The Uncanny X-Men #184 - Splash Page 1 Original Art

In Heritage Auctions' own hometown of Dallas, Texas, Valerie Cooper shares an elevator ride with a fellow government worker — Raven Darkhölme, aka Mystique, leader of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, hiding in plain sight. The pair are bound for Eagle Plaza to meet the genius inventor Forge. John Romita Jr. and Dan Green were firing on all cylinders during this period of Uncanny X-Men, and this opening splash page captures the quiet menace Chris Claremont built into every scene involving Mystique — danger disguised as normalcy. As a splash, it carries the full compositional weight JRJR brought to his landmark X-Men run — a single page designed to stop you cold before the story even begins. Ink and Zipatone over graphite on Bristol board, 10" x 15" image area. Parting with JRJR pages from this era is never easy — this was peak X-Men, peak Claremont, peak Marvel. This piece is currently available for bidding at Heritage Auctions: ha.com, Lot #48283, closing May 20, 2026.