X-Men 133 Pg 2 The Legendary Wolverine Sequence
Artist: John Byrne (Penciller)
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DescriptionX-Men 133 is the definitive breakout issue that effectively raised Wolverine to Superstar status.The opening 4 page sequence is the Legendary Sequence that will forever be thought of as ‘THE Wolverine Sequence’ A while back I was fortunate enough to make a move to acquire this page that to me is THE page that started it all..The first attack that defined just how vicious and cunning Wolverine is.. …and like the moment on this page where Wolverine was exposed after being up in the rafters. Then making a dramatic signature attack move….I also am making the moment of exposing this slicing page from my collection after it’s been within my own portfolio rafters… This page is a prime example of how utterly epic and impactful the Claremont Byrne Austin team was…A trio of creative perfection that really lifted Wolverine and the X-men to heights greater than a fastball special..A thanks to them and these moments now etched in X-men and marvel lore. And As far as a Byrne Wolverine Grail page.. this to me is it...and sometimes such things are kept hidden and sometimes…SNIKT here it is…. Social/Sharing |
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Kavi H 
Member Since 2018
1 - Posted on 5/6/2025
wow, stunning. huge congrats! per your For Sale Status, I am sure there are now a plethora of collectors making plans to mine Adamantium until they can fill the right sized vault to tempt this page away from your grasps! :)
Phoenix’s Galactic Gallery
Member Since 2018
1 - Posted on 5/6/2025
Kavi H wrote:
wow, stunning. huge congrats! per your For Sale Status, I am sure there are now a plethora of collectors making plans to mine Adamantium until they can fill the right sized vault to tempt this page away from your grasps! :)
Thank you and You have your vault commentary exactly right.. otherwise it shant' be clawed from my grasp. I have a scale designed to exactly weigh and test the purity of any adamantium offerings..SNIKT
Peter Sullivan
Member Since 2006
Posted on 5/7/2025
Phoenix’s Galactic Gallery wrote:
Thank you and You have your vault commentary exactly right.. otherwise it shant' be clawed from my grasp. I have a scale designed to exactly weigh and test the purity of any adamantium offerings..SNIKT
An imaginary scale for imaginary metal? How appropriate.
Jason Ladwig
Member Since 2020
1 - Posted on 5/6/2025
An amzing piece, from an incredible issue, by an iconic team of artists! Congrats on this addition to your collection.
Phoenix’s Galactic Gallery
Member Since 2018
Posted on 5/6/2025
Jason Ladwig wrote:
An amzing piece, from an incredible issue, by an iconic team of artists! Congrats on this addition to your collection.
Thx Jason I appreciate it..
Aznfunk Comics
Member Since 2021
1 - Posted on 5/6/2025
Unleashed this thing on a random Tuesday afternoon huh. I like your style! Panels 3 & 4 could easily be variant covers on their own. Thanks for sharing this beauty.
Phoenix’s Galactic Gallery
Member Since 2018
1 - Posted on 5/6/2025
Aznfunk Comics wrote:
Unleashed this thing on a random Tuesday afternoon huh. I like your style! Panels 3 & 4 could easily be variant covers on their own. Thanks for sharing this beauty.
Unleashing yes...Random no..Tuesday comes from TIW the Norse god of War..and ultimately a God of War kind of Moment for Wolverine and so showcasing what he does best on the day that fits best what he is...A warrior born and made... Thx for the sharp appreciation of the page as I agree about panel 3 and 4 such Killer shots
Marcus Wai
Member Since 2005
4 - Posted on 5/6/2025
Hard to imagine anyone letting this go. A truly defining moment in the character.
Peter Sullivan
Member Since 2006
2 - Posted on 5/7/2025
Marcus Wai wrote:
Hard to imagine anyone letting this go. A truly defining moment in the character.
Cash or eye watering trade springs to mind.
Marcus Wai
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 5/7/2025
Peter Sullivan wrote:
Cash or eye watering trade springs to mind.
Not enough.
Kirk Dilbeck (3-Wishes and Patron-of-art)
Member Since 2006
1 - Posted on 5/6/2025
100% agree with you.
Bo Roberts
Member Since 2004
Posted on 5/6/2025
My word! Did you have your own meteor from Nigeria to give up for the move to acquire this? Thanks for posting it!
Phoenix’s Galactic Gallery
Member Since 2018
Posted on 5/7/2025
Bo Roberts wrote:
My word! Did you have your own meteor from Nigeria to give up for the move to acquire this? Thanks for posting it!
I had some Vibranium in my vault...
Peter Sullivan
Member Since 2006
1 - Posted on 5/7/2025
Rick W wrote:
Adamantium > Adam Ant
Adams real. Adamantium ain't.
J. Sid
Member Since 2004
1 - Posted on 5/6/2025
WOW! As far as A+ pages go: sometimes you get a memorable moment, and sometimes you get a wicked page.... in this instance you got both!
Phoenix’s Galactic Gallery
Member Since 2018
Posted on 5/7/2025
J. Sid wrote:
WOW! As far as A+ pages go: sometimes you get a memorable moment, and sometimes you get a wicked page.... in this instance you got both!
Now that BUB..Tru'er words could hardly be said about the page..Thx
Phoenix’s Galactic Gallery
Member Since 2018
Posted on 5/7/2025
R Berman wrote:
Neat! How was the lettering done?
I assume later attached to an overlay..the art itself as you see doesnt have words.
R Berman
Member Since 2018
1 - Posted on 5/7/2025
Phoenix’s Galactic Gallery wrote:
I assume later attached to an overlay..the art itself as you see doesnt have words.
I do have pages from this era where the text was on a vellum overlay. However in that case usually there would be registration marks (a circle with a cross through it) taped to both the art page and the vellum page, so they could be lined up properly for reproduction. You can see an example here in the additional images, with Chris Claremont holding up the art and text pages separately, with the registration mark at the bottom of each.
I asked Tom Orzechowski how the text was added to the pages of X-Men 133 during production. He replied: "Most likely, the lettering, on vellum, was pasted onto photostats. As more and more books began to push the schedules, the practice moved to glueing directly onto the art. This allowed them to skip the step (and expense!) of making stats. How nice, meanwhile, that the art exists with all of Terry's background inks on display!"
And really, the art tells the story well enough that the text is superfluous. It is fun to see the marginal comments though.
Phoenix’s Galactic Gallery
Member Since 2018
Posted on 5/9/2025
R Berman wrote:
I do have pages from this era where the text was on a vellum overlay. However in that case usually there would be registration marks (a circle with a cross through it) taped to both the art page and the vellum page, so they could be lined up properly for reproduction. You can see an example here in the additional images, with Chris Claremont holding up the art and text pages separately, with the registration mark at the bottom of each.
I asked Tom Orzechowski how the text was added to the pages of X-Men 133 during production. He replied: "Most likely, the lettering, on vellum, was pasted onto photostats. As more and more books began to push the schedules, the practice moved to glueing directly onto the art. This allowed them to skip the step (and expense!) of making stats. How nice, meanwhile, that the art exists with all of Terry's background inks on display!"
And really, the art tells the story well enough that the text is superfluous. It is fun to see the marginal comments though.
Very interesting background info. Indeed it is preferred that none of the imagery is inf act covered directly by a balloon, for while the words on the page are excellent. Getting to see the pure image especially on a page that the story is in the image 100%..and I agree getting to see the comments on the margin are a special treat we get with the OA..
Steve Lawrence
Member Since 2016
Posted on 5/6/2025
Dude! How many A++ pages do you have tucked away!
Phoenix’s Galactic Gallery
Member Since 2018
1 - Posted on 5/7/2025
Steve Lawrence wrote:
Dude! How many A++ pages do you have tucked away!
A few more..A few more..I have a portal to an art dimension where I keep my best material safely placed.
Ruben DaCollector
Member Since 2008
1 - Posted on 5/6/2025
I will truly never understand why this page, one of the best to ever hit the open secondary market, has had so many different owners since it first appeared. It's mind boggling. I hope that it stays with you for many years to come, Phoenix!
Phoenix’s Galactic Gallery
Member Since 2018
1 - Posted on 5/7/2025
Ruben DaCollector wrote:
I will truly never understand why this page, one of the best to ever hit the open secondary market, has had so many different owners since it first appeared. It's mind boggling. I hope that it stays with you for many years to come, Phoenix!
Ruben..For sure this one will remain with me for some time..It's one of those really special kinds of pages so iconic to Wolverine really would have to be as I said vault of Adamantium otherwise one I intend to keep for a long time. I simply prefer to own it..as it is the best Byrne wolvie page I've seen come avail..and well as far as the diff owners, sometimes we simply do not know the circumstances behind the scenes why sales happen..In my case..This piece is with the Phoenix..
JN 80
Member Since 2016
1 - Posted on 5/6/2025
This may also be the birth page of the Reavers...Cole, Macon, reese..rip.
Another amazing , next level grail page. Congrats bub
Peter Sullivan
Member Since 2006
Posted on 5/7/2025
I have a vault full of adamantium. It's imaginary, like adamantium and small metal skeletoned canadians. You can collect it from my house in an imaginative manner of your choosing. Please forward on this page to me at your convenience. .
Phoenix’s Galactic Gallery
Member Since 2018
1 - Posted on 5/7/2025
Peter Sullivan wrote:
I have a vault full of adamantium. It's imaginary, like adamantium and small metal skeletoned canadians. You can collect it from my house in an imaginative manner of your choosing. Please forward on this page to me at your convenience. .
I'll send you an imaginary fedex with an imaginary panel page to go with it...I'll even send an imaginary frame to put it in.
Peter Sullivan
Member Since 2006
Posted on 5/7/2025
Phoenix’s Galactic Gallery wrote:
I'll send you an imaginary fedex with an imaginary panel page to go with it...I'll even send an imaginary frame to put it in.
Make sure to include a tracking number! Lol.
Peter Sullivan
Member Since 2006
Posted on 5/7/2025
How wonderful that this remarkable page is not spoiled by yellowing balloons, captions and editorial coffee stains.
Phoenix’s Galactic Gallery
Member Since 2018
Posted on 5/7/2025
Peter Sullivan wrote:
How wonderful that this remarkable page is not spoiled by yellowing balloons, captions and editorial coffee stains.
Indeed Yellowing coffee stain Balloons being abscent is a major ad value factor...lol
Peter Sullivan
Member Since 2006
Posted on 5/7/2025
Phoenix’s Galactic Gallery wrote:
Indeed Yellowing coffee stain Balloons being abscent is a major ad value factor...lol
The main reason I never got that much into older artwork is that I am not a fan of yellowing glue stains and artwork being covered up by captions and word balloons, so this would for me be a perfect example of Byrne X-Men, even if it was not the perfect page that it is. Look after this treasure.
Toni S
Member Since 2019
1 - Posted on 5/7/2025
Wow man what a SNIKT!!! That's insane. The whole page... but that forth panel it is simply a GEM! A++++
Ferran Delgado
Member Since 2006
3 - Posted on 5/7/2025
The beginning of the Dirty Harry sequence, legendary, congrats!
Peter Sullivan
Member Since 2006
Posted on 8/26/2025
Ferran Delgado wrote:
The beginning of the Dirty Harry sequence, legendary, congrats!
Wow, Logans real first name is revealed!! I expect he was dirty after falling into the sewer in the previous issue! Does he alternate between claws and a .44 magnum? Makes sense. I can remember his monologue about his gun being maybe empty of bullets. The gun has 6 bullets and he has 6 claws!! The claws are the backup! Claws being no use at distance. Its amazing how he could juggle two careers at the same time, as a police inspector and angry small canadian.
Ferran Delgado
Member Since 2006
Posted on 8/27/2025
Peter Sullivan wrote:
Wow, Logans real first name is revealed!! I expect he was dirty after falling into the sewer in the previous issue! Does he alternate between claws and a .44 magnum? Makes sense. I can remember his monologue about his gun being maybe empty of bullets. The gun has 6 bullets and he has 6 claws!! The claws are the backup! Claws being no use at distance. Its amazing how he could juggle two careers at the same time, as a police inspector and angry small canadian.
It's not my guess, Claremont used this reference to describe the sequence in the first draft of the Dark Phoenix Saga plots.
Amir E
Member Since 2020
1 - Posted on 5/7/2025
I might have a few ounces of adamantium shavings...care to trade? Killer page!
Phoenix’s Galactic Gallery
Member Since 2018
Posted on 5/7/2025
Amir E wrote:
I might have a few ounces of adamantium shavings...care to trade? Killer page!
Thx Bub! ........Ounces! Shavings! lol
Al Simpleton
Member Since 2013
1 - Posted on 5/7/2025
This is the stuff of legends! Decades have come and gone, but this is still a major landmark in Comic history... and great fun to read!
Brian Lake
Member Since 2015
1 - Posted on 5/7/2025
If only I had that Vault to trade you- a very memorable and epic page to say the least!!
Steve Lipsky
Member Since 2008
Posted on 5/7/2025
Good grief, man, why did you buy this?? This isn't just a Grail. It is THE Grail! The Grail other Grails wish they could be! And since you can't get a better page than this, you have to stop collecting! All kidding aside, legandary Byrne Wolvie page. Congrats and glad it ended up with you.
Phoenix’s Galactic Gallery
Member Since 2018
1 - Posted on 5/8/2025
Steve Lipsky wrote:
Good grief, man, why did you buy this?? This isn't just a Grail. It is THE Grail! The Grail other Grails wish they could be! And since you can't get a better page than this, you have to stop collecting! All kidding aside, legandary Byrne Wolvie page. Congrats and glad it ended up with you.
I like the enthusiastic respoinse! The grail with the Adamantium nails.
James Dornoff
Member Since 2019
1 - Posted on 5/7/2025
Definitely an iconic page that has been referenced for lots of material. Cheers on this great history page.
Paul Brzegowy
Member Since 2010
1 - Posted on 5/7/2025
No words or sound effects needed for this Grail page. Congrats
Phoenix’s Galactic Gallery
Member Since 2018
Posted on 5/8/2025
Gregory Staab wrote:
Oh Crap Now Thats A Page How Long You Had This ?
A couple years...But to this iimmortal mutant what is time anyhow...
Ron B
Member Since 2024
Posted on 5/7/2025
A vault full of Edamame you say? I'll see what I can do..
Phoenix’s Galactic Gallery
Member Since 2018
Posted on 5/9/2025
Ron B wrote:
A vault full of Edamame you say? I'll see what I can do..
Hey Bub, I had enough Edamame when I was in Japan...SNIKT...
Joe Murray
Member Since 2006
Posted on 5/8/2025
Wow, seeing this page reminded me of reading the legendary Byrne/Austin X-Men run in real time, and then getting to this, I mean Wolverine wasn't whiffing thru Magneto's cape, this was Conan-level carnage, and everything a growing boy needs! Huge congrats!!
Dino Mauricio
Member Since 2009
1 - Posted on 5/8/2025
Absolutely one of the most memorable Byrne X-Men pages and a grail for Wolverine fans!
Timothy Finney
Member Since 2006
1 - Posted on 5/8/2025
This is the issue where Byrne & Co. showed that Wolverine is the best there is at what he does, and, man is this page pretty.
Steve . M
Member Since 2017
1 - Posted on 5/8/2025
I thought to myself.... This must be an homage piece. Nope! Real deal! Congratulations
Phoenix’s Galactic Gallery
Member Since 2018
1 - Posted on 5/9/2025
Steve . M wrote:
I thought to myself.... This must be an homage piece. Nope! Real deal! CongratulationsThx Steve..Yea no homage..here...and no Mercy!
Randall Glass
Member Since 2004
Posted on 5/18/2025
You're absolutely spot on with your description of this page. It defined the character of Wolverine. I distinctly remember reading this issue when it came out. I was a military brat living in Germany in the 80s and my brother bought the comic at the Star & Stripes bookstore in Frankfurt. It's still as impactful now as it was then. Congrats!
ScoopFlow Vault
Member Since 2010
Posted on 5/22/2025
I've got some adamantium, if you're ever interested just let me know🫡
Fisch Benz
Member Since 2019
Posted on 6/5/2025
As a kid, this page and this story is what solidified Wolverine as my favorite character to read. Fantastic!
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