Giant Size X-men 1 Cover
Artists: Gil Kane (Penciller) , Dave Cockrum (Inker)
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DescriptionThe reports of its death were greatly exagerated. The one piece I did not think I would ever own and still cannot believe that I do.Social/Sharing |
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Paul . 
Member Since 2004
Posted on 7/14/2009
Important and iconic. Great to see. Will it get a comment record?
John Yon
Member Since 2006
Posted on 7/14/2009
Historic, Iconic, Incredible, etc...the art you're showcasing with this latest update is among the greatest art this hobby has ever seen! A HUGE congratulations on owning so many masterpieces!
Ryan D
Member Since 2006
Posted on 7/14/2009
The best cover EVER! As an X-men fan this is it for me and it couldn't have found a better home in your gallery. (ok maybe mine!)
Galac Tun
Member Since 2006
Posted on 7/14/2009
Amazing. You're living every X-men art collector's dream.
Ruben DaCollector
Member Since 2008
Posted on 7/14/2009
About time this is posted! Absolutely the 2nd most important, iconic and desirable cover of the modern era, and for many people, of all-time. 'Nuff Said!
Wesley Liu
Member Since 2009
Posted on 7/14/2009
Just incredible. As a young collector looking for back issues in the early 80s, this comic book was my collecting grail. And here you are with the original cover!
Dan F
Member Since 2004
Posted on 7/14/2009
Not just the single best piece on the CAF, but for my money, the single best piece I've ever heard of in the hobby!
Scott Williams
Member Since 2004
Posted on 7/14/2009
Before you posted this, you were probably wondering 'does this constitute showing off?'. The answer is--HELL YEAH! How do you NOT show this? Let em all eat cake!
Eric Seffinga
Member Since 2005
Posted on 7/14/2009
I remember a bit over a decade ago being on Comicart-L and people postulating what the cover to the book would be worth if it were to show up. Astoundingly cool to see it here and now. Thanks so much for not being one of those folks who lock things away far from prying eyes!
Mark Levy
Member Since 2004
Posted on 7/14/2009
Sometimes when my kids will do something very well, I will tell them "hey, that didn't suck!" (you need the inflection)....Well, this piece doesn't suck!
Michael Hosey
Member Since 2004
Posted on 7/14/2009
Wow the best cover ever... First Storm... Oh wow!!!
Ross T. L.
Member Since 2004
Posted on 7/14/2009
WOW!!! Congratulations on picking this one up and thank you for posting it for all of us to enjoy.
Michael Shuley
Member Since 2004
Posted on 7/14/2009
Are you %$!@&^ kidding me ?!! Historic, iconic and quite simply....Just plain cool !!
Chris C
Member Since 2004
Posted on 7/14/2009
That's it...I'm Done. This update sealed the deal for me. Looking at your collection is like taking a walk through my fondest childhood memories. There is no need for me to keep collecting art. From now on I am just going to tell people to look at my art collection and that my name is Dave Mandel.
John B
Member Since 2004
Posted on 7/14/2009
Wow. Feel free to bring any of these bad boys up to Sausalito for high rez scans, David. I mean, I gave you the Iron Man back so I can be trusted, right? :)
glen gold
Member Since 2004
Posted on 7/14/2009
For those of us who came in late: I know he inked the cover, but did Cockrum draw the "Old" X-Men figures at top? Oh, and AAAAIIIIEEEEE!!!!
Ron S
Member Since 2007
Posted on 7/14/2009
I was hoping you'd get around to letting mortals see this. Thanks, Dave
Ted Latner
Member Since 2005
Posted on 7/14/2009
Now you're just rubbing it in! :) Seriously, thanks for sharing. Often pieces like this get hidden in private collections and never shown off to the world, so it's nice to get to see this. Also, it's by my two favorite artists. I'll give you a call if I ever win the lottery.
J. Hiroshi Morisaki
Member Since 2005
Posted on 7/15/2009
..........what-!!?.......... I mean...what-!!?
Kin Wong
Member Since 2007
Posted on 7/15/2009
The comic that started it all (the second time).... never thought I'd see it up on CAF, so thanks for sharing a piece of comic history with us!
Sean Clarke
Member Since 2005
Posted on 7/15/2009
Alright David, now it's really time to upgrade any old knob and tube wiring in your house. I'm surprised that Len ever let this go, but it bodes well for the rest of us with our slightly less lofty grail quests! Once more, a thousand church bells are ringing thunderously, and a host of angels have gotten their wings, and Dave's non-collector dinner guests are saying "yeah, I guess that's pretty cool."
DW A
Member Since 2005
Posted on 7/15/2009
Surely the cover of a generation David. What an amazing addition to your collection
Gal Schwartz
Member Since 2005
Posted on 7/15/2009
It was one of the (use Keanu voice) "Woooah!" moments ! How the ----- did you get that one ?!? Congrats on an amazing piece. I guess all those organs (kidney, liver, legs, etc) weren't all that useful after all...
Nelson Animated Ink
Member Since 2005
Posted on 7/15/2009
A new term was just coined for the hobby as soon as you posted this image - "black line b*ner". As always, thanks for sharing your museum quality collection. This is what CAF is all about. Cheers! N.
Ferran Delgado
Member Since 2006
Posted on 7/15/2009
You have a museum quality collection! (like you didn' know...) Thanks for sharing your treasuries! The only thing that I miss in your CAF gallery are images at 150 dpi, so we can enjoy all the detail. These pieces are worth to shine at maximum splendor!
Gerry Turnbull
Member Since 2005
Posted on 7/15/2009
amazing ! and i agree with Ferran, the bigger the better !
CKC So
Member Since 2004
Posted on 7/15/2009
I just want to cry like a baby when I see this cover, totally awe struck. Probably one of the most important covers in comic book history and I am so glad it did not go up in flames like Hulk 181
Sewer Lid Collectibles
Member Since 2007
Posted on 7/15/2009
WOW...simply WOW! Thanks for sharing such an incredible piece!
Alex B
Member Since 2008
Posted on 7/15/2009
Thank you so much for sharing ! I wish all the BIG collectors would do the same; but now they would be scared of being ridiculous compared to your collection. WOW !
Will Tervay
Member Since 2005
Posted on 7/15/2009
Call me crazy, but for some reason, I think this should be one of your Featured pieces. ;) Simply amazing. Thanks for sharing!
Matthew Stock
Member Since 2004
Posted on 7/15/2009
This is simply the most amazing and iconic cover. Thanks for sharing!!!
Jason Versaggi
Member Since 2005
Posted on 7/15/2009
How on earth...what a...sonuva...who did you...to get a piece like...well, ain't that a kick in the...I think I have made myself quite clear.
Adam Harvey
Member Since 2007
Posted on 7/15/2009
If the rumors are to be believed....the mere site of it turns nerds into GODS !
BRIAN POSTMAN
Member Since 2005
Posted on 7/15/2009
beautiful!...i remember buying this off the stands,,,
Joey Boyack
Member Since 2005
Posted on 7/15/2009
A GIANT CONGRATULATIONS!! Just awesome! And thanks for sharing!!
Rich Yanizeski
Member Since 2006
Posted on 7/16/2009
Oh good. I had heard this thing had gotten destroyed. Glad to see it still exists.
Rich Yanizeski
Member Since 2006
Posted on 7/16/2009
One of the great examples of both the penciler and the inker shining through on one piece. You can tell it's Gil Kane a mile away but you can tell it's Dave Cockrum all over the place too.
Damon Watson
Member Since 2007
Posted on 7/16/2009
I'm going to try to beat Chris and try to get my name changed first...I want to be David Mandel ! Wow! This is the collection that the rest of us dream about! Congrats!
Felix Lu
Member Since 2005
Posted on 7/16/2009
The exception to the Albert Moy Rule ("There will always be another piece of art.")
Chris K.
Member Since 2008
Posted on 7/16/2009
Striking piece, David - to say the least. Thanks for sharing.
Royd Burgoyne
Member Since 2003
Posted on 7/16/2009
Great to see that this historically significant and very attractive piece is still alive and kicking - thanks for sharing Dave!
Daniel Lang
Member Since 2004
Posted on 7/17/2009
Congratulations, that is one of the most historic covers!
Thomas V
Member Since 2008
Posted on 7/19/2009
Newsarama or one of those sites reported this cover was destroyed when Len Wein's home burned down. Sorry about the house, but glad this was in another collection
Lee C.
Member Since 2005
Posted on 7/20/2009
What can you say about a piece like this? Except for "thanks for sharing"!!
* CHAD * LSH ART
Member Since 2005
Posted on 7/21/2009
Wow! And to think Dave left the Legion for this. What were ya thinking DC!
Ferran Delgado
Member Since 2006
Posted on 7/23/2009
As Glen Gold commented above, I also think that Cockrum drawed the old members. In fact, the prelim of this cover could prove this theory. Press here to check it out.
Mike McKone
Member Since 2006
Posted on 8/20/2009
Oh my giddy aunt!! Congratulations, this is amazing piece of pop culture history and a really, really fine cover.
Chris Hampton
Member Since 2005
Posted on 8/21/2009
WOW!!!!! A truly amazing piece from back when I couldn't wait until next month to see what happened to my favorite heroes. Congrats.
The Comic Coffin™
Member Since 2007
Posted on 1/13/2010
It doesn't get much better than this! Congrats!
Matt S
Member Since 2006
Posted on 3/26/2010
Seriously David?..lol..... you might as well post action comics #1 while your at it....lol
Comic Art Addiction (Shawn Nixon)
Member Since 2008
Posted on 7/20/2010
I am glad this piece was not gone. What an important and amazing piece of art and history!
Michael Mikulovsky
Member Since 2009
Posted on 7/25/2010
As Daffy Duck says "Your Dispiable!" LOL! Thanks for sharing this beautiful pirece of historic artwork! Two of the best in the business together! I remember vividly where & when I bought this comic. I loved the original X-Men & was just a little sad to see them being replaced. Until I bought & read this issue & saw Dave's goregous art! We'll if I ever win Powerball, I'll be offering you a IINSSAANNEE Offer! LOL!
Michael Mikulovsky
Member Since 2009
Posted on 7/26/2010
I forgot to add, my only disappointment with this cover was Sunfire wasn't on the cover. Due to lack of room & I'm sure they knew he wasn't staying on the team. I wish he & Thunderbird both had stuck around atleast through Dave Cockrum stint on the book.
Timothy Finney
Member Since 2006
Posted on 8/6/2010
You know, when there are 70 comments before mine (and I felt the same way when I first saw it and there were only 30 comments), it seems to me that there are few superlatives that I could add to this piece. But the thing that keeps bugging me is, if this is "the 2nd most important, iconic and desirable cover of the modern era," as Ruben noted, what is the first?
James Halperin
Member Since 2007
Posted on 12/12/2010
What an amazing masterpiece. Perhaps the best-designed and best-rendered Silver Age cover of them all.
Phillip Hester
Member Since 2009
Posted on 1/27/2011
Stared at this cover for hours on end as a kid. Now I can come here and do the same. Thanks!
Eric B
Member Since 2008
Posted on 3/15/2011
How does one even begin to get to this point. An inspiration. My sincerest congrats.
Mark Walters
Member Since 2008
Posted on 5/12/2011
I'd be scared to death to even touch this. Simply incredible. I'm amazed at how beautiful it is even to this day, looks like it was done yesterday! Fabulous piece, congratulations.
Robbie Cook
Member Since 2006
Posted on 7/16/2011
One of the most important pieces of comic history!
Davide G.
Member Since 2009
Posted on 8/8/2011
Just wanted to be the eightieth who leaves a comment... Do I deserve some prize? Of course, besides being able to see this absolute wonder!
JT Rodgers
Member Since 2011
Posted on 8/27/2011
Dude, seriously are you like a millionaire or something?! You have things that should be hanging in a museum. You have the best collection of art i have ever seen. Looking at your stuff makes me want to quit collecting. You're my idol.
Lenny Da Collector
Member Since 2005
Posted on 11/13/2011
LOL @ JT Rodgers' comment. Hey David, nice artwork but I got the actual comic book and it's in color!
Lenny Da Collector
Member Since 2005
Posted on 11/13/2011
LOL @ JT Rodgers' comment. Hey David, nice artwork but I got the actual comic book and it's in color!
COMIC PARADISE
Member Since 2005
Posted on 12/5/2011
you are the king in this site D. just speechless!
Maria Coppola
Member Since 2011
Posted on 4/1/2012
A piece of comic book history, truly iconic and a Grail amongst Grails. Priceless.
Alberto Giavoni
Member Since 2005
Posted on 4/6/2012
David, I have just realized that I have not left a comment on this. Honestly there is not so much to add. However I really think we should thank you for posting this and not locking away in some hidden safe in the basement! thanks
James Henderson
Member Since 2005
Posted on 8/14/2012
Yes, I'm 40 years old, but you can officially adopt me at anytime. And here I am thinking that I'm lucky for having a copy that is a 9.8. Phenomenal ! ! ! !
Don Raskin
Member Since 2010
Posted on 2/8/2013
I don't have any other words than Damn! Friggin impressive!
Edward Grekoski
Member Since 2006
Posted on 7/15/2013
Kane and Cockrum perfect together...and a perfect cover too!!
Tom Coker
Member Since 2005
Posted on 11/17/2014
"99 bottles of beer on the wall, 99 bottles of beer..." Thrilled to be the 99th one to say WOWZA, THIS JUST KNOCKED MY SOCKS OFF AGAIN LIKE IT DOES EVERY TIME I COME TO YOUR CAF TO DROOL.
Ben Friedman
Member Since 2006
Posted on 1/12/2015
Okay, I will leave the 100th comment. I guess its okay. If you like this sort of thing. Yawn. Blecchhh (sorry, just the sound of me puking with envy).
Michael Kenyon
Member Since 2008
Posted on 8/8/2015
One of if not the most important OA covers to grace CAF.Congratulations buddy!
Vartan Dadian
Member Since 2012
Posted on 4/7/2016
Pretty good, pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty good.
Mark Warunek
Member Since 2004
Posted on 10/12/2016
I can't believe I've never left a comment on this one. This is definitely in the list of "If I could only have one piece of comic art." Congrats!
Andrew Allen
Member Since 2007
Posted on 4/10/2017
Hm. Well, there's something you don't see every day. And yet, as a fan, one DOES see it every day. One of The Royals.
Shaun Crowell
Member Since 2003
Posted on 7/23/2017
My favorite comic ever, can't believe someone actually owns this! Thanks for sharing!
Thomas F
Member Since 2010
Posted on 7/26/2017
106th comment: Yes, it indeed belongs into a museum... Congrats! Nice one. ;-)
Vincent Zurzolo
Member Since 2005
Posted on 2/1/2018
This is the cover to the very first X-Men comic I ever read. I love Kane's dynamic style. This is one of the most iconic covers in comic history. Congrats and thanks for sharing!
Bill J
Member Since 2009
Posted on 1/20/2019
I'm sure you're sick of hearing this but....Damn that's good.
Comic Art Channel
Member Since 2018
1 - Posted on 8/4/2020
Very much enjoyed hearing the story of this cover. Awesome!
Aidan (Re-Legion ) Lacy
Member Since 2005
Posted on 1/3/2021
WOW !!! now this is MIND BLOWING !!! It could not be in better hands.
Jeffrey Freshcorn
Member Since 2012
Posted on 3/23/2021
Can't say much more than what has already been said about this cover. Truly a classic.......
Marc Pecorella
Member Since 2007
Posted on 4/10/2021
This should be in a museum---or your collection. Same thing!!!! Congrats on this beauty. Who doesn't know and love this cover...
Spidey-Man4444 .
Member Since 2014
1 - Posted on 7/6/2022
One of the most beautiful covers in the history of comic books!
Congrats on this grail David!
Jason Richardson
Member Since 2022
Posted on 12/12/2022
When people talk grails this would defintly be one of them. Congrats.
michael Avila
Member Since 2004
Posted on 8/22/2023
Just an incredible and historic piece of art. Wow!
Steven Dilworth
Member Since 2012
Posted on 8/4/2024
I read through the entire thread, and the one word that was missing was, 'Gosh!'
There, now it's all been said. To be redundant though, because it can't be avoided, this piece is awe-inspiring to behold as an original. You are so lucky to have this wonder.
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