The X-Men 1963 #125 Direct ed. - 9.0 - $55.00

• First app: Mutant X aka Proteus (1st cameo)

Moira tests Jean's Phoenix powers. Jean begins having hallucinations thanks to Mastermind. Moira discovers that Proteus has escaped. Beast finds out the X-Men are alive and lets them know that Moira needs their help on Muir Isle.

On-sale date from The Comic Reader #169.

• - Inside front cover.
• There's Something Awful on Muir Island! - Page 7, panels 3-6: Magda Eisenhardt?s character is briefly mentioned for the first time as Magneto?s late wife. This information, together with that published in August 1979 a month earlier, pages 2-3 in The Avengers #186, infers that Magneto is, in fact, the natural father of Wanda and Pietro Maximoff, alias the Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver. Page 11, panels 5-6: Various characters cameo appearances pop out in Lilandra?s ball scene. Notably, Dirac, Shakati and his two minions, Arak and Arion (Marvel Preview #11, June 1977). More surprisingly, the outlines of Popeye the Sailor Man (panel 5, right side) and the Phantom Stranger (panel 5, left) appear as Easter eggs. To note: the Phantom Stranger is a DC character. A famous quote from William Shakespeare inspires this episode?s title: "There?s something rotten in the state of Denmark" (Hamlet. Act 1, scene 4). From this issue to X-Men #128, authors will refer titles to some famous Shakespeare?s quotes.
• - Letters of comment from Sheldon Wiebe and Jana C. Hollingsworth. Includes a small promo for Spider-Woman.
• - Includes a promo for "Warriors of the Shadow Realm" appearing in Marvel Super Special #11-13.
• - Inside back cover. Ad for a BB gun.
• - Back cover.