Collectibles: Comics, Sports, Tobacciana
Lot 193:
Description
Marvel Comics Group publication of The X-Men, issue number 51, dated December 1968. The cover features iconic Silver Age artwork by Jim Steranko, which is signed STERANKO /. at the bottom center. This issue is a key book in the series, featuring the first appearance of Erik the Red, an identity assumed by the character Cyclops in this cameo appearance. The dynamic front cover illustration depicts the original X-Men team, including Angel, Marvel Girl, Beast, Cyclops, and Iceman, in combat against a massive demonic head and a giant armored robotic hand. The back cover features a full-page advertisement for the Famous Artists School headlined by Norman Rockwell. The advertisement includes text and a coupon area addressed to Westport, Connecticut.
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