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Two first appearances in one book, and the Hellfire Club shows up dressed for a muchfancier party than this. Claremont and Byrne at full speed.
WHAT YOU'RE GETTINGThe Uncanny X-Men #129, Marvel Comics, cover-dated January 1980 (Vol. 1, No. 129).40¢ cover price. A single raw, ungraded copy — the exact book in the photos.Chris Claremont and John Byrne, inks by Terry Austin, cover by Byrne & Austin.
WHY THIS ONEThis is the first appearance of Kitty Pryde and the first appearance of Emma Frost,the White Queen — two characters who are still central to the X-Men forty-five yearslater. It's also the first appearance of the Hellfire Club's inner circle, and theopening chapter of the Dark Phoenix Saga, which is the most reprinted, most adaptedX-Men story ever told. One book, three things a collector wants.
CONDITIONRaw and ungraded. My honest estimate is Fine/Very Fine.
The good: cover gloss is strong and the colors are bright and unfaded. The book issquare and lies flat — no spine roll. The cover art presents very well.
The flaws, all of them: light spine stress; light wear at the corners, including asmall crease at the top right of the front cover. Interior pages show age tanningconsistent with a 1980 newsprint comic — supple, not brittle. There is edge creasingon interior pages near the spine.
Raw and ungraded — grade is my honest estimate, not a certified grade. Please reviewall photos and ask any questions before buying.
SHIPPING & PACKINGBagged and boarded, then shipped in a rigid comic mailer with tracking. USPS GroundAdvantage, calculated at checkout, buyer pays actual cost. I ship within 3 businessdays.
Questions on anything — condition, the barcode, more photos — just ask. I'd ratheranswer first than have you be surprised later.
