Marvel Age #63 cover (1988) - X-Men - Pryde of the X-Men
Artists: Russ Heath (All) , Ron Zalme (All)
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Corner Box by Zalme
Pryde of the X-Men first release VHS tape
Pryde of the X-Men character designs
Tweet from X-Men Animated Director Larry Houston
Konami Arcade Game
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DescriptionLast big drop of 2024. It was a hell of a collecting year!The X-Men animated series took my love of mutants to the next level and cemented them as my favorite pop-culture IP. Before the 1992 series, Marvel did a pilot episode called "The Pryde of the X-Men." Infamous for an Australian Wolverine, many of the creators of this episode went on to develop the X-Men animated series. In addition, the story and character designs were used by Konami for their massively popular 2-6 player X-Men arcade game. The six playable characters and Kitty, who you rescue, are on this cover. "Welcome to Die!" Many people don't know that the classic Golden-Age comic artist Russ Heath was the character designer for "Pryde of the X-Men" (the G.I Joe cartoon also). He illustrated this excellent Marvel Age cover that reveals the upcoming X-Men cartoon to the masses for the first time. One bonus, the previous collector was able to hunt down the original art for the Forbush Man corner box by Ron Zalme. The Marvel Age covers had these fun corner pieces for most of the run. Finally, THANK YOU to my collector/friend for parting with this piece. Social/Sharing |
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Brian Lake 
Member Since 2015
1 - Posted on 12/16/2024
WOW - stunning cover, great compositon and characters this is a keeper for sure!
Kavi H
Member Since 2018
1 - Posted on 12/16/2024
wowza!!! that's a helluva cover, and amazing to get the corner box art for it too. you've had quite the collecting year and this is a nice one to endcap it with. I think there's a typo in the artist credit "Rush Heath" is listed just FYI though (you might already be correcting it by the time you see this comment)
James S
Member Since 2017
1 - Posted on 12/16/2024
Kavi H wrote:
wowza!!! that's a helluva cover, and amazing to get the corner box art for it too. you've had quite the collecting year and this is a nice one to endcap it with. I think there's a typo in the artist credit "Rush Heath" is listed just FYI though (you might already be correcting it by the time you see this comment)
Corrected the typo and thank you!
Ken Lomas
Member Since 2020
1 - Posted on 12/16/2024
Fantastic pick up. Juggernaut never looked better than in the Size Comparison sheet.
James Dornoff
Member Since 2019
1 - Posted on 12/16/2024
Another top notch piece, wow! So many great pieces added this past month. This one is huge, lots of play in many different mediums. Great art and so much more great art history. Huge congrats on another fantastic piece to your collection. Cheers!
Rick W
Member Since 2017
1 - Posted on 12/16/2024
Perfect fit for your collection. Super cool cover!
Congrats!
Justin Porter
Member Since 2003
1 - Posted on 12/16/2024
Great way to end the year! I remember buying this issue when it first came out. Congrats! Pure X-Men goodness and super nostalgic!
Sideshow Bob
Member Since 2012
1 - Posted on 12/16/2024
And BOOM! Fantastic add to an already stellar collection!
Duke Fleed aka #1 Groo Fan
Member Since 2013
1 - Posted on 12/16/2024
Hate to say the best part of this cover is the small image of Forbush Man, but there it is! I said it. Now thats not to say, the X-men aint half bad either. Congrats!
K Gearon
Member Since 2011
1 - Posted on 12/16/2024
Dude! Crossng comics, cartoons, games with this late '80s beaut...can't beat it! You KNOW you've seen those character images as soon as you look at this cover. Congrats!
Troy C. Punswick
Member Since 2008
1 - Posted on 12/16/2024
It's so hard finding an X-Men team shot whether that is a cover or interior page and you landed a great one! Congrats!!!
Marcus Wai
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 12/16/2024
The X-Men animated series has such a great legacy and 2024 brought it back in full force! This may be their first comic cover appearance and it's and explosion of greatness worthy or all the praise it's getting!
stephen yarish
Member Since 2004
1 - Posted on 12/16/2024
This is a very cool piece of art and to get the corner box artwork also is the topping on the cake! Congrats!
Benedict Judas Hel
Member Since 2020
1 - Posted on 12/16/2024
"The X-Men don't have room for whiny brats!"
JN 80
Member Since 2016
1 - Posted on 12/16/2024
What a year! What a cast! What a cover! What a gentleman and a scholar! Way to close out the year!
John C
Member Since 2014
1 - Posted on 12/17/2024
If you own the arcade game I'm crashing at your place over the holidays.
Ruben DaCollector
Member Since 2008
1 - Posted on 12/17/2024
Hey keed, ya wanna pace a froot?
Congratulations, James! I absolutely loved ALL the animated X-Men guest appearances from the 1980's and I even bought this issue of Marvel Age off the stands the week it came out. I always loved the irony in knowing that Heath wasn't the biggest fan of the superhero genre and avoided drawing them in comics as much as possible, but then ended up drawing a ton of X-Men when he went into animation. A memorable Marvel Age cover and kudos on getting the Zalme art for the corner box as well!
F M
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 12/17/2024
A much more streamlined approach for Heath than his War comics stuff, proof that he could do it all (quite well).
George H
Member Since 2009
1 - Posted on 12/17/2024
Wonderful cover and so cool to see all the background and extras! You know I love that stuff. Killer image and easy to see why it was used multiple times. Thanks for sharing it all and congrats my friend.
Paul P Spiderversity
Member Since 2011
1 - Posted on 12/18/2024
What an X-citing way to end 2024! Great cover, congrats!
Alberto Gonzalez
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 12/18/2024
What;s not to like about this cover??? All the best X-Men are in there, and then there's Cyclops! Another gorgeous pickup!!
Kin Wong
Member Since 2007
1 - Posted on 12/18/2024
What a way to close out the collecting year. That corner box art with Forbush Man is just perfect. And I guess it came with an X-Men cover, which isn't half-bad. Congrats!
Toni S
Member Since 2019
1 - Posted on 12/22/2024
I love it! It has a soft flair of New Genesis!!!! It is always beautiful to see the UXM together in a cover!!! Huge congrats!!!
David Kwock
Member Since 2012
1 - Posted on 12/24/2024
Another great piece! Absolutely fantastic major congrats! Happy Holidays!
ComicArt Fan
Member Since 2012
1 - Posted on 4/1/2025
Your collection is pretty crazy. Another amazing piece!
Matt Kennedy
Member Since 2014
1 - Posted on 8/29/2025
Makes me wish Russ Heath had gotten a full X-men run
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