X-Men: Deadly Genesis #1

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• First appearance of Vulcan (Gabriel Summers), an Omega-level energy-manipulating mutant later confirmed as the third Summers brother alongside Cyclops and Havok — his debut occurs in the main story as an unnamed, enraged figure awakening from orbit after M-Day's energy surge.
• First appearance of Petra (terrakinetic) in the issue's back-up story, which also provides her origin; Petra's first appearance is listed as this backup, making issue #1 the debut issue for at least one entirely new character.
• Darwin (Armando Muñoz) and Sway (Suzanne Chan) are introduced across the series' backup stories — Darwin's first appearance is in the backup of issue #2, and Sway's in issue #3 — all eventually revealed as members of Xavier's secret 'first team' sent to Krakoa before the Giant-Size X-Men roster.
• The series is a deliberate 30th-anniversary celebration of Giant-Size X-Men #1 (1975); Marc Silvestri's cover for issue #1 is an acknowledged homage to that issue's original cover.
• Written by Ed Brubaker with interior art by Trevor Hairsine (main story) and Pete Woods (backup stories); covers by Marc Silvestri — a variant edition with a cover by then-EIC Joe Quesada was also released for issue #1.
• The series is a cornerstone 'Decimation' tie-in, set directly in the aftermath of House of M and the Scarlet Witch's 'no more mutants' edict; the energy released by M-Day is what reawakens Vulcan from his decades-long comatose state in Earth orbit.
• The full series ran November 2005 – May 2006 (cover-dated January–July 2006); Brubaker then transitioned directly to the ongoing Uncanny X-Men with issue #475, continuing the Vulcan storyline through the 12-part 'Rise and Fall of the Shi'ar Empire' arc.
• The complete series was collected in hardcover (August 2006) and softcover (January 2007), and was later reprinted as part of the Giant-Size X-Men 40th Anniversary oversized hardcover (2015), reflecting its ongoing relevance to X-Men continuity.

Key issues in X-Men: Deadly Genesis

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#1 1st appearance — Petra

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