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Olivier D BELGIUM
Member Since June 2006
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Iron Fist #15 Story Page 16 X-Men and Mary Jane Red Sonja Original Art (Marvel, 1977).

Location: Byrne, John
Artists: John Byrne (Penciller) ,  Cockrum Dave (Penciller) ,  Dan Green (Inker)

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Iron Fist #15 Story Page 16 X-Men and Mary Jane Red Sonja Original Art (Marvel, 1977).
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Mary Jane as Red Sonja
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Location: Byrne, John
Title: Iron Fist #15 Story Page 16 X-Men and Mary Jane Red Sonja Original Art (Marvel, 1977).
Artist:  John Byrne (Penciller) ,  Cockrum Dave (Penciller) ,  Dan Green (Inker)
Media Type: Pen and Ink
Art Type: Interior Page
For Sale Status: NFS
Views: 1080
Likes on CAF: 19
Favorited on CAF: 2
Comments: 29
Added to Site: 5/16/2022

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Though not Byrne's first encounter with the X-Men—he had previously illustrated them for a few pages in Marvel Team-Up #53—this marked his first full story featuring the team. Like the main X-Men series, this issue was also penned by Chris Claremont.

A true visual delight, the page showcases Colossus, Nightcrawler (with Kurt being a particular favorite), and Wolverine all using their powers in unison. What more could one ask for?

A fascinating detail for devoted X-Men enthusiasts: if you look closely at the underpenciling in panel 5, you’ll notice Byrne initially sketched Wolverine wearing his traditional mask instead of the short-lived "Fang of the Imperial Guard" costume. Byrne himself noted on his website, "One of [Dave Cockrum’s] last official acts as penciler of Uncanny X-Men was to redesign Wolverine’s costume. The new suit was introduced just before I joined."

According to Byrne, Cockrum was tasked with redrawing Wolverine's new costume throughout this Iron Fist issue, as well as modifying some of the X-Men's faces. Thanks to a quirk in the publication schedule, this September 1977 issue became the debut of Wolverine’s "Fang" costume, appearing a month before X-Men #107 where Cockrum formally introduced it.

Also worth noting, while panel 5 doesn’t mark the first appearance of the famous "fastball special" maneuver, it is the first time Byrne illustrated it.

Panel 5 bears Byrne’s signature, and the back of the page offers an unexpected bonus: a pencil sketch by Byrne of Mary Jane Watson dressed as Red Sonja, an early concept that would eventually materialize in Marvel Team-Up #79 a year and a half later.

In my humble opinion, this is the most iconic and celebrated page of the entire run!

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Olivier D
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Member Since: June 2006
Last Login: April 2026
Ebay Id: Flash2506
Country: BELGIUM
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E DLS Member Since 2005
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Posted On 5/16/2022

Such a special page, with so many treats.  Early Byrne X-men, a fastball special, the fang costume, AND a bonus sketch on the back.  Congratulations my friend.  Such a fun treasure!

 James S Member Since 2017
1    
Posted On 5/16/2022

Wow!  That fastball special panel!

 Kirk  Dilbeck (3-Wishes and Patron-of-art) Member Since 2006
1    
Posted On 5/16/2022

Great page and great MJ (Ahem) too! 

 Amir E Member Since 2020
1    
Posted On 5/16/2022

A wonderful addition to anyone's collection! Well done and thanks for sharing!

 Drew  Clark Member Since 2010
1    
Posted On 5/16/2022

This is such a great page! Congrats! 

 Brian Lake Member Since 2015
1    
Posted On 5/16/2022

Amazing page (an bonus back), also thank you for the story, it makes this even more special

 Vincent G Member Since 2004
1    
Posted On 5/16/2022

Voir Côme, et mourir ! 🤘🏻

 Comics Superworld Member Since 2007
1    
Posted On 5/16/2022

That's a heck of a page!

 J. Sid Member Since 2004
1    
Posted On 5/16/2022

I think this might be my favorite page of his Iron Fist run...and ironically it doesn't even have Iron Fist on it.

 Marcus Wai Member Since 2005
1    
Posted On 5/16/2022

Panel page of the year candidate!  A Byrne X-Men fan's delight!

 Rick W Member Since 2017
1    
Posted On 5/16/2022

Major page! Huge congrats!!

 James Dornoff Member Since 2019
1    
Posted On 5/16/2022

Awesome Byrne and Green page, featuring some great x characters in this monumental issue. 

 Sam 06 Member Since 2011
1    
Posted On 5/17/2022

A great page! Congratulations 

 bob fish Member Since 2011
1    
Posted On 5/17/2022

Great piece ! Huge congrats 

 planet   original art Member Since 2012
1    
Posted On 5/17/2022

bravo olivier !!!!

 Mark Levy Member Since 2004
1    
Posted On 5/17/2022

That is an amazing bonus - almost a shame to have such a great bonus on such a great page - which to display?  Congrats!

 Dino Mauricio Member Since 2009
1    
Posted On 5/17/2022

Killer Bryne page full of X-Men goodness, congrats Olivier!

 A N H Member Since 2018
1    
Posted On 5/17/2022

Wow, this is fantastic to see.  Byrne at his best.

 Timothy Finney Member Since 2006
1    
Posted On 5/17/2022

Byrne & Cockrum on the same X-Men page with a fastball special, the infamous Timberw... (I mean) Fang costume & (super extra-special bonus) Mary Jane in a chain mail bikini! Holy moly! What a page!

 Eelco V Member Since 2004
1    
Posted On 5/17/2022

Wow really prime early Byrne page! So cool! 

 Jonathan Mueller Member Since 2005
1    
Posted On 5/17/2022

FASTBALL SPECIAL for the win!!! Congrats Oli! Thanks for sharing!

 frank x townsondecker Member Since 2006
1    
Posted On 5/17/2022

CLASSIC!!!

 Michael  McIsaac Member Since 2020
1    
Posted On 5/18/2022

Gotta love the faith that the X-Men have in each other here, with Nightcrawler worried that Wolverine will kill a mailman or Jean's parents. Classic stuff!

 Romain Verlier Member Since 2009
1    
Posted On 5/22/2022

I just so love this page!!!! But you know that already...

However you may not know how much i love this back of page too... 

Fast ball special congrats!!!  

 Olivier D Member Since 2006
1    
Posted On 5/22/2022

Romain Verlier wrote:
"  I just so love this page!!!! But you know that already...
However you may not know how much i love this back of page too... 
Fast ball special congrats!!!  
 "

Je te la montrerai ;-)

 Joe Murray Member Since 2006
1    
Posted On 5/31/2022

Excellent vintage, totally historic, and a Fastball Special, congrats!!

 frank x townsondecker Member Since 2006
1    
Posted On 6/6/2022

Excellent!

 Phillip Hester Member Since 2009
1    
Posted On 3/9/2023

Jaw-dropping! And to see the seeds of the best issue of MTU forming on the back is history!

 Canadian Collector Member Since 2015
1    
Posted On 5/4/2023

Excellent acquisition!!

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