Uncanny X-Men (1963 1st Series) #121 page 11
Artists: John Byrne (Penciller) , Terry Austin (Inker)
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DescriptionI love this piece. I bought it back in 1982 when I was 11 years old. I went to Golden Apple Comics in Northridge, CA, on a Friday night for new books with $5.00 in my pocket, and there it was. I was in awe. A John Bryne (my favorite artist) original art page from my favorite series, from my favorite issue, on the wall. Alpha Flight duking it out with The X-Men, wow! It was $120.00, and it was already sold! Scott Fresnia (Golden Apple employee) informed me that the buyer was going to pick it up the following day. Dumbfounded & sad, I just stared at it all night. I didn't even spend my $5.00 on books because I was too depressed.I convinced my mom to take me back the following day just to look at it before the buyer picked it up. When I walked in, Scott gave me a smile and told me the Byrne page was available. For whatever reason the buyer backed out of the deal. I gave Scott my $5.00, thank goodness I didn't it the night before, and asked if I could make payments on it. He made a phone call to the owner and the owner allowed it. I took lawn mowing jobs around the neighborhood, any jobs, to raise the $, and made weekly payments. Two and 1/2 months later it was mine. My mom threw in the final $20.00, awesome lady. John Byrne and Terry Austin X-Men #121 page 11 (Marvel, 1979). From just the second appearance of Alpha Flight, this character-rich page is a treasure indeed, and here, Terry Austin's crisp inking adds the perfect Bronze Age finish to John Byrne's power-packed pencils. This page from "Shootout at the Stampede" spotlights Cyclops, Storm, Colossus, Wolverine, Nightcrawler, Aurora, Northstar, Snowbird, Sasquatch and Vindicator (soon to become Guardian). This mutant masterwork has an image area of 10" x 15". Aside from some production process stains, light overall paper aging, and a clipped upper right & left margin corner (outside the image area), the art is in excellent condition. Social/Sharing |
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Mike W
Member Since 2007
1 - Posted on 8/16/2014
I agree with Dermot... Excellent page and a terrific story!!!!!!
Steve Gumm
Member Since 2004
1 - Posted on 8/16/2014
WOW!!!!!! You were wise beyond your age, how cool that you found a way to make this purchase! Man o man what an AWESOME page!
F M 
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 8/17/2014
Truly splendid and a nice story. I'll give you 150$ for it ;)
Sam 06
Member Since 2011
1 - Posted on 8/17/2014
A fantastic story for an amazing page! You deserve it 30 years later! Congrats!
Dino Mauricio
Member Since 2009
1 - Posted on 8/17/2014
Spectacular battle page from the Alpha Flight cross-over, a highlight in the Byrne X-Men run, congrats!
Doc R
Member Since 2010
1 - Posted on 8/17/2014
If this story (and the page's current value) isn't the perfect way to teach young kids how to have a work ethic I don't know what is. Great page and great story.
D. J. Peters
Member Since 2006
1 - Posted on 8/17/2014
Classic art with a classic story. Thank you for sharing!
Joseph Melchior
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 8/17/2014
A great story. I got my first page in a similar manner. And a fantastic page to start with.
bob fish
Member Since 2011
1 - Posted on 8/17/2014
love your history...so i won't ask you to sell me this page...:-)) But it's an awesome page from my fav x-men issue by Byrne...You're a lucky man !!
Scott Williams
Member Since 2004
1 - Posted on 8/17/2014
Just an excellent page and the back story is even better. $120 for a Byrne Xmen page back in 82 was a lot, so congrats on having such a passionate foresight!
Joe Shaffer
Member Since 2010
1 - Posted on 8/17/2014
awesome stuff...if you ever want to double your money just let me know ;)
philippe queveau
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 8/17/2014
great story, it reminds my first deals long long ago
JONATHAN MANKUTA
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 8/17/2014
Wow...one of my favorite pages from one of my two fave X-men issues. Lucky you! Congrats!
Charles Costas
Member Since 2004
1 - Posted on 8/17/2014
Sounds similar to how I paid off the Punisher #2 book when I was a kid - mowing lawns for the summer... at this point though, I'm sure you have no regrets. Fantastic page!
Carlo M
Member Since 2006
1 - Posted on 8/17/2014
Excellent action page from a prime storyline. Congratulations!
Mark Warunek
Member Since 2004
1 - Posted on 8/17/2014
Sounds like you definitely earned this page. Congrats!
Jonathan Mueller
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 8/17/2014
Killer story of acquiring a killer page!! Wish my store had original art for sale and I hadn't just started collecting in 2004! Congrats and thanks for sharing!
David Holden
Member Since 2009
1 - Posted on 8/17/2014
Wow! that's just awesome. Nice story too. Its great when these pages end up with real collectors.
Timothy Finney
Member Since 2006
1 - Posted on 8/17/2014
Twelve-year-old you had a pretty good eye for comic art.
Felix Lu
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 8/18/2014
As everyone else has said, great page and even better story. This is one you take to the end.
Jason Weitzner
Member Since 2004
1 - Posted on 8/19/2014
Everything from your story to the art itself is VERY right with this one!!!
Steven Lim
Member Since 2008
1 - Posted on 9/20/2014
great story! worth every blade of grass! thanks for sharing!
Sean Price
Member Since 2008
1 - Posted on 6/26/2015
I love this story. Makes a great page even better!
Sean Clarke
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 12/28/2015
Outstanding back story and page! I bought my first page at about the same age (with paper route money)... how I wish it had been a Byrne/Austin X-Men page! $120 was a hill of cash for comic art in 1982, but time has proven your 12 year-old ninja skills to be untouchable.
Lenny Da Collector
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 1/9/2016
Erik more so than the beautiful artwork, I enjoy this wonderful story of how hard you worked to land this beautiful piece.I'm also very glad that it has rewarded you not only aesthetically but monetarily as well when you consider how much it's worth now
Ardag B
Member Since 2014
1 - Posted on 5/6/2016
Erik everything has been stated already in the numerous comments above, obviously... I can't help it though: this just is a beautiful, really heart-warming story, for a beautiful page we all grew up with. Thanks for sharing.
Nick-le-Fou !!
Member Since 2016
1 - Posted on 5/28/2017
All that's been said already. This is a really nice story that will become a personal legend. Congrats on this beauty.
Canadian Collector
Member Since 2015
1 - Posted on 8/1/2017
Awesome battle page that takes place at the Calgary stampede! I'm from Calgary so I find it a bit amusing that the X-Men would pick here to battle out of all places. Thx for sharing!
Tom Coker
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 8/13/2017
That is the best damned story ever! Well done. Oh and super Byrne/Austin X-page to boot
S Riz
Member Since 2014
1 - Posted on 3/14/2018
Wow Erik. Thanks for sharing the story and this artwork. Beautiful page! Congrats!
Steve N. Comic/Fantasy Art
Member Since 2017
1 - Posted on 4/24/2018
Much respect for your story. This is why we do what we do!
Aidan (Re-Legion ) Lacy
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 6/13/2018
Your story and the comic book story made for great reading....well done, fortune favoured the brave
artless artmore
Member Since 2013
1 - Posted on 4/6/2019
Thanks for recounting the tale behind this spectacular page --- if only I had the foresight to start buying OA at 11...
Erik Essington
Member Since 2009
Posted on 4/1/2025
artless artmore wrote:
Thanks for recounting the tale behind this spectacular page --- if only I had the foresight to start buying OA at 11...
Yeah, I wish I bought more back in the day.
Bill J
Member Since 2009
Posted on 8/6/2019
Marvelous story to a marvelous page! Love Byrne on X-Men! Especially when the page is this action-packed!
Jerry C.
Member Since 2009
Posted on 2/12/2021
Love your story even if i read it many times. And of course amazing gorgeous powerful page!
Mark Stanleigh
Member Since 2010
Posted on 5/24/2021
WOW!! Just stumbled on your gallery through the feature Spawn page and came across the amazing page and even better story! That is just so damn cool! Thanks for sharing!
Jordan Joanou
Member Since 2008
Posted on 7/24/2022
Such a great page....with an even better acquisition story. Really put a smile on my face. Thank you for sharing.
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