- "Take care, X-Men! An' may ye be in heaven a half-hour a'fore the devil knows ye're dead!"
- ―Sean Cassidy
| "God Spare the Child..." | |
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| The X-Men | |
| Title: | "God Spare the Child..." |
| Volume: | 1 |
| Number: | 129 |
| Cover price: | .40 |
| Cover date: | January, 1980 |
| Publisher: | Marvel Comics |
| Credits | |
| Chief: | Jim Shooter |
| Writers: | John Byrne; Chris Claremont |
| Pencilers: | John Byrne |
| Inkers: | Terry Austin |
| Cover artists: | John Byrne |
| Cover inker: | Terry Austin |
| Colorists: | Bob Sharen |
| Letterers: | Tom Orzechowski |
| Assistants: | Jim Salicrup |
| Editors: | Roger Stern |
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"God Spare the Child..." is the title to the 129th issue of the first The X-Men ongoing comic book series published by Marvel Comics. The story was plotted by John Byrne and Chris Claremont with a script written by Claremont. It was illustrated by John Byrne, inked by Terry Austin with coloring by Bob Sharen and lettering by Tom Orzechowski. The story was edited by Roger Stern with Jim Salicrup as assistant editor. This issue shipped with a January, 1980 cover date and carries a cover price of .40 cents per copy.
Appearances[]
Featured characters
- Colossus, Peter Rasputin
- Cyclops, Scott Summers
- Nightcrawler, Kurt Wagner
- Phoenix, Jean Grey
- Professor X, Charles Xavier
- Storm, Ororo Munroe
- Wolverine, James Howlett
Supporting characters
- Alex Summers
- Carmen Pryde
- Kitty Pryde (1st appearance)
- Lorna Dane
- Madrox, Jamie Madrox
- Moira MacTaggert
- Terri Pryde
Villains
Minor characters
Organizations
Races
Locations
Items
Vehicles
- Boat (As an illusion)
- Hovercraft
Powers
- Bio-conversion
- Illusion generation
- Intangibility
- Psychokinesis
- Superhuman durability
- Superhuman strength
- Teleportation
- Weather control
Miscellaneous
Notes & Trivia[]
- The X-Men were created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby. They first appeared in The X-Men, Volume 1 #1 in September, 1963. The title eventually evolved to include the "All-New, All-Different" X-Men, after which the series became a runaway hit, ultimately changing its title to Uncanny X-Men. Since then, this outcast team of mutant misadventurers have appeared in numerous comic book titles that have since been adapted into several cartoon programs, feature films, and video games; not to mention copious amounts of merchandising ranging from toys to apparel.
- The tagline to this issue is "Save us from the Knights of Hellfire!"
- Welcome to the X-Men, Kitty Pryde! Hope you survive the experience! This is the first appearance of the character. She will go on to have a long and storied career with the X-Men family of titles under various super-hero code names.
- This is the first appearance of Carmen Pryde, who is Kitty Pryde's father.
- This is the first appearance of Terri Pryde, who is Kitty Pryde's mother.
- This is the first appearance of the Hellfire Club.
- Sean Cassidy quits the X-Men in this issue.
- Kitty Pryde is thirteen-years-old in this issue.