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X-Men 6 |
| Item: |
X-Men 6 Universal |
| Grade: |
CGC |
| Cert #: |
0233421001
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Owner Comments
Issue Thirty-eight of the Sub-Mariner was my first introduction to the character. The book was released, quite frankly before I was. I do no know how I ever got the book, but it was one that I read over and over again...I even relentlessly searched for a 9.8 of that issue, so when I found this point five copy I couldn't pass it up. It also became my earliest copy of this series, the original series I wanted every copy of (other than the New Mutants, but then there was only 14 that I needed) before I went after Volume 1 of Daredevil.
Namor was established as a Mutant. He was already mentioned as "possibly the first known mutant" in the Fantastic Four Annual # 1 Published 7/63.
X-Men #6 Published 7/64
"Sub-Mariner Joins the Evil Mutants!"
Written by Stan Lee
Penciled by Jack Kirby
Inked by Chic Stone
Lettered by Sam Rosen
Cover by Jack Kirby and Chic Stone
Edited by Stan Lee
"Not since I lost my heart to Sue Storm have I seen such a beauty as the Scarlet Witch!"
-- Namor, the Sub-Mariner
As of 10-May-2020:
1130 are graded; 23 are graded a .5; the highest grade is a 9.6
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| Slot: |
X-Men 10 |
| Item: |
X-Men 10 Universal |
| Grade: |
CGC |
| Cert #: |
2063606003
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Owner Comments
One of My favorite Ka-Zar covers. Not sure why I ever wanted this though. My first copy was a 7.0. I had it graded and signed by Stan Lee, but I sold it. I wanted a 9.0 or higher and was disappointed with the things I missed before I turned to over. this .5 though is awesome.. I wish I had this at the time to get signed... Oh well. Although to be honest... I probably would not have done it. Stan Lee's signature got a bit expensive.
As of 10-May-2020:
1431 are graded; 7 are graded a .5; the highest grade is a 9.8
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| Slot: |
X-Men 12 |
| Item: |
X-Men 12 Universal |
| Grade: |
CGC |
| Cert #: |
4116371005
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Owner Comments
Imagine having a friend, a friend who allowed you to play in his sandbox anytime you came over. The sandbox of course was a vault filled with comic books...an amazing array of comic books from not only DC and Marvel, but many different companies. I got to view books I loved. I got to hold books I wanted. I got to be surrounded by a collection that was the greatest I have ever seen. And most importantly I got to enjoy the company of my friend.
Sometimes friendships end with the passing of time. And sometimes they end bitterly. This one ended due to a fight with cancer. The fight was long, brutal, and it ended in the worst way. Fortunately, as the battle wore down his defenses, my friend died without pain while being surrounded by Family, Friends, and Comics.
I have stories about the Ronnylama that make me tear up. I have tales that make me smile. I have memories of this great man who wanted to share his love of Coors Light, Pressing Comics... and DC’s Showcase. Of course he also loved the Marvel’s X-Men. I remember him wanting to get a copy of issue 1. I believe he finally did at the end. Dare I say a life long dream.
One of his best comic collecting accomplishments (in my opinion) that I ever held in my hands was his three copies of Giant Sized X-men #1. I would joke about pitting my point five against his singular 9.6 and doubles of 9.8's. He would laugh and get very confused on why I like point fives so much. His early one hundreds were amazing... especially multiples of some of my favorite story.. the Dark Phoenix Saga.
He helped me press a CGC Universal X-men 142 graded a 9.2. He didn't press it for me, he showed me how. I couldn't wait to tell him the book I was told by another very reputable presser would never attain a higher grade actually did. It became a 9.6 . I also added signatures to it. By the way... at the time of pressing... he asked me not to tell anyone and I never did...until now.
He was very private and public all at the same time. He was generous. And so is his Brother. A package came to me filled with comic books. I call them the Ronnylama collection. They are books that mean more to me to own than to flip...although if I can get that New Mutants 15 cover by doing so I may have to... and I do think that Ron would not mind.
Two months have passed, but I still remember when Ron's brother called me on April 19th. Being three hours ahead on the East Coast, it was late. I was sitting in the basement of my Fiancé's father, who was battling his own cancer when my phone rang. I looked at it and dreaded answering, but I knew I had to pick up...for two reasons. One because I knew what the news was...and two the person on the other end needed me. Hours passed and I hung up.
I cried.
I checked up on Ron's brother and he checked up on me. At times I forgot that Ron was even gone. Mainly this was because during evening phone calls I forgot they sounded alike. They have the same laugh and they say Tnerb almost identically... Ron however enunciated the “T” a bit more emphatically than his brother.
I knew the job ahead for Ron's brother was going to be difficult... my suggestion was easy... Keep them... especially a book that both of us tried bidding against him a long time ago. We both lost. I didn’t originally know who I was bidding against and I am not sure Ron’s brother knew either.
…but damn that story is a good one to tell… another time perhaps.
*I am starting to think this should be a journal, but here it will stay.
Ron's brother put aside some comic books that he thought Ron would want me to have. He already gave me a sneak peak of a few books, but as he was ready to tell me about a few other books... I told him I wanted to be surprised... and with this issue, let me tell you I was surprised. It's not a book I ever went after, or thought I would ever own, but it is a book I am proud to have...but I would give it up for one more moment with the great RonnyLama...
I do miss you Ron...
Be Kind!
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| Slot: |
X-Men 54 |
| Item: |
X-Men 54 Universal |
| Grade: |
CGC |
| Cert #: |
0360773008
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Owner Comments
As a teen the first series I ever wanted to put together was the X-Men. And there were no other X-Men than the one in these pages. This goal simply eroded with time and quite possibly this goal will never reemerge. Getting point fives might make it easier, but still...that elusive issue #1 is still close to $2000.00 in that grade. Is it even worth it...should I hold out for a 1.0. In the majority of my saved searches, I have .5 saved to notify me when they arrive. some are reasonable, some I get outbid, and others are ridicules. This...not so much
One of the things that might put me over the "Do I buy? or Don't I buy?" threshold area Date stamps.. I don't know why... I just like them. It wasn't until I was taking a picture of the back of the cover to load up onto the registry that I noticed this had not one...but three on the back cover. They look as every bit as vibrant as the rest of the book, if not more so.
Purchased: Feb. 11, 2020 on ComicLink for $29.00
X-Men #54 Published March, 1969
Sale Date: Jan. 16, 1969
"Wanted: Dead or Alive... Cyclops!"
Writer: Arnold Drake
Penciller: Don Heck
Inker: Vince Colletta
Letterer: Jean Izzo
Editor: Stan Lee
"The Million Dollar Angel"
Writer: Arnold Drake
Penciller: Werner Roth
Inker: Vince Colletta
Letterer: Artie Simek
Editor: Stan Lee
Editor in Chief: Stan Lee
Cover Artist: Barry Windsor-Smith; Vince Colletta & John Romita(?)
1st Appearance of Alex Summers
1st Appearance of the Living Pharaoh
"Let me assure you -- I am very much alive! For I am a direct descendant of the immortal ones! Pharaohs have 10,000 lives! But you have only one -- and it is about to end!"
-- The Living Pharaoh
As of 10-May-2020:
639 are graded; two are graded a .5; the highest grade is a 9.8
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Uncanny X-Men 180 |
| Item: |
Uncanny X-Men 180 Modern |
| Grade: |
CGC |
| Cert #: |
0962136024
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Owner Comments
If New Mutants #15 was the first comic book of my collection then this was one of the first comic books I went back for. Apparently I jumped on the comic bandwagon just as Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars was beginning. I started to pick up every comic book around this time and was introduced to Kitty and Storm not knowing Storm ever looked any different then with a Mohawk.
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| Slot: |
X-Men Annual 1 |
| Item: |
X-Men Annual 1 Universal |
| Grade: |
CGC |
| Cert #: |
1363478001
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Owner Comments
CGC Notations in No Particular Order
Back Cover Missing, does not affect story. Tape on Cover. Incomplete
.5 Off-White to White pages
Personal Thoughts:
I always wanted an X-Men #1, not sure fully if this is what I had in mind. AND it is a reprint. The X-Men sometimes feel like the red headed step-child of the Marvel Universe (Sorry Jean). Almost a third of their first 100 issues are reprints, and that includes their first annual... Ah who am I kidding, most of them were out before I was born. My first X-Men book was issue 180. Between that and New Mutants 15, Marvel seemed to acknowledge silently, we got him.
Purchased: Mar, 11, 2020 on Ebay for $11.78
Comic Book Information:
X-Men Annual #1 Published December, 1970
"Enter the Avengers" From X-Men Vol. 1 #9
Writer: Stan Lee
Penciler: Jack Kirby
Inker: Chic Stone
Letterer: Sam Stone
Editor: Stan Lee
"The Triumph of Magneto" from X-Men Vol. 1 #11
Writer: Stan Lee
Penciler: Jack Kirby
Inker: Chic Stone
Letterer: Artie Simek
Editor: Stan Lee.
Cover Artist: Jack Kirby; Chic Stone
As of 10-May-2020:
469 are graded; only one is graded a .5; the highest grade is a 9.8
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| Slot: |
Giant-Size X-Men 1 |
| Item: |
Giant-Size X-Men 1 Modern |
| Grade: |
CGC |
| Cert #: |
2095108002
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Owner Comments
I first found this comic book when I only just began reading comic books. It was in my cousins collection in a box located in his closet on the floor. The comics he had at the age he was was simply astounding. He had all those early issues, 94 on up. At that age, at that time I must of thought his parents loved him more than my parents loved me. Of course that wasn't true...
Giant Size X-Men #1 Published Summer 1975
Cover by Gil Kane; Dave Cockrum; Danny Crespi
"Deadly Genesis!"
Written by Len Wein
Pencils by Dave Cockrum
Inks by Dave Cockrum; Peter Iro
Colored by Glynis Wein
Lettered by John Costanza
Edited by Len Wein
"You, my friend, are a mutant -- and I have a need of mutants -- desperate need!"
-- Professor X
"Call him... Cyclops"
Reprinted from X-Men 43
Written by Roy Thomas
Pencilled by Werner Roth
Inked by John Verpoorten
Lettered by Artie Simek
Edited by Stan Lee
With the kind of press the X-Men get, though, the papers'll probably report it was halted by Iron Man's Repulsor Rays!"
--Cyclops
"I, the Iceman"
Reprinted from X-Men 47
Written by Arnold Drake
Penciled by Werner Roth
Inked by John Verpoorten
Lettered by Joe Rosen
Edited by Stan Lee
Sure, it can be cold as a pawnbroker's heart! Frozen as a bill collector's smile! Hard as an algebra end-term! And yet, it has its good points, too! Like, for example, I can cream you with a snowball in July!"
--Iceman
"The Female of the Species"
Reprinted from X-Men 57
Written by Linda Fite
Penciled by Werner Roth
Inked by Stan Grainger
Lettered by Stan Grainger
Edited by Stan Lee
As of 10-May-2020:
9189 are graded; 13 are graded a .5; the highest grade is a 9.8
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