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X-Men 94 |
| Item: |
X-Men #94 Universal |
| Grade: |
CGC 9.8 |
| Cert #: |
1108090004
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Owner Comments
Highlights:
First appearance of the New X-Men in the regular series. This continued from Giant Size X-Men #1. This was Chris Claremont's first start on X-Men which ran for 16 years. This band of mutants gave Marvel its X.
Cover Date: August 1972
Cover Price: USD0.25
Title: The Doomsmith Scenario - Death O'er Valhalla High
Cover Artist: Gil Kane
Cover Inker: Dave Cockrum
Writers: Chris Claremont & Len Wein
Artist: Dave Cockrum
Inker: Bob McLeod
Colorist: Phil Rachelson
Letterer: Tom Orzechowski
Editor: Marv Wolfman
Synopsis (from wikipedia):
Professor Xavier regroups the X-Men. Sunfire states that he is only helping Xavier save the X-Men and does not intend to be a X-Men. Banshee wants to go on his own, but Professor X and Cyclops convince him to stay. Angel breaks the news that he, Marvel Girl, Iceman, Havok, and Lorna Dane are confident enough in their powers to leave the X-Men. Cyclops wants to leave with Marvel Girl, but realizes with his destructive power he has no chance at living a normal life. Led by Cyclops, a new X team is formed, assembled from all over the world; Storm (Ororo Munroe - Kenya), Thunderbird (John Proudstar - United States), Nightcrawler (Kurt Wagner - Germany), Wolverine, Colossus (Piotr Nikolaievitch Rasputin - Russia), Wolverine (James "Logan" Howlett - Canada) and Banshee (Sean Cassidy - Ireland). The next day, Cyclops leads the new X-Men to the Danger Room for their first training session. Over weeks of training, the new recruits learn to work as a team, but Cyclops's harsh remonstrances at any failings cause tension.
In the Colorado Rockies, Count Nefaria and a group of Ani-Men seize control of the military base in Mount Valhalla and threaten to launch the USA's entire inventory of nuclear missiles unless every nation of the world pays Nefaria a ransom. The United States Air Force contacts the Avengers for help. Unable to oblige, the Avengers pass the mission on to the X-Men. The X-Men pile into the Blackbird and head to Valhalla. There General Fredericks informs them that Nefaria has ignorantly armed the Doomsmith System, which controls Valhalla's nuclear missiles and can only be shut down within a certain window, which closes in 52 minutes. As the Blackbird enters Valhalla's defense perimeter, Count Nefaria disables it with the defense systems, sending the X-Men into a fatal fall
Personal Note:
Purchased on 18 Feb 2013 from David & Adam. Finally got a 9.8 after a few years of searching. However, would still like to get a White Page with a beautiful centered cover. But in the meantime, this would do.
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| Slot: |
X-Men 95 |
| Item: |
X-Men #95 Universal |
| Grade: |
CGC 9.8 |
| Cert #: |
1108043010
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Owner Comments
Purchased from Comiclink on 18 Feb 2013
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| Slot: |
X-Men 96 |
| Item: |
X-Men #96 Universal |
| Grade: |
CGC 9.8 |
| Cert #: |
1139149008
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Owner Comments
Purchased from Andy Bonami on 7 August 2013
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| Slot: |
X-Men 97 |
| Item: |
X-Men #97 Universal |
| Grade: |
CGC 9.8 |
| Cert #: |
1032368007
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Owner Comments
Purchased from Adam Perlman on 27 July 2013
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| Slot: |
X-Men 98 |
| Item: |
X-Men #98 Universal |
| Grade: |
CGC 9.8 |
| Cert #: |
0057075002
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Owner Comments
Off-white to White pages
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| Slot: |
X-Men 99 |
| Item: |
X-Men #99 Universal |
| Grade: |
CGC 9.8 |
| Cert #: |
1029399002
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Owner Comments
“Deathstar Rising”. 1st appearance of Black Tom Cassidy. Dr. Corbeau and the X-Men rocket into space to rescue Wolverine, Banshee, Professor Xavier, and Jean Grey. Sentinels attack their craft and they are forced to crash into the space station, where they fight more Sentinels. Cyclops goes to fight Dr. Lang and rescue Jean and the Professor while he sends the other X-Men to rescue Wolverine and Banshee, who are held in another area of the station. Cyclops begins to knock Lang out but then is attacked by an unseen person. Later when the other X-Men arrive, they run into the orioginal X-Men. Professor Xavier then commands them to kill the new X-Men.
This 9.8 copy was picked up from ComicLink.
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| Slot: |
X-Men 100 |
| Item: |
X-Men #100 Universal |
| Grade: |
CGC 9.8 |
| Cert #: |
1018312008
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| Slot: |
X-Men 101 |
| Item: |
X-Men #101 Universal |
| Grade: |
CGC 9.8 |
| Cert #: |
1129554012
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Owner Comments
Highlights:
The first appearance of Phoenix!! and Jean Grey dies .... Thus begins the many lives and deaths of Jean Grey. Iconic cover of Phoenix rising up from the sea. Wolverine reveals he likes Jean Grey for the first time.
Cover Pencils: Dave Cockrum / Danny Crespi
Cover Inks: Dave Cockrum
Title: Like a Phoenix, From the Ashes
Writer: Chris Claremont
Pencils: Dave Cockrum
Inks: Frank Chiaramonte
Colors: Bonnie Wilford
Letters: John Costanza
Editor: Archie Goodwin
Cover Date: Oct 1976
Cover Price: 30 cents
Synopsis:
The X-Men's Starcore shuttle crash lands in Jamaica Bay with Jean Grey at the helm piloting the ship, thus sacrificing herself. She made an emergency landing at JFK Airport, but the shuttle skids off the runway and crashes into Jamaica Bay, smashing into pieces. The X-Men and Peter Corbeau rise to the surface and Scott immediately begins looking for signs of Jean. The group are all shocked when Jean suddenly rises out of the water in a new costume and proclaims herself to be power incarnate, and calls herself Phoenix. Just as she majestically rises out of the water she soon passes out and falls into the water below. Cyclops and the others pull Jean to shore and try to become as inconspicuous as possible before ambulances arrive on the scene. Prof X uses his mental powers so that none recall the X-Men being there.
To facilitate Jean's recovery, Prof X sends all of the X-Men but Cyclops to Scotland on vacation where Banshee has just inherited his ancestral castle; The X-Men show up at the castle and find it already inhabited by Sean's cousin Tom Cassidy also know as Black Tom and his pal Juggernaut. Story continues in #102.
Personal Note:
My second 101, which was an upgrade over the the previous 9.6. it was a grail for me then.
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| Slot: |
X-Men 102 |
| Item: |
X-Men #102 Universal |
| Grade: |
CGC 9.8 |
| Cert #: |
1109807002
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Owner Comments
Pressed by Joeypost. Bought 30 Nov 2012.
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X-Men 103 |
| Item: |
X-Men #103 Universal |
| Grade: |
CGC 9.8 |
| Cert #: |
0981353005
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| Slot: |
X-Men 104 |
| Item: |
X-Men #104 Universal |
| Grade: |
CGC 9.8 |
| Cert #: |
0956495003
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| Slot: |
X-Men 105 |
| Item: |
X-Men #105 Universal |
| Grade: |
CGC 9.8 |
| Cert #: |
0805245005
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| Slot: |
X-Men 106 |
| Item: |
X-Men #106 Universal |
| Grade: |
CGC 9.8 |
| Cert #: |
0159188004
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| Slot: |
X-Men 107 |
| Item: |
X-Men #107 Universal |
| Grade: |
CGC 9.8 |
| Cert #: |
0969977006
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Owner Comments
Highlights:
Cyclops meets his dad, a space pirate. 1st appearances for Starjammers, Gladiator II, Fang, Chod, Oracle, Starbolt, Titan, Hepzibah, Raza and Shapeshifter. There is also a 35 cents variant.
Title: Where No X-Man Has Gone Before
Cover Pencils and Inks: Dave Cockrum
Pencils: Dave Cockrum
Inks: Dan Green
Colors: Andy Yanchus
Letters: Joe Rosen
Editor: Archie Goodwin
Cover Price: 30 cents (35 cents variant)
Cover Date: Oct 1977
Synopsis: continuing from #106 ...
After being transported through a star-gate by Phoenix, the X-Men find themselves on an ancient planet, home to the M'Kraan Crystal. Several members of the Shi’ar Imperial Guard serving the evil Emperor D’Ken surround the X-Men. When Cyclops announces that they are there for Lilandra, an enormous battle commences between the two sides. Despite the number of Imperial Guardsmen, the two teams are evenly matched.
When Lilandra is saved from The Soul Drinker unleashed on her by D’Ken, she reveals that he plans to use the M’Kraan Crystal to gain power absolute and that is why she escaped to Earth, having learned of Professor Xavier when he used his mental powers to thwart an alien invasion by the Z'Nox[3]. The tide of the battle is turned by the arrival of the Starjammers, a group of interstellar pirates who aid the X-Men against the Guardsmen. Jean mind-probes their leader Corsair, and is shocked to learn what she finds there, finding it impossible to consider.
Suddenly the M’Kraan Crystal powers up and reality for a fraction of a second ceases to exist. On Earth Peter Corbeau warns the Fantastic Four that should the cosmic blinks continue, the universe will die.
This story is continued in X-Men #108 ....
Personal Note:
Bought from Heritage on 17 April 2015. This was the last one to complete the bronze run. Very elusive.
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| Slot: |
X-Men 108 |
| Item: |
X-Men #108 Universal |
| Grade: |
CGC 9.8 |
| Cert #: |
0968496012
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