{"product_id":"x-men-1-1963-cgc-5-5","title":"X-Men #1 (1963) — CGC 5.5","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eX-Men\u003c\/em\u003e #1, published by Marvel in 1963, is the founding document of one of the most durable franchises in popular culture. Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, the issue introduced the original team, Cyclops, Beast, Iceman, Angel and Marvel Girl, together with their mentor Professor Charles Xavier, and in the same pages gave Magneto his first appearance, establishing the antagonist who would reshape the grammar of the comic-book villain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book's importance is structural rather than merely historical: the mutant premise introduced a language of difference and otherness into the superhero genre and gave the publisher a narrative engine that has since sustained decades of stories, films and reinterpretations. Copies of the first issue have long been treated as a benchmark of any serious Marvel collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis example is graded 5.5 by CGC, a level of preservation above the average survival for a Silver Age key of this age, and is presented in the grader's sealed holder. The iconic cover and the issue's foundational role make it a cornerstone acquisition for collectors of the Silver Age.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Collecto Archive","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58053097455956,"sku":"503","price":16005.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0975\/9083\/7588\/files\/file-1729254672495-1-png.png?v=1793382322","url":"https:\/\/collectoarchive.com\/products\/x-men-1-1963-cgc-5-5","provider":"Collecto Archive","version":"1.0","type":"link"}