EXCLUSIVE: Plus the latest Secret Wars and Amazing Spider-Man Facsimiles, too!
Marvel in April will be releasing a trio of Facsimile Editions, including the latest 1984 Secret Wars and Amazing Spider-Man installments. The headliner, though is The X-Men #130, featuring Dazzler’s dramatic debut.
Dig these solicitations, which will be formally released by Marvel later in January:
THE X-MEN #130 FACSIMILE EDITION
Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT & JOHN BYRNE
Penciled by JOHN BYRNE
Cover by JOHN ROMITA JR.
VARIANT COVER BY LUCIANO VECCHIO
FOIL VARIANT COVER ALSO AVAILABLE
The dramatic debut of the Dazzler – one of the comic-book sensations of the early 1980s! In a pivotal chapter of the unfolding Dark Phoenix Saga, Jean Grey and Scott Summers are on the hunt for a new mutant detected by Cerebro – and they find her in the form of disco diva Alison Blaire! She’s a vision in skintight silver, and her powerful singing voice is matched by light powers that are simply, well, dazzling! That surprise package comes in handy when the venue is suddenly attacked by a group of Mandroids who are eerily prepared for the power sets of Cyclops and Phoenix! Plus: The Hellfire Club’s machinations continue, but will Jean become its Black Queen?! 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) #130.
32 PGS./Rated T… $4.99
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MARVEL SUPER HEROES SECRET WARS #4 FACSIMILE EDITION
Written by JIM SHOOTER
Penciled by BOB LAYTON
Cover by BOB LAYTON
VARIANT COVER BY PHIL NOTO
FOIL VARIANT COVER ALSO AVAILABLE
Beneath one hundred and fifty billion tons stands the Hulk – and he’s not happy! As Marvel’s facsimile treatment of the finest super-hero event of all continues, the villains of Battleworld destroy the heroes’ stronghold – and drop a mountain on them! Only a few heroes escape this fate: Thor is left to battle alone, while the Wasp is held captive by Magneto – and the X-Men propose a truce with their longtime foe! Meanwhile, Doctor Doom takes revenge on one of his evil allies! With most of the forces of good buried alive under an utterly unimaginable weight, can even the might of the Hulk keep them from death? It’s perhaps the Green Goliath’s finest hour in one of the all-time great Marvel comic books, boldly re-presented in its original form, ads and all! Reprinting MARVEL SUPER HEROES SECRET WARS #4.
32 PGS./Rated T… $4.99
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AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #255 FACSIMILE EDITION
Written by TOM DEFALCO
Penciled by RON FRENZ
Cover by RON FRENZ
VARIANT COVER BY TAURIN CLARKE
Continuing a Facsimile celebration of the early days of Spider-Man’s black costume – before he knew it was an alien symbiote intending to bond with him forever! Master thief the Black Fox is looking for one last big score to fund his retirement – but when he comes under attack by a group of Super-Apes, it can only mean one thing: The Red Ghost needs one key component to complete a device that will increase his abilities a thousandfold, and he wants the Black Fox to steal it! With the super-powered simians as his support crew, the Fox takes on the challenge – but in his way stands Spider-Man, more powerful than ever in his black suit! 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) #255.
32 PGS./Rated T… $4.99
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A few thoughts:
— I’m sure the fact Marvel’s reprinting The X-Men #130 will give more grist to the completely unconfirmed yet relentless rumor that Taylor Swift will pop up as Dazzler in July’s Deadpool 3. It also happens to be Dazzler’s 45th anniversary year.
— The exact release dates are not yet available. Foil-cover prices have also not yet been set. (Check in with your local comics shop.)
— Obligatory Price Comparisons: An unslabbed, high-grade X-Men #130 recently sold on eBay for about $576. An unslabbed, high-grade Secret Wars #4 recently sold on eBay for about $27. An unslabbed, high-grade Amazing Spider-Man #255 recently sold on eBay for about $16.
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MORE
— MARVEL Sets THREE Facsimile Editions for March. Click here.
— MARVEL to Release Complete SECRET WARS as Monthly Facsimile Editions — Plus a Year’s Worth of 1984 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN. Click here.
January 15, 2024
Taylor Swift as Dazzler??
Does that explain why she was hanging with Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman last Fall for the Jets vs Chiefs game?
January 15, 2024
Dazzler…45 years ago! Wow! I remember!
January 15, 2024
Attaching Swift to Deadpool III, guess they really don’t want me to see that movie.
January 15, 2024
Marvel came out with Dazzler two years too late. By the time they introduced Dazzler disco was pretty much dead. It made Marvel really seem out of touch. Interesting character, but just too late to the party.
January 15, 2024
For those who may be wondering, and I’m surprised it wasn’t mentioned in the article: 1981’s Dazzler #1 has already been reprinted as a Facsimile Edition. As a matter of fact, it was just the third comic to be reprinted in the modern era of Facsimile Editions, which begain with Fantastic Four #1 (on sale date 8/29/18). The second was Silver Surfer #14 from 1970 (1/23/19), followed by Dazzler #1 which went on sale 2/20/19.
January 15, 2024
It really hurts my heart to see how much the issues from this era are going for as I just kind of gave them all away in the mid eighties.
January 15, 2024
If there’s a variant cover, it’s not a facsimile