The X-Men #79
marvel • 1972
- Series
- The X-Men
- Issue
- 79
- Publisher
- Marvel
- Cover date
- Dec 1, 1972
- Story title
- We Must Destroy... The Cobalt Man!
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Published in 1974, The X-Men #79 is a reprint issue that falls within the period when Marvel Comics placed the original X-Men series on hiatus due to declining sales. During this era, the publisher opted to reuse older material from the original Lee and Kirby run to keep the title on newsstands, as the property had not yet undergone its 1975 revival under Chris Claremont and Len Wein.
This issue specifically reprints the story from X-Men #35, originally published in 1967. The artwork features the classic collaboration of penciler Werner Roth and inker Dick Ayers, who were tasked with maintaining the house style established by Jack Kirby. At the time of this reprint, the release was viewed as a budget-friendly way for readers to catch up on earlier adventures, though it lacked the new creative direction that would soon define the franchise as a major pillar of the medium.
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