X-Men #61 (Oct 1969)

X-Men #61, published in Oct 1969, is a Silver Age Marvel comic featuring the X-Men, written by Roy Thomas with cover art by Neal Adams.

Entitled Monsters Also Weep, this story stars the X-Men — "Children of the Atom" — as they battle powerful mutants, alien threats, and super-villains while protecting a world that fears and hates them.

It is regarded as a key X-Men comic due to the following significant event: 2nd appearance of Sauron.

Featured appearances include X-Men - Cyclops (Scott Summers), Angel (Warren Worthington III), Marvel Girl (Jean Grey), Iceman (Bobby Drake), and other characters from the X-Men universe.

A classic Silver Age X-Men comic, this issue showcases the birth of Marvel's mutant mythology, featuring iconic characters, memorable first appearances, and the imaginative storytelling that defined the early X-Men era.

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