak: The Night Stalker'.
- Professor X makes reference to the "Fourth Estate", which is a phrase used to describe the mass news media, specifically in its implicit ability to frame political issues.
Reprints[]
The story from this issue is reprinted in the following volumes:
- Essential Classic X-Men 3
- Essential Marvel Team-Up 1
- Marvel Masterworks: Marvel Team-Up 1
- Marvel Masterworks: The X-Men 7
- Marvel Treasury Edition 18
- Marvel Tales Vol 2 234
- Morbius the Living Vampire Omnibus 1
- Spider-Man Megazine 4