X-Men #12 - Jack Kirby cover, Alex Toth art + 1st Juggernaut

Jack Kirby

X-Men v1 #12, 1965 - The Juggernaut, making his first full appearance, smashes through the X-men's defenses in search of their mentor. Professor X shares his origin with his students with revealing the foe as his stepbrother. The Cerebro machine, used for the first time, forewarns them of an attack. Jack Kirby contributes the convoluted cover and rough layouts for the interior story. This, along with Vince Colletta's tired inks, results in an unrecognizable work by Alex Toth. Too many pages are poorly drawn and too many panels over-simplified. The artist's handiwork is barely visible in an effort that seems rushed and poorly planned. Written by Stan Lee, this is 12 of 17 X-men issues by Kirby and 1 of 1 X-men issues by Toth. /// key 1st appearance, 1st cover Cain Marko as Juggernaut 
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Kirby cover pencils (Frank Giacoia inks) = **
"The Origin of Professor X" Toth story pencils (Vince Colletta inks) 20 pages = *

Alex Toth

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