X-MEN (1963-2011) #1
CBCS VF: 8.0
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SOLD ON: Friday, 12/08/2023 10:38 PM
$29,169
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PUBLISHER: Marvel
COMMENTS: white pages; Stan Lee Signature Series
Jack Kirby cover & art; origin and 1st app X-Men; 1st app Magneto; Comic Book Impact rating of 10 (CBI)
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Jack Kirby cover & art; origin and 1st app X-Men; 1st app Magneto; Comic Book Impact rating of 10 (CBI)
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white pages; Stan Lee Signature Series
Jack Kirby cover & art; origin and 1st app X-Men; 1st app Magneto; Comic Book Impact rating of 10 (CBI)
The first appearances of the original X-Men — including Professor X, Cyclops, Angel, Beast, Iceman, and Marvel Girl, as well as evil mutant Magneto — are all featured in this classic Stan Lee and Jack Kirby comic. A new crew of mutants would revive the title in the ’70s, but this vital debut introduces many of the core characters that would launch the big-screen superhero trend of the 21st century.
In addition to that hit film franchise, these teen outcasts would star in a staggering number of comic spin-offs, plus a variety of live-action TV shows and cartoons. There’s even more interest in the title today as Marvel Studios takes over the beloved characters once owned by 20th Century Fox. Now the massive success of 2024's Deadpool & Wolverine strongly suggests that the investment value of this perpetually hot issue will only continue to grow.Most people cite 2008’s "Iron Man" as the start of Marvel's dominance at the box office but they are forgetting that "X-Men" debuted eight years earlier, to critical and financial success. That movie solidified the X-Men in popular culture, where before only comic book fans had any idea who they were. With the debut of the superhero team in 1963, Stan Lee and Jack Kirby brought the struggles of minorities in the troubled civil rights era to life by putting together a team of crime-fighting mutants who were spurned by mainstream society due to their powers and physical differences. An X-Men #1 is always a smart buy, especially in high grades like this spectacular VF copy, which is signed by Stan "The Man" Lee and looks fantastic, with a clean background and bright colors and white pages. An X-Men #1 8.0 Stan Lee signature series copy sold for $25,000 in April 2018.
Overstreet Guide 2023 VF (8.0) value = $47,500.
If you are a new customer planning to make a first-time purchase over $25,000, please contact us 24 hours in advance of the item closing at 212.895.3999 or support@comicconnect.com so that we may approve your account for bidding. (This policy was instituted to protect consignors and bidders against bids from fraudulent accounts, and to ensure the integrity of the bidding process.) Once approved, please log out of your account and then log in, for the approval to take effect.
Jack Kirby cover & art; origin and 1st app X-Men; 1st app Magneto; Comic Book Impact rating of 10 (CBI)
The first appearances of the original X-Men — including Professor X, Cyclops, Angel, Beast, Iceman, and Marvel Girl, as well as evil mutant Magneto — are all featured in this classic Stan Lee and Jack Kirby comic. A new crew of mutants would revive the title in the ’70s, but this vital debut introduces many of the core characters that would launch the big-screen superhero trend of the 21st century.
In addition to that hit film franchise, these teen outcasts would star in a staggering number of comic spin-offs, plus a variety of live-action TV shows and cartoons. There’s even more interest in the title today as Marvel Studios takes over the beloved characters once owned by 20th Century Fox. Now the massive success of 2024's Deadpool & Wolverine strongly suggests that the investment value of this perpetually hot issue will only continue to grow.Most people cite 2008’s "Iron Man" as the start of Marvel's dominance at the box office but they are forgetting that "X-Men" debuted eight years earlier, to critical and financial success. That movie solidified the X-Men in popular culture, where before only comic book fans had any idea who they were. With the debut of the superhero team in 1963, Stan Lee and Jack Kirby brought the struggles of minorities in the troubled civil rights era to life by putting together a team of crime-fighting mutants who were spurned by mainstream society due to their powers and physical differences. An X-Men #1 is always a smart buy, especially in high grades like this spectacular VF copy, which is signed by Stan "The Man" Lee and looks fantastic, with a clean background and bright colors and white pages. An X-Men #1 8.0 Stan Lee signature series copy sold for $25,000 in April 2018.
Overstreet Guide 2023 VF (8.0) value = $47,500.
If you are a new customer planning to make a first-time purchase over $25,000, please contact us 24 hours in advance of the item closing at 212.895.3999 or support@comicconnect.com so that we may approve your account for bidding. (This policy was instituted to protect consignors and bidders against bids from fraudulent accounts, and to ensure the integrity of the bidding process.) Once approved, please log out of your account and then log in, for the approval to take effect.