Collectibles: Comics, Sports, Tobacciana
Lot 189:
Description
This is a Silver Age comic book published by Marvel Comics Group titled The X-Men, issue number 20, with a cover date of May 1966. The front cover features an action scene with the X-Men fighting the villain Lucifer and includes a prominent text box stating it contains the untold story of how Professor X lost the use of his legs. The cover art is uncredited but attributed to Werner Roth for pencils and Dick Ayers for inks. A 12 cent price point and the Marvel Comics Group logo are printed in the lower left corner, while the Comics Code Authority seal appears in the upper left. The back cover displays a full-page color advertisement for Aurora Great Moments in Sport hobby kits, featuring depictions of Jerry West, Jimmy Brown, Babe Ruth, Jack Dempsey, and Johnny Unitas. The advertisement includes a 1965 copyright for Aurora Plastics Corp. of West Hempstead, New York.
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