Spider-Man and the X-Men, back for seconds…
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UPDATED: MARVEL to Release Complete SECRET WARS as Monthly Facsimile Editions — Plus a Year’s Worth of 1984 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN. Click here for the details! — Dan
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Marvel has three Facsimile Editions planned for January — and two are re-releases of previous, popular reprints: X-Men #4 and The Amazing Spider-Man #252.
Dig the official solicitations, which are set to be formally released by Marvel later in the week:
X-MEN #4 FACSIMILE EDITION – NEW PRINTING!
Written by STAN LEE
Penciled by JACK KIRBY
Cover by JACK KIRBY
Magneto returns to battle the X-Men, and he’s brought the new Brotherhood of Evil Mutants! Courtesy of the boundless imaginations of Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch enter the Marvel Universe alongside enduring mutant menaces Toad and Mastermind! As Magneto and Professor X clash on the astral plane, the Brotherhood overruns and conquers the small nation of Santo Marco in the name of mutant supremacy, and the stage is set for a dramatic showdown with the X-Men! A rivalry for the ages begins here, and Wanda and Pietro Maximoff start their incredible journey from villainy to their ultimate destiny in the mighty Avengers! 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) #4.
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AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #252 FACSIMILE EDITION – NEW PRINTING!
Written by ROGER STERN & TOM DEFALCO
Penciled by RON FRENZ
VARIANT COVER BY TBA • FOIL VARIANT COVER ALSO AVAILABLE
The stunning debut of Spider-Man’s black suit – the alien costume that would one day become Venom! As Spidey makes his homecoming from the super hero Secret Wars, he returns with a miraculous new outfit, a striking black-and-white Spider-Man costume that morphs and responds to his very thoughts – allowing him to change back to Peter Parker at will! But could this miraculous article of alien clothing have a mind of its own? With New Yorkers made uneasy by his new look and the Secret Wars photos he took far too alien to sell to the Daily Bugle, can Peter pick up the life he left behind? Relive the issue that set in motion the entire saga of Venom! It’s one of the all-time great Marvel comic books, boldly re-presented in its original form, ads and all! Reprinting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #252.
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A few thoughts:
— The third Facsimile Edition is Secret Wars #1. Click here.
— Magneto is dead but he’s gonna get better in January, hence this new edition. Prices and dates have not yet been released. (UPDATED: X-Men #4 is due Jan. 24. ASM #252 is due Jan. 31.)
— Obligatory Price Comparisons: The first ASM #252 Facsimile Edition, released in 2019, recently sold on eBay for $25. An unslabbed original in nice shape recently went for $146. The first X-Men #4 Facsimile Edition, released in 2021, sold for $17.99. An unslabbed, pretty rough original went for $475.
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MORE
— MARVEL to Release Complete SECRET WARS as Monthly Facsimile Editions — Plus a Year’s Worth of 1984 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN. Click here
— 1974’s Smashing GIANT-SIZE SUPER-STARS #1 to Get Facsimile Edition. Click here.
October 18, 2023
This is most definitely amazing news to behold.
October 19, 2023
Secret Wars 1 will get a facsimile edition, hopefully issue 8 comes out this year too! Also Marvel needs to follow DC and start placing the UPC Bars on the back covers!