Classic X-Men #12

Marvel ⋅ 1987

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Key Facts

1st full appearance and death of Anya Eisenhardt, the daughter of Magneto

Origin of Magneto

Issue Details

Publisher

Marvel

Artist

John Bolton

Colorist

Evelyn Stein

Artist

Dave Cockrum

Letterer

Ken Lopez

Colorist

Glynis Oliver

Letterer

Bruce Patterson

Letterer

Tom Orzechowski

Inker

John Bolton

Cover Artist

Al Williamson

Inker

Sam Grainger

Cover Artist

Arthur Adams

Writer

Chris Claremont

Published

August 1987

Synopsis

second story - A fire in the night - is about the past of Magneto, when he was just a boy in the concentration camp of Auschwitz. He ran away with Magda and then started a new life in Wundagore Montain, where they got married and had a daughter Anya. Then they had to go to Ukraine and there, during an argue for his job, Magneto attacked a man with his powers. When he got back his house was on fire and he saved his wife using his powers, but when he was about to save his daughter, the police arrested him for attacking his boss. Anya died and the he killed everyone in the place with his powers. Magda got so scared that left him forever.

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