John Byrne--X-Men #113 Cover (Marvel 1978) 1st Byrne X-Men Cover!
Artists: John Byrne (Penciller) , Bob Layton (Inker)
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DescriptionI was beginning to think I'd never get a chance to add a John Byrne X-Men cover to my collection. Seems like they're mostly locked away in permanent collections. But, here I am, adding not only a John Byrne X-Men cover, but his FIRST X-Men cover! How cool is that? And what a cover it is--An action-packed, no-holds-barred battle featuring the entire X-Men team fighting Magneto inside his secret base hidden within an volcano in Antarctica. And to make it worse, the Volcano is collapsing on top of them! If you like explosive battle scenes, this is definitely it. Packed with an extraordinary amount of detail, it's a feast for the eyes. It's also one of the few Byrne covers that actually include the entire X-Men team--Storm, Cyclops, Phoenix (Jean Grey), Colossus, Wolverine, Nightcrawler and Banshee. IMHO, it's both an historic and epic cover and I'm super-excited to add it to my collection.Social/Sharing |
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E DLS 
Member Since 2005
2 - Posted on 1/8/2021
KA-BOOM!!!!!!!!! There's the biggest firecracker of the new year so far. And of course I am not at all surprised to find it in your phenomenal collection. Congratulations and happy new year my friend.
P A
Member Since 2013
2 - Posted on 1/8/2021
Huge congrats on an ultra awesome and truly historical Byrne X-Men cover!
JN 80
Member Since 2016
2 - Posted on 1/8/2021
Such an iconic Xmen cover from the Byrne area. The Xmen going toe to toe with the greatest X villian, the mast of magnetism. Hige congratulations to another epic acquisition Bill. Cheers!
Davide G.
Member Since 2009
2 - Posted on 1/8/2021
A real gem of a cover, congrats and thanks for sharing!
REDEMAGNI CLAUDIO
Member Since 2016
2 - Posted on 1/8/2021
Woww Wonderful cover Bill, always enrich your collection with fantastic original art, congratulations
alessandro gentili
Member Since 2011
2 - Posted on 1/8/2021
Iconic and historical cover! Museum quality.
Rob R
Member Since 2019
Forum Moderator
2 - Posted on 1/8/2021
Wow! Congrats Bill! An incomparable pick-up for the new year!
West Stephan
Member Since 2007
2 - Posted on 1/8/2021
Definitely epic in every way! Congratulations!
Imran A
Member Since 2011
2 - Posted on 1/8/2021
Thought you'd been a bit quiet but what a start to the new year!
Dino Mauricio
Member Since 2009
2 - Posted on 1/8/2021
Truly magnificent Bill! As Sinead says, "Nothing compares, NOTH-ING compares..."
Chris K.
Member Since 2008
2 - Posted on 1/8/2021
That is fantastic, Bill - what an amazing addition to your gallery.
T Shen
Member Since 2009
2 - Posted on 1/8/2021
Oh wow Bill, it's only the first week of the year - this is amazing! Gonna be tough to follow!
J. Sid
Member Since 2004
2 - Posted on 1/13/2021
Will K wrote:
When the X-Men play "the floor is lava !!!"
Ha!
J. Sid
Member Since 2004
2 - Posted on 1/13/2021
Will K wrote:
When the X-Men play "the floor is lava !!!"
Ha!
Glen Brunswick
Member Since 2004
2 - Posted on 1/8/2021
Ralph Kramden said it best, "Homina, Homina, Homina!" Huge congrats!
Joshua Tan
Member Since 2018
2 - Posted on 1/8/2021
Surely this must mean the collection is complete! Congrats buddy!
Nick - Barry - Matt - Hal - Namor
Member Since 2015
2 - Posted on 1/8/2021
BEST COVER OF THE YEAR!!!!!!! Congrats Bill!
Ruben DaCollector
Member Since 2008
2 - Posted on 1/8/2021
Many congratulations, Bill! I fondly remember when this cover first came to market, oh, some 17 years ago or so. The entire hobby was excited about it. It's crazy to think that even by today's standards, what it sold for back then was a ton of money. But since I know you paid many MORE tons, I won't mention it here. 😇
Johnny M
Member Since 2014
Forum Moderator
2 - Posted on 1/8/2021
That's a win win!! Congrats, Bill.
Paul P Spiderversity
Member Since 2011
2 - Posted on 1/8/2021
Mind. BLOWN !!! KA-BOOOOOOOOM! Major congrats, Bill, this is a beautiful and historic cover.
Duke Fleed aka #1 Groo Fan
Member Since 2013
2 - Posted on 1/8/2021
Now that I see it.. I realize that I have never ever seen this issue before in my life and I had a ton of xmen's growing up! Just an incredible fight scene. Imagine Byrne getting the job and deciding to what he wanted to do for his first cover! Clearly he was excited and that translates into such am awesome work of art! Incredible pick up my friend. Huge Congrats!!
Jimmy Cawley
Member Since 2015
2 - Posted on 1/9/2021
This one's firing on all cylinders. Another gem for the truly impressive collection. Congrats and enjoy for many years to come.
Sean Clarke
Member Since 2005
4 - Posted on 1/9/2021
I feel that what this comment section lacks is my own observation that this is a beautifully rendered cover of immeasurable historic and nostalgic importance, and that it is a rare and wonderful thing that we mere mortals can be caretakers for such graily artifacts. I said it... it's out there... damn the consequences!
Carlo M
Member Since 2006
2 - Posted on 1/9/2021
Historical and beautiful Excellent addition to an outstanding collection
bob fish
Member Since 2011
2 - Posted on 1/9/2021
A Xmen cover by Byrne ? With the whole team and Magneto ? Touchdown !! Thank's for sharing
Vit Budin
Member Since 2016
2 - Posted on 1/9/2021
When you open your museum Bill ? I definitelly need to book some ticket !:) Huge congratulations.
Stephen F
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 1/9/2021
Congrats Bill! Very excited for you and know how much this cover meant to you!
Dermot D
Member Since 2012
2 - Posted on 1/9/2021
What an amazing addition to your collection > Congrats!!!
John C
Member Since 2014
2 - Posted on 1/9/2021
Holy pretzel! My face got aflame like paprika. I lava this!
J H
Member Since 2019
2 - Posted on 1/9/2021
When Falls Magneto...and my jaw! This is an amazing Byrne cover. Great action and beautiful work. Hard to believe it's his first, it feels mid-run and established. Big congrats!
Al Simpleton
Member Since 2013
2 - Posted on 1/9/2021
Oh, wow! This is definitely something else! I remember picking that issue on the shelf, thinking that, after all the good stuff that had already been put out, things were now kicking in to overdrive and then anything was now possible for the X-Men (and Women)! Needless to say I (among a billion other fans) was not disappointed... Well, as you say, this one has it all!
John Espinoza
Member Since 2014
2 - Posted on 1/9/2021
You said it: it's not just a Byrne X-Men cover, but the FIRST Byrne X-Men cover! And one with the team taking on Magneto on top of that!
Peter Marino
Member Since 2010
2 - Posted on 1/9/2021
Holy moley! What an insane addition. Congrats.
Joe Murray
Member Since 2006
2 - Posted on 1/9/2021
You have chosen... wisely!! One of the best an' only my 2nd Byrne or All-New X-Men comic ever, huge congrats!!
Jared Simmons
Member Since 2004
2 - Posted on 1/9/2021
Just WOW!!! I don't think there is anything else I can add. Thank you for sharing this great addition to your amazing collection.
Michael Kirton
Member Since 2009
2 - Posted on 1/9/2021
Incredible Byrne goodness. A worthy addition to your museum!
Rich Cirillo
Member Since 2004
2 - Posted on 1/9/2021
Amazing cover from my second issue of X-men I ever bought! Such a memorable story! Congrats!
kent mansley
Member Since 2015
2 - Posted on 1/9/2021
Historic, epic, amazing, beautiful! All those and more are perfect descriptors for this piece. So cool to see it! Thanks for sharing and very huge congrats to you!
Steve N. Comic/Fantasy Art
Member Since 2017
2 - Posted on 1/9/2021
Superb cover. And a direct blow from Colossus... OUCH !
A K
Member Since 2017
2 - Posted on 1/9/2021
Not just a Bryne cover, but his first one! What an amazing acquistion. It's also great to see Byrne paired with Layton. Congratulations!
RS 88
Member Since 2018
2 - Posted on 1/10/2021
Just Epic Bill, cornerstone piece for a brilliant collection!
Mark Levy
Member Since 2004
2 - Posted on 1/10/2021
So memorable, all the X-Men, battling Magneto, Wowza!
Timothy Finney
Member Since 2006
2 - Posted on 1/10/2021
You were able to grab an X-Men cover with the full team fighting their greatest foe by, arguably, their greatest artist (certainly the artist who turned each monthly issue into a special event). Cheers!
S Riz
Member Since 2014
2 - Posted on 1/11/2021
Just when I think Ive seen it all...you pull me back in! Congrats Bill!
Earl Hamilton
Member Since 2009
2 - Posted on 1/12/2021
YOU ARE KILLING ME!!! THE FIRST COMIC I BOUGHT WAS X-MEN 112, ASM 161, Ghost Rider 31, Iron Man 90, Incredible Hulk 213 .. to name a few.. But I couldn't wait to buy 113. You have got to be kidding me!!!! This is so great! In a crazy world we live in today it is such a blessing to see this beautiful cover and be taken back for a second to the days of my youth going to "Stop and Go" (which is kind of the Circle K and Seven 11, Chevron Now ..(long before comic book stores) and spinning the comic rack to find the next issue. Thanks for making my day!
Will Tervay
Member Since 2005
2 - Posted on 1/13/2021
Amazing cover. Nice way to start the new year. Thanks for sharing!
Jason Hussa
Member Since 2017
2 - Posted on 1/13/2021
SERIOUS congrats, Bill! Good heavens - I remember when I saw this cover for the first time when I was a kid; I was transfixed by the detail and "threat level" present for our heroes... I mean, fighting Magneto is always bad enough, but with Wolverine down, Storm incapacitated, Nightcrawler figuring out his next move, Phoenix holding back the lava... All while in the middle of A COLLAPSING VOLCANO?!!? Are you kidding me?!!? What happens, Bill? WHAT HAPPENS?!!? I hope you post the rest of the pages from the issue soon, so I can find out... ;)
Incredible add to your astonishing collection, Bill. Sincere congrats, and thank you for sharing it with us here.
K Gearon
Member Since 2011
2 - Posted on 1/17/2021
Wooooo!! Letting out a Ric Flair exclamation for you here, Bill! A great piece of art and so SO historic - Byrne's first X-Men cover?! Just when I think I couldn't be more amazed with your adds I'm proven wrong. Big congrats, man!
Xavier .
Member Since 2010
2 - Posted on 1/18/2021
One of the best X-Men covers from the run! Simply a perfect piece! Congratulations!
Wolvie Fan
Member Since 2020
2 - Posted on 2/6/2021
Wow, what can I say that hasn't already been said! A Grail in any collection!
James Dornoff
Member Since 2019
2 - Posted on 2/18/2021
Congrats on another historic page not only in the X-Men world but a Byrne cover at that.
Marvelman Excelsior
Member Since 2011
2 - Posted on 2/21/2021
Absolute Atomic Grail, Bill. My jaw literally dropped when I saw this, and I was instantly transported back in time to when I was a kid picking these classics up for the first time. The Claremont/Byrne/Austin team remain one of the best of all time, true craftsmen in every respect.
Historic piece which still retains every iota of it's power that it had for me decades ago.
Steve N. Comic/Fantasy Art
Member Since 2017
2 - Posted on 2/28/2021
Buckethead getting his just desserts....!
COL (Ret) Churchill
Member Since 2004
2 - Posted on 5/1/2021
Outside of Dave Mandel's GS X-Men 1 cover post from 10 years ago, you rarely see comments take off like the ones that you have received on your posting for this cover, Byrne's first X-Men cover. In just three plus months, you have secured over 90 comments. Incredible! This is just another cover that you should go into a museum one day - the Bill Museum of Comic Art in Minnesota (BMOCAIM). How does that sound?
Romain Verlier
Member Since 2009
2 - Posted on 7/29/2021
My absolute favorite from your infinite collection of wonder
When this cover was for sale i went crazy and sold my comicbook collection but that was not enough so i planned to sell my appartement!! Hopefully Bill grabbed it first and i still have me home...
Plain awesome for an awesome collection!
Tyler T
Member Since 2020
2 - Posted on 8/26/2021
Wow, fantastic cover. First Byrne, such a great battle scene.
Mike (aka Off White) White
Member Since 2008
2 - Posted on 8/27/2021
What a great 1st cover by Byrne.
Kin Wong
Member Since 2007
2 - Posted on 3/27/2022
So good- early Byrne, Magneto, Phoenix, and the full lineup in an action scene. Huge congrats on this cover!
Dan P
Member Since 2009
2 - Posted on 4/19/2022
A Byrne X-Men cover? This is top of the mountain stuff!
Hobby Halbert
Member Since 2022
1 - Posted on 6/4/2022
You have one of the most amazing collections I have ever seen. WOW!!!
- Artemaria
Member Since 2007
1 - Posted on 6/19/2022
It is so easy to agree with all that has been said before, and even all that praise may not even be enough for this cover. It is not easy to get 100 comments on CAF, and it is a reflection of this cover's magnitude that so many collectors, who themselves have amazing collections, were moved to speak out.
I also note that the "original" unpublished cover is slightly different and we can see it in Nelson Animated Ink's gallery (at least as of this writing, who knows who will show what piece at what time :). So we can get a rare glimpse behind the curtain of some of the decisions that were made in creating this masterpiece.
Congratulations on a truly uncannily historic acquisition!
Eric B
Member Since 2008
1 - Posted on 7/19/2022
Well, look at this historic gem! Wow. Congrats Bill.
Eric B
Member Since 2008
1 - Posted on 12/1/2023
What an action packed cover! So much detail and craft was poured onto this one. Congrats Bill.
Jared Simmons
Member Since 2004
1 - Posted on 12/27/2023
I know I'm joining the chorus of praise but this piece actually deserves it. This is one of my favorite covers. A dynamic and exciting perfect cover by a master at the top of his game.
Tom Coker
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 2/25/2024
Bill, this part of the Byrne/Austin X-men run from 111-116 was the very best! Congrats on owning this historic cover
Phill R
Member Since 2010
1 - Posted on 5/14/2024
Time I left a comment on this jaw-dropping piece! Insane! Absolutely insane Byrne X-Men!
Steven Dilworth
Member Since 2012
1 - Posted on 12/8/2024
#108! I hadn't seen this yet. Bill, this is a whopper. An honest to goodness, Mighty Marvel whopper!!!
Congratulations!!!!!
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