EXCLUSIVE: The debut of Doctor Doom and the first full appearance of Dark Phoenix!
Boy, May is a helluva month on the Marvel Facsimile Edition front. You’ve got the start of the Galactus Trilogy — click here to read all about that — and the monthly Fantastic Four and X-Men reprints (Issues #5 and #135, respectively) are historic dynamite.
What a time to be an FE fan!
Dig the official solicitations, which will be released formally by Marvel later this month:
FANTASTIC FOUR #5 FACSIMILE EDITION
Written by STAN LEE
Penciled by JACK KIRBY
Cover by JACK KIRBY
VARIANT COVER BY RYAN BROWN
BLANK VARIANT COVER ALSO AVAILABLE
FOIL VARIANT COVER ALSO AVAILABLE
Continuing Marvel’s Facsimile celebration of the Fantastic Four’s earliest days with the momentous introduction of none other than Doctor Doom! Of all the humans on Earth, only he has the power to defeat them – and he commences his sinister plot by trapping them inside their Baxter Building home using a giant, nigh-unbreakable net! But why does Doom want to lure the FF to his castle stronghold? Why, to use his time-travel machine to send them back across the centuries so they can retrieve for him Blackbeard’s legendary treasure! A life on the ocean waves awaits Reed, Johnny and Ben – and the Thing may well be in his element! It’s one of the all-time great Marvel comic books, boldly re-presented in its original form, ads and all! Reprinting FANTASTIC FOUR (1961) #5.
Marvel is reprinting the first twelve issues of FANTASTIC FOUR as they originally appeared!
32 PGS./All Ages… $4.99
RETAILERS/CONSUMERS: PLEASE INQUIRE REGARDING FOIL PRICING.
On Sale 5/14
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X-MEN #135 FACSIMILE EDITION
Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT & JOHN BYRNE
Penciled by JOHN BYRNE
Cover by JOHN BYRNE
VARIANT COVER BY NICOLETTA BALDARI
The Phoenix Saga shifts into high gear as Jean Grey wields the godlike power of Dark Phoenix! Try as they might to reach the teammate they love, the X-Men are mere playthings to this elemental angel of death – and soon Dark Phoenix leaves them behind to embrace her destiny in the stars. But the fateful cosmic choice she makes will irrevocably change the course not only of Jean Grey’s life, but also those of all the X-Men – and the scope of the entire Marvel Universe! It’s one of the all-time great Marvel comic books, boldly re-presented in its original form, ads and all! Reprinting X-MEN (1963) #135.
Marvel is reprinting the complete Death of Phoenix Saga issues as they originally appeared!
32 PGS./All Ages… $4.99
On Sale 5/28
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A few thoughts:
— It’s pretty clear now that Marvel is sticking with the three-Facsimiles-a-month formula. But, hey, who knows what the future will bring? And I’d still love to see them get into the treasury game!
— Obligatory Price Comparison #1: An unslabbed, GD/VG original Fantastic Four #5 recently sold on eBay for $7,800
— Obligatory Price Comparison #2: An unslabbed, NM original X-Men #135 recently went for $137.50.
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MORE
— FANTASTIC FOUR: Marvel to Publish GALACTUS TRILOGY as Facsimile Editions Across Three Months. Click here.
— MARVEL Sets Dates For April FANTASTIC FOUR and X-MEN Facsimile Editions. Click here.
