"I need to make some room, so I am now selling some of my beloved and well cared for personal collection which I started in the early 1970's".
Marvel Comics
The X-Men.
#129
(Vol. 1)
January 1980
Direct Edition
Eagle Award Winning Comic.
"God Spare the Child..."
Writer: Chris Claremont, John Byrne.
Artist: John Byrne
Cover: Dave Cockrum, Terry Austin, John Costanza.
Great Bronze Age Vintage Comic!
Good Investment, value will only increase.
INVESTMENT GRADE QUALITY.
The perfect issue to have professionally graded and the value significantly increased.
I am not a professional Grader but I would Grade as:-
NM (9.4)
All photographs and scans are of the actual Comic, so judge for yourself!
Note: No faults
(Plus see my other grading notes below)
BAGGED AND BOARDED
A Extremely Nice Collectable Comic, and a Piece of Comic History!
Chris Claremont's X-Men is a continuation of the great Stan Lee's & Jack Kirby's original X-Men (Vol. 1).
This title had many creative influences over the years, but Chris Claremont was the force that drove the title through many it its historic changes, therefore truly bringing it from "the world strangest teens" into their new status, a team of mutants fight in a "world that fears and hates them".
During his legendary 15 year run he gave us character and stories such as Phoenix/Dark Phoenix, the Hellfire Club, the New Mutants, X-Factor, the Mutant Massacre and Inferno and numerous other historic heroes and events. This epic run ended after editorial disputes in 1991.
"God Spare The Child,,," SYNOPSIS: -
The X-Men bid their friends farewell as they prepare to depart Muir Island. Banshee chooses to stay behind. Having lost his sonic scream ability, he feels his usefulness to the team is limited whereas Moira needs his support while she recovers from her recent traumas.
Cyclops extends offers to Madrox, Havok and Polaris to join the X-Men as Banshee’s replacement. Each of them respectfully decline and so the X-Men leave. Phoenix leaves with them, however, having finally re-joined the team.
As the Blackbird cruises over the Atlantic, another private jet owned by the Hellfire Club transports Jason Wyngarde to the States as well. He once again causes Jean to experience hallucinations of....
A Quote from The Story: -
"We'll contact those mutants, just as Xavier plans to – only the Hellfire Club will get there first, and recruit them – by hook or by crook. And if, along the way, we manage to acquire – or eliminate – some of the X-Men, so much the better." (Sebastian Shaw).
Recommended Reading: -
X-Men #129 - #138
This is part of the first Hellfire Club storyline, and leads directly into the Dark Phoenix Saga. The plot covers the issues X-Men Vol 1. #129 to #138.
Superhero Characters Featured: -
The X-Men:- Cyclops (Scott Summers), Phoenix (Jean Grey), Storm (Ororo Munroe), Wolverine (Logan), Colossus (Peter Rasputin), Nightcrawler (Kurt Wagner), Banshee (Sean Cassidy), Banshee (Sean Cassidy), Professor X (Charles Xavier).
Supporting Characters Featured: -
Kitty Pryde, Dr. Moira MacTaggart, Havok (Alex Summers), Polaris (Lorna Dane), Multiple Man (Jamie Madrox), Carmen Pryde, Terri Pryde.
Antagonists/Villain's Featured: -
Hellfire Club:- Hellfire Knights (Cutler), Black King (Sebastian Shaw), Jason Wyngarde, White Queen (Emma Frost), Harry Leland, Donald Pierce, Massachusetts Academy.
Other Guest Characters: -
Proteus (Kevin MacTaggert) [Deceased], Joseph MacTaggert [Deceased], Lady Jean Grey (Vision or hallucination), Colleen Wing, Christopher Summers, Katherine Summers [Deceased], Baryshnikov (Poster) [Topical Reference], Leif Garrett (Name only) [Topical Reference], Kiss (Name only).
First Real Appearances: -
Kitty Pryde.
White Queen (Emma Frost).
Terri Pryde.
Carmen Pryde.
Harry Leland.
Donald Pierce.
Races and Species: -
Mutants.
Humans.
Abstract Entities.
Items/Objects: -
Cyclops' Visor, ver. 2
Ruby-Quartz Sunglasses
Adamantium (On Wolverine's claws)
Wolverines Suit
X-Uniforms
Cerebro
Hellfire Knights Power Armour
Vehicles: -
Hellfire Hovercraft.
SR-71 Blackbird.
Interesting Facts & Trivia from this issue: -
Banshee leaves the team because of damage sustained to his sonic scream power during X-Men #119 and to help Moira in her time of grief.
This issue contains a classic "Claremont-ism" (memorable bit of dialogue that Claremont reused periodically). When Scott tells Jean he loves her, Jean replies "And I you, Scott, with all my heart." It's a melodramatic bit of dialogue that he would reuse in issue #137 and a few other times as well. (Likewise, Claremont would "rerun" another bit of dialogue from this issue—Wyngarde's line "Your man Warhawk did his bugging well."—in the very next issue.)
This issue contains an homage to the original X-Men run. When Scott remarks that he hears voices from behind a particular door, Jean remarks "Wait, Scott. That door leads to – THE DANGER ROOM!" as Wolverine abruptly bolts through it. This is an almost identical repeat of a situation and dialogue from X-Men #60, except that in that instance it was the Beast barreling through the door to escape a laser beam.
This is the start of the first Hellfire Club storyline which leads directly into the Dark Phoenix Saga. The storyline continues from this issue through #138.
Wyngarde's dialogue in this issue confirms that Warhawk (from X-Men #110) rigged the X-Men's Danger Room with bugs to covertly learn about the team's strengths and weaknesses.
This issue contains the first appearance of the Hellfire Club's inner circle, Emma Frost, and Kitty Pryde.
Each Hellfire Knight is equipped to fight a single X-Man.
Refers to X-Men #128 in regards to Proteus.
Refers to X-Men #125 and X-Men #126 in regards to Jean Grey's perception that she is in the 18th century, events caused by Jason Wyngarde.
Trivia: -
In the background of the scene in the "Malt Shoppe", Wolverine is perusing a copy of Hustler while Colossus looks over his shoulder with a shocked expression. The store owner then rebukes Wolverine when he is leafing through Penthouse. Other magazines on the news-stand are Vogue, Starlog, Marvel's own Epic, and Playboy.
Movie and TV Appearances relating to this title:-
Apart
from the 10 (Yes Ten) Live Action Fox Movies that this comic title has
generated so far, the MCU (Marvel/Disney) now have the rights back and
are planning to bring the X-men and other Mutant titles back into the
MCU. Best guess is 2023/2024.
Professor X has since made an appaearence in Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness.
And Some X-Men have appeared in the Deadpool films
So
X-Men titles will continue to be a really good investment. There have
also of course been numerous Animated films/Series of the X-Men.
Related titles such as "The New Mutants" already been released although not part of the MCU.
The Previously released Fox X-Men films based on this comic series
were: X-Men (2000), X2 (2003), X-men Last Stand (2006), X-Men Origins
(2009), X-Men First Class (2011), The Wolverine (2013), X-Men Days Of
Future Past (2014), X-Men Apocalypse (2016), Logan (2017), X-Men Dark
Phoenix (2019).
Plus Mutant related Titles: Deadpool (2016, and Deadpool 2 (2018).
Famous Actors that have played X-Men Characters in these movies
include:- Patrick Stewart & James McEvoy (Professor Charles Xavier),
Ian McKellen & Michael Fassbender (Magneto), Hugh Jackman
(Wolverine), Jennifer Lawrence (Mystique), Famke Janssen and Sophie
Turner (Jean Grey), Halle Berry & Alexandra Shipp (Ororo/Storm),
James Marsden & Tye Sheridan (Cyclops), Kelsey Grammer &
Nicholas Hoult (Beast), Kevin Bacon (Sebastian Shaw), Vinnie Jones
(Juggernaut), Taylor Kitsch (Gambit)Anna Paquin (Rogue), Ryan Reynolds
(Deadpool), Matt Damon, Josh Brolin (Cable), and cameos by Will.i.am,
Brad Pitt and Matt Damon, plus of course Stan Lee himself.
Comic Details
Original Character Creators: Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Len Wein, Dave Cockrum, Roy Thomas, John Romita, Werner Roth.
Format: US Comic
Full Colour: Yes
Pagination: 32 Pages
Editor: Roger Stern.
Editor in Chief: Jim Shooter.
Variant Issue: Pence copy
Size: 260 x 170 mms (10" x 6 1/2" Approx.)
Weight: 45 grams (1.6 oz)
Original US Cover Price: $ 0.40c
Original UK Cover Price: £ 0.12p
Publishers: Marvel Comics
Printed In: U.S.A.
First Print: Yes
Genre: Superhero
EAN: 07148602461
Direct Edition: Yes
Bindary/Printing | Cover Ink/Gloss |
| Excellent | High |
| Cover Wear | Cover Creases |
| None | None |
| Soiling/Staining | Dates/Stamps |
| None | None |
| Spine Roll | Spine Split |
| None | None |
| Staples | Staple Tears |
| Bright | None |
| Stress Lines | Corners |
| None | Sharp |
| Centrefold | Interior Tears |
| Excellent - Secure | None |
| Paper Quality/Colour | Acid Odour |
| Off-white | None |
| Missing Pieces | Amateur Repairs |
| None | None |
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