1966 X-MEN #22 ORIGINAL PROOF PAGE PRODUCTION ART MARVEL COMICS COUNT NEFARIA

Original printed proof page from The XMen #22, published by Marvel Comics in July of 1966. This is from the classic story "Divided -- We Fall!" In this story, the original mutant super-hero team must deal with the menace of the evil super-villain Count Nefaria, the head of the Maggia crime syndicate, in one of his earliest Silver Age appearances after his battles with the Avengers and Iron Man. Nefaria is well-known to X-Men fans, as he re-appeared in the classic X-Men #94 in 1975 that began the run of the New X-Men, with Wolverine, Nightcrawler, Storm, and Colossus added to the team.

The sheet measures approximately 10 3/4" by 14", and please note that it does have a large tear (about 1 3/4" long) at the top edge, that you should be able to see in the scan on Pages 17 and 18. The sheet features some great images, as there's a large splash image of Count Nefaria surrounded by his henchmen, which includes the villains the Eel, the Porcupine, the Plantman, the Scarecrow, and the Uncanny Unicorn! There are also great images of Cyclops, Marvel Girl (Jean Grey), the Beast, the Angel, and Iceman, along with Professor X (Charles Xavier). The X-Men are shown in and out of costume, and also in some cool battle action. The sheet contains 4 total pages (2 on each side). Besides the tear, the page is still overall in very good displayable condition and is not cut or stapled. Please note that this is NOT a mass-produced print or lithograph. It is also not from a reprint, it is an actual sheet from the 1960's.