The X-Men 1963 #19 - 4.5 - $65.00
Bobby and Hank tussle with mysterious Calvin Rankin, who beats them by mimicking their powers. Calvin then has an encounter with Jean at a restaurant. Realizing he is dealing with the X-Men, Calvin follows Jean home and asks to join them. Once he has absorbed all of their powers, he battles them and captures Jean. The team follows him to his hideout deep in an old mine. Mimic uses his powers to uncover a machine his father built that will allow him to keep the combined powers for good. Xavier allows Mimic to use the machine which doesn't give him powers but strips his mimic powers away.
On-sale date from 1966 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
- - Alterations on Mimic's wings and hands by Marie Severin, Per Nick Caputo, June 2012. Original indexer listed Jack Kirby as layout artist.
- - M.M.M.S. membership application, How About That!, Didja Know?, Strictly Personal, Dept. of Utter Confusion!, The Wrap-Up, Let's Meet 26 More M.M.M.S. Members!, The Mighty Marvel Checklist.
- - Letters from Dorothea Baker, Dean Crawford, Ken Kemp, Howard Tin, Dexter Musgrove, Ricardo Gonzalez, Wayne G. Mathicu, Glenn Payne, George H. Tucker Jr., Alan Gasior, and Craig Weatherly.
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