| Slot: |
X-Factor 92 |
| Item: |
X-Factor 92 Signature |
| Grade: |
CGC |
| Cert #: |
1237099002
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Owner Comments
Owner's Description
Published: July 1993
KEY ISSUE: It’s the first appearance of Exodus and a favorite villain of mine so yeah, it’s a key first appearance of a really cool villain
Scott Lobdell & Joe Quesada story
Joe Quesada, Al Milgrom, and Glynis Oliver art
Joe Quesada & Al Milgrom Cover
HOW MANY ARE THERE K???
Wow, in total there are 134 of these that have been graded and amazed at how few come up for sale. I mean I scoured ebay and every other possible site over the past two years and the only time I saw ONE come up was a 9.8 that I missed out on due to a lack of internet… I was in Afghanistan…
Anyways in total there is a single 9.9, 92….. NINETY TWO in 9.8 of that only 3 have been signed with mine being one of those. Below that you’re looking at 41 below the 9.8 mark… Just can’t believe with how many have been graded and how few just aren’t available.
Story Title: Fatal Attractions Part One: The Man Who Wasn’t There”
SUMMARY:
I’ll read this one over one more time and give more of my style of a summary instead of something generic…
PERSONAL COMMENTS:
This one was a personal submission from an eBay pickup. I did everything I could to find a pristine copy of this one and have purchased multiple copies with each of those having some minor 9.4 to 9.6 flaw. But when I found this one I just couldn’t believe it. Sharp corners, vibrant color and not a single flaw that I could find. Honestly thought this was a 9.9 or even 10 with how crisp a copy this one was. Almost as if it had been cut at the factory and mailed over.
Anyways after the hunt, saw that Scott Lobdell was heading to Amazing Houston this past year (2014) and just knew I had to go and get his signature. Was an amazing conversationalist and really was amazing how hearing the idea of Wolverine losing his Adamantium was really a throw out idea. This one was part of a three part signature grouping with this one Uncanny X-Men 304 and Excalibur 71.
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| Slot: |
X-Force 25 |
| Item: |
X-Force 25 Signature |
| Grade: |
CGC |
| Cert #: |
1272381002
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Owner Comments
Published: August 1993
KEY ISSUE: For me yes this was a key issue not to mention series. Everyone else, not so much.
Fabian Nicieza story
Greg “Can Draw His Ass Off” Capullo art
Greg “Batman” Capullo Cover
Compared to the overall rest of this series this one has quite a few graded with 75 total graded and 51 graded at 9.8 with only three Signature Series to include this one.
Story Title: Fatal Attractions Part Two: Back to Front
SUMMARY:
On Graymalkin, renamed Avalon, Magneto watches several screens with various children of the atom on them. He contemplates which one of them would be suited to join him in Avalon. He finally tells Exodus that his early students would be the best and that Charles Xavier's dream will finally be over.
Camp Verde
X-Force arrives back from their latest mission of rescuing Rusty and Skids. They exit their ship when Feral smells someone in their camp. They split up into groups of two and search the base. Sunspot and Rictor are taken out, along with Siryn, Warpath, Shatterstar and Feral. Then Cannonball and Boomer finally take out the attacker and it turns out to be Cable. Cable is surprised to see how much they have grown as a team. Sam tells him that he is not ready to have Cable back unless he can be honest with them finally about his past.
Cable then explains what happened to him in his past and how he came to find X-Force and how he finally fought Stryfe and came back a changed man. The group eventually accepts him back into the fold. Cable then looks at what the team has for resources. Then, there is a breach in the camp and the team runs outside. They see Exodus entering their base. He states he is looking for Sam and Roberto only. The rest of the team gets angry and threatens him. He responds by knocking them all down. The others arrive and Cannonball tells Exodus he will follow him to Avalon only if he can bring Boomer, Rictor, Rusty and Skids. Exodus finally agrees and after a short goodbye to the others, they leave. Cable then tells the team that remains, that Sam gave him a tracker and they are going to go get them all.
Avalon
Exodus shows the team around Avalon. They walk with him, unimpressed by their surroundings. They tell him that they have seen space ships and that this is no surprise to them at all. He tells them they are on board a converted Graymalkin and Sam asks about Professor. Exodus tells him that he was taken care of and changed to match their needed service. A robed figure then enters and the team immediately recognizes his voice as Magneto. He welcomes and offers Cannonball and the others to be the first of those deemed welcome into his new home. He then helps cure Rusty and Skids of their implants used by Stryfe.
Cable and the rest of X-Force fly to Avalon and Cable realizes that Exodus was really talking about Graymalkin. Cannonball admits that he led them here. Exodus rushes to meet the intruders and he attacks them. While the team fights Exodus, Cable runs to the computer and looks for Cannonball on the ship. Cannonball tells him no and that Rusty and Skids have agreed to join Magneto.
Cable then teleports X-Force off of Avalon onto their ship. Magneto, donned in his normal outfit, meets him. He scoffs at his futile attempt to attack him in his new home. Cable gets beat and ripped to shreds by Magneto's powers. He is almost dead when he quickly teleports off Avalon onto his team's ship.
The team is happy to see him but scared that he may not survive. They then hear Professor's voice and he tells them that Cable's mission was a success. Magneto watches from Avalon as the team arrives in Camp Verde and races to save Cable. He turns to Exodus and tells him that Cable's battle was a philosophical one and that it was a battle that Cable has won.
PERSONAL COMMENTS:
I have only one person to thank for this one. Fellow boardie and signature series facilitator Rich Henn. Put out a Want To Buy and next thing I knew I got a PM from the man himself asking if I had any interest. Said of course I did and next thing I knew "You Have Mail" Thanks Rich for helping me to scratch another big one off my list.
All in all one of my favorite storylines here.
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| Slot: |
Uncanny X-Men 304 |
| Item: |
Uncanny X-Men 304 Signature |
| Grade: |
CGC |
| Cert #: |
1237099001
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| Slot: |
X-Men 25 Gold Edition |
| Item: |
X-Men 25 |
| Grade: |
CGC |
| Cert #: |
1240441001
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| Slot: |
X-Men 25 Variant Edition |
| Item: |
X-Men 25 Modern |
| Grade: |
CGC |
| Cert #: |
0034945005
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| Slot: |
Wolverine 75 |
| Item: |
Wolverine 75 Signature |
| Grade: |
CGC |
| Cert #: |
1277177002
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| Slot: |
Excalibur 71 |
| Item: |
Excalibur 71 Signature |
| Grade: |
CGC |
| Cert #: |
1237099003
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