His first appearance was selling for more than a hundred bucks at a time when a hundred bucks was like a million dollars to collectors and it even dominated the holy Wizard Price Guide for a time period. The second was Kevin Costner, who seemed to star in every hit movie of the time, and the third was Remy Etienne LeBeau, aka Gambit! Like Cable before him, Gambit was an over night sensation. The first was Dylan McKay from the FOX hit show, Beverly Hills 90210. Way back in the early 90’s, there were three popular guys who fans could not get enough of. Marvel #16 and as Nick Fury in issue # 17 as well, but issue #18 is the more sought after issue.įirst appearance of Gambit. And in case you’re a purist, yes, she did have a cameo in Ms. She’s the mother of Nightcrawler, adopted mother of Rogue, and first appeared in an Uncanny X-Men issue in issue #141 as a huge part of the Days of Future Past story. Now Mystique has mostly been a villain, but she does blur the lines. Try getting a NM copy of this issue for under a 100 bucks. In the comics, Mystique’s first appearance is a highly sought after and respected issue. Now forget the hate of Jennifer Lawrence’s portrayal of Mystique in the X-Men movies (Or the forgettable version by Rebecca Romijn Stamos). U go, Psylocke!įirst Full Appearance of Mystique. But then crime lord Mats’uo Tsurayaba captured her and switched bodies with his lover Kwannon, an Asian woman and Psylocke was turned into an invincible assassin who still had all her mutant powers. Her powers were precognition, telepathy, mental bolts, mind control, and generating illusion. Once upon a time, Betsy Braddock was a beautiful young English model and sister of Captain Britain. Yeah, Simonson did good with that revamp.įirst Betsy Braddock as Psylocke and as Lady Mandarin. (FYI, he did have some cool costumes though.)īut then Apocalypse got a hold of him in the pages of X-Factor a like that, Archangel was born! And boy was he a fucken bad ass! Wings of Metal Death that flung razors and a cool new look that just looked - Archangel-like. He was pretty much as boring as watching paint dry. His powers were that he had wings that helped him to fly. Like his fellow original X-Men member, Angel Warren Worthington III was really nothing to write home about. remember this world?Īngel becomes ArchAngel. And if you need proof pertaining as to how much of a bad ass that Apocalypse is…. Probably explains why fans are still shelling out around 50 bucks to own this issue. He’s the X-Men’s most dangerous enemy and most powerful mutant they’ve ever faced. Ivan Ooze, anyone?īut let’s not forget how much of a bad ass Apocalypse is. This book has dropped significantly, probably due to the poor representation of the character on X-men: Age of Apocalypse. If Joss Whedon had his way, the Summers brothers would have been related to Buffy Summers of Buffy the Vampire Slayer fame. Throw in the fact that this is a Neal Adams X-Men issue and you start to understand why collector’s love this book. Scott Summer’s little brother (Or big brother if you prefer the movies) Alex Summers first donned his iconic costume in this little issue right here, becoming Havok. And it worked! The new version of the Beast was born and fans embraced it like never before. Turn the Beast into an actual, blue/grey furry beast. But then one day, writer Gerry Conway had a great idea. Way back when, Hank McCoy was an original member of the X-Men and fans… well fans really didn’t care. Also, am I the only one who feels that Banshee needs a retooling or sorts? 19 – Amazing Adventures #11įirst Blue Fur Beast. The first appearance of Banshee has cooled off in years, but it still grabs quite a price on EBay or at your local comic book shops.
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