Uncanny X-Men (1963-2011) #19

Uncanny X-Men (1963)

by Stan Lee, Dick Ayers (Inker), Jay Gavin (Penciller)

Lo! Now shall appear...the Mimic! Is the Mimic another mutant?...or something far worse?

Genres: Comics, X Men, Marvel, Comic Book, Graphic Novels

21 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 10, 1966

About the author

Stan Lee (born Stanley Martin Lieber) was an American writer, editor, creator of comic book superheroes, and the former president and chairman of Marvel Comics.

With several artist co-creators, most notably Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko, he co-created Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, Thor as a superhero, the X-Men, Iron Man, the Hulk, Daredevil, the Silver Surfer, Dr. Strange, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Scarlet Witch, The Inhumans, and many other characters, introducing complex, naturalistic characters and a thoroughly shared universe into superhero comic books. He subsequently led the expansion of Marvel Comics from a small division of a publishing house to a large multimedia corporation.

Reviews

[Rick Ray]

"Lo! Now Shall Appear...the Mimic!"

Bobby and his girlfriend Zelda attempt to set Hank up on a date with Vera, a friend of Zelda's, but another suitor appears in the form of Calvin Rankin. Jealous of the fact that Hank is on a date with her, Rankin attempts to fight Hank who shows restraint since he doesn't want to give away his mutant abilities. But Rankin soon proves to be a formidable foe, capable of exactly mimicking Hank's abilities. Bobby joins in the scuffle, but Rankin takes both out with ease. Realizing these two men must be X-Men, he plots his way into taking out the entire team. Now referring to himself as the Mimic, he handily takes on most of the roster until Xavier devises a way to sap him of his powers.

For a villain who has fairly interesting powers, this issue does not really maximize it in any kind of creative fashion. Even his defeat is a bit anti-climactic and it doesn't help that this stretch of X-Men comics are with Stan Lee at his most verbose.

[Rangga Sukmawijaya]

X-Men berhadapan dengan musuh baru yang bernama Mimic. Ia adalah seorang manusia yang bisa meniru kemampuan orang yang ada di dekatnya. Dengan demikian, selama Mimic berada di dekat X-Men, ia bisa memiliki kemampuan para X-Men. Ia bahkan memiliki sayap seperti Angel, memiliki bentuk tubuh dan ketangkasan seperti Beast, dan bisa membaca pikiran seperti Profesor X. Bagaimana caranya X-Men mengalahkan Mimic?

[Britt Halliburton]

A decent issue, with a great resolution; though the memory erasing Professor X keeps using is a tiresome way to keep the X-Men being uncovered and then concealed again. I feel there could have been a bit more action involved, but the story is interesting and the villain is sympathetic.

[Lark]

It’d be nice to let some of these characters breathe a bit! Like can we get to know the ladies more! No way not Stan the man!
Also just give me a real vacation episode damnit!
Not even close to the caliber of Daddy Day Care (2003)

[Walter Schwartz]

Very good, great reading!

[William Wygle]

The Mimic is a villain I'm discovering for the first time in this classic comic tale. Loved it. Not sure what comes next as I'm reading The X-Men from the very beginning.

[Sam]

THE MIMIC !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[David Quattrocchi]

Sometimes I can't tell if they were writing for kids, or if they were writing like kids. Or both

[Aaron Cowell]

Mimic kinda cool

[Etienne]

Don't know if it is because i haven't read a x-men in a long time, but this one seem less repetitive than the others, more adult. It also contain a lot of action and a really cool vilant, the Mimic, wich I really like! A really good one that every fan must read and a comic book that can also be a good test to see if you'll like the x-men serie or not!

[Kerri]

mimic!