Cape Citadel

Cape Citadel

Cape Citadel

Cape Citadel

A military base in Florida, this location marks the site of the first battle between Magneto and the X-Men.

Name:

Cape Citadel

Aliases:

Start year:

1963

First issue:

The X-Men #1 X-Men

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Origin

The X-Men (chronologically) faced their first mutant super villain Magneto at Cape Citadel.

Creation

Cape Citadel was created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby in 1963.

History

Similarly to The Cape which appears in Captain Marvel, Cape Citadel is based on Cape Canavral.

Other Media

Cape Citadel appears in X-Men The Animated Series in an episode that uses almost the exact same story line as X-Men #1 (Sep. 1963), apart from changing the roster and replacing Iceman and Angel with Storm, Rogue and Wolverine.

Issues

September 1963

The X-Men (1963) #1 X-Men September 1st, 1963

September 1975

Captain Marvel (1968) #40 Rocky Mountain 'Bye! September 30th, 1975

October 1980

The X-Men (1963) #138 Elegy October 1st, 1980

October 1986

The Marvel Saga The Official History of the Marve… October 1st, 1986

March 1995

X-Men Chronicles (1995) #1 Origins March 1st, 1995

June 1998

X-Men / Dr. Doom '98 (1998) #1 Doom Quest June 30th, 1998

October 1998

The Uncanny X-Men (1981) #360 Children of the Atom October 1st, 1998

X-Men (1991) #80 Children of the Atom Part Two October 1st, 1998

March 2000

The Uncanny X-Men (1981) #378 First & Last: Part 1 March 1st, 2000

June 2001

The Uncanny X-Men (1981) #394 Playing God June 1st, 2001

December 2001

The 100 Greatest Marvels of All Time (2001) #5 #9… December 1st, 2001

July 2011

X-Men: Prelude to Schism (2011) #2 Part 2 July 1st, 2011

August 2011

X-Men: Prelude to Schism (2011) #3 Part 3 August 14th, 2011

March 2012

X-Men: Season One (2012) #1 HC March 1st, 2012

December 2013

Wolverine & the X-Men (2011) #37 Battle of the At… December 31st, 2013

X-Men: Battle of the Atom (2013) #2 Battle of the… December 31st, 2013

April 2017

IvX (2016) #4 April 30th, 2017

March 2018

X-Men: Grand Design (2017) #2 March 31st, 2018

October 2018

X-Men: Grand Design - Second Genesis (2018) #2 October 1st, 2018

September 2023

X-Men: Days of Future Past: Doomsday (2023) #1 September 1st, 2023

Volumes

1963

The X-Men (1963) 2 issue(s)

1968

Captain Marvel (1968) 1 issue(s)

1981

The Uncanny X-Men (1981) 3 issue(s)

1985

The Marvel Saga The Official History of the Marve… 1 issue(s)

1991

X-Men (1991) 1 issue(s)

1995

X-Men Chronicles (1995) 1 issue(s)

1998

X-Men / Dr. Doom '98 (1998) 1 issue(s)

2001

The 100 Greatest Marvels of All Time (2001) 1 issue(s)

2011

Wolverine & the X-Men (2011) 1 issue(s)

X-Men: Prelude to Schism (2011) 2 issue(s)

2012

X-Men: Season One (2012) 1 issue(s)

2013

X-Men: Battle of the Atom (2013) 1 issue(s)

2016

IvX (2016) 1 issue(s)

2017

X-Men: Grand Design (2017) 1 issue(s)

2018

X-Men: Grand Design - Second Genesis (2018) 1 issue(s)

2023

X-Men: Days of Future Past: Doomsday (2023) 1 issue(s)