- "I'll continue to produce them -- in the tens -- hundreds -- thousands -- millions -- until their number is incalculable!! They'll over-run the Earth -- conquering all - in the name of Magneto!!"
- ―Magneto
| "If Iceman Should Fail--!" | |
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| The X-Men | |
| Title: | "If Iceman Should Fail--!" |
| Volume: | 1 |
| Number: | 18 |
| Cover price: | .12 |
| Cover date: | March, 1966 |
| Publisher: | Marvel Comics |
| Credits | |
| Chief: | Stan Lee |
| Writers: | Stan Lee |
| Pencilers: | Jay Gavin |
| Inkers: | Dick Ayers |
| Cover artists: | Werner Roth |
| Cover inker: | Sol Brodsky |
| Letterers: | Artie Simek |
| Editors: | Stan Lee |
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"If Iceman Should Fail--!" is the eighteenth issue of the first The X-Men ongoing comic book series published by Marvel Comics. The story was written by Stan Lee with artwork by Jay Gavin and inks by Dick Ayers. It was lettered by Artie Simek. The story was edited by Stan Lee. This issue shipped with a March, 1966 cover date and carries a cover price of .12 cents per copy.
Appearances[]
Featured characters
- Angel, Warren Worthington, III
- Beast, Hank McCoy
- Cyclops, Scott Summers
- Marvel Girl, Jean Grey
- Professor X, Charles Xavier
Supporting characters
Villains
- Magneto, Erik Lehnsherr
- Toad, Mortimer Toynbee (In flashback only)
Minor characters
- Doctor John Thomas (Final appearance to date)
- The Stranger (Cameo appearance only)
Organizations
Races & Animals
Locations
Items
Vehicles
- Rocket ship (In flashback only)
Powers
- Cryokinesis
- Electromagnetism
- Energy projection
- Flight
- Molecular immobilization
- Optic blast
- Psychokinesis
- Superhuman agility
- Superhuman durability
- Telekinesis
- Telepathy
- Winged flight
Miscellaneous
- Hospital
- Laboratory
- Laser weapons
- Planet (In flashback only)
- Scientific experimentation
- Slaves
- Space travel
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.
- Magneto appeared last primarily as a behind-the-scenes presence in The X-Men #17.
- This is the third appearance of Warren Worthington Junior. He appeared last in The X-Men #17.
- This is the third appearance of Kathryn Worthington. She appeared last in The X-Men #17.
- The Stranger's little dust-up with Magneto, as referenced in this issue, took place in The X-Men #11.
Reprints[]
The story from this issue is reprinted in the following volumes:
- Essential Uncanny X-Men 1
- Magneto Ascendant 1
- Marvel Masterworks 7
- Uncanny X-Men 70
- X-Men Epic Collection 1
- X-Men Omnibus 1
- X-Men: The Early Years 17