Bob McLeod - New Mutants #1 Cover (Marvel, 1983)
Artist: Bob McLeod (All)
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DescriptionFile this one in the "I can't believe I own this!" category! The X-Men had been my introduction to comics in 1983, which rapidly led to my branching out into the other Marvel mutant books of the era (Alpha Flight and the New Mutants). As a young kid myself at the time, I related very much to the New Mutants in particular, enjoying both the early storylines and artwork, as well as the edgier Sienkiewicz-drawn ones that followed soon after.The New Mutants #1 cover is my favorite from the entire series. Though I didn't buy the issue off the newsstand, as it preceded the start of my collecting by 9 months, I bought it as a back issue not long after I started collecting, and the bold purple cover with the full team rushing towards the reader has always remained one of my all-time favorite comic book covers. I had been quietly searching for this one for some time, hoping that I'd have a crack at it if it ever turned up. As fate would have it, I was killing some time before heading to the airport in October 2015 and it just popped up for sale online after being lost in the wilderness for three decades (thanks, Bill)! I'm overjoyed to add this one to my permanent collection - truly a gem of my childhood. Enjoy! A more detailed write-up on the piece can be found here in this Scoop! article from December 4, 2015: Scoop Article on the New Mutants #1 Cover Original Art Social/Sharing |
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Mike D 
Member Since 2004
Posted on 12/4/2015
That is just all kinds of awesome! MAJOR nostalgia for me as well on this one. I'm glad to see the Prof X image came with it, I wasn't sure when I saw the original pic. Congrats Gene - HUGE score my friend!
Steve Day Vich
Member Since 2007
Posted on 12/4/2015
This wins not only CAF today but it also wins my heart!
P A
Member Since 2013
Posted on 12/4/2015
Epic cover!!! Congratulations on acquiring this incredible piece of Marvel history!!!
Mark Levy
Member Since 2004
Posted on 12/4/2015
Another addition to the museum, you must open eventually
Joe Shaffer
Member Since 2010
Posted on 12/4/2015
Awesome cover, major score, well done Gene, glad you beat me to it!!!
Brett Corbit
Member Since 2005
Posted on 12/4/2015
Congrats, Gene! Every once in a (very long) while something good turns up for sale on the CGC boards lol
Ken R
Member Since 2006
Posted on 12/4/2015
Huge congrats Gene! All importance and nostalgia aside that is a NICE looking cover!
Dan P
Member Since 2009
Posted on 12/4/2015
It's just great when the planters align and you manage to nail a grail. Big congrats!
Dan P
Member Since 2009
Posted on 12/4/2015
Dan P wrote:
It's just great when the planters align and you manage to nail a grail. Big congrats!I meant "planets" not "planters".
Adam Ianbarry
Member Since 2010
Posted on 12/4/2015
Holy flippin' macaroni! Remember it well! Beyond Awesome!!!
Ron S
Member Since 2007
Posted on 12/4/2015
Ah, those were the days... Great pick up!! An amazing add to an amazing collection.
Felix Lu
Member Since 2005
Posted on 12/4/2015
I don't know what Dan is talking about, but this beats the hell out of buying a planter off a message board! This is the best out-of-the-blue, fall-in-your-lap find since a Frazetta oil owner showed up in a CAF chat! Awesome when there's a good story behind a piece...congrats again, Gene!
Wesley Liu
Member Since 2009
Posted on 12/4/2015
This is such an awesome cover. I am going to cruise the CAF Sale threads 24/7 from now on.
Scott Williams
Member Since 2004
Posted on 12/4/2015
Wow! I love stories like this. I too have had good fortune drop a cherished want into my lap when I wasn't expecting it and it is a quick hit rush. Huge congrats and thanks for sharing the whole story. We all live for this stuff!
Filmore W. Bedwick
Member Since 2003
Posted on 12/4/2015
YUP!!!! You Win. This is such a classic beginning of a new era in the X-Folk story. Bob captured the essence of the next generation perfectly and indelibly makes his mark on out Collective Comic Consciousness! Believe it cuz you Do Own It!!!!
Dino Mauricio
Member Since 2009
Posted on 12/4/2015
Fantastic cover!! What a great historic piece, congrats Gene!
Will Tervay
Member Since 2005
Posted on 12/4/2015
Beautiful cover, and cool back story on the acquisition. Gives us all hope on scoring something off our want lists. Thanks for sharing!
Alex Johnson
Member Since 2006
Forum Moderator
Posted on 12/4/2015
What a great find! The CAF is clearly a wonderful resource. Congratulations.
Tony K
Member Since 2012
Posted on 12/4/2015
I love this cover too…remember it so well from my days browsing any comic shop I could find in my city. Congrats on your good luck!
J L
Member Since 2005
Posted on 12/4/2015
Very memorable and a huge shot of nostalgia as well. Congrats Gene!!!!
Jonathan Mueller
Member Since 2005
Posted on 12/4/2015
Hat's off to ya! Congrats, and thanks for sharing!
Raymond Bryan
Member Since 2011
Posted on 12/4/2015
Still in shock and awe. Great article. This cover and the cover to the Graphic Novel are my two most nostalgic images from the time. This is what it is all about and I can't congratulate or be more jealous!!! Well done, so well done!!!
D. J. Peters
Member Since 2006
Posted on 12/5/2015
Wonderful! Congratulations on a beautiful, classic cover!
Vartan Dadian
Member Since 2012
Posted on 12/5/2015
Are you going to have Pepe color this in since you love the purple on the published comic so much?!
Daren Domina
Member Since 2006
Posted on 12/5/2015
Very happy for you Gene! Really great that you own this cool and historic cover! Big congratulations!! And a nod and thank you to Serendipity :)
Jason Versaggi
Member Since 2005
Posted on 12/7/2015
A cool, classic and widely recognizable cover. Bravo.
Ted Latner
Member Since 2005
Posted on 12/8/2015
Great cover! Congrats! I think Bob McLeod is very underrated as a penciler.
michael Avila
Member Since 2004
Posted on 12/8/2015
what a great story! This is what makes this such a great hobby to be a part of. Congrats on landing a TREMENDOUS cover, Gene .. and thanks for sharing the details with us.
Marc Pecorella
Member Since 2007
Posted on 12/8/2015
Gene: GREAT cover! I actually remember buying this off the stands. But, the best part about it is the story behind it...the memories...the search...and the owning! I remember you telling me that certain pieces "belong" with certain people. That speaks well of this piece and you. Congrats my friend!
K Gearon
Member Since 2011
Posted on 12/10/2015
Man, an important piece to say the least! Great energy here - the New Mutants, comin' right at ya! Congrats!
Jason Budnick
Member Since 2007
Posted on 2/8/2016
Hey man, I didn't know you picked this up :O WOW, that's crazy as I know you were looking as to the whereabouts for quite sometime. I think I remember you standing up for McLeod's stuff like years ago and citing this cove as an example. Sincere congrats, I'm sure its gotten the frame treatment and prominent display at Casa Park. :)
Paul P Spiderversity
Member Since 2011
Posted on 1/24/2018
A monumentally historic piece like this should have at least 50 comments, so I am hear to help push it to that. Wow ... yeah, this is definitely an "I can't believe I own this" kind of piece. Major congrats!
Ruben DaCollector
Member Since 2008
Posted on 1/30/2018
An absolutely brilliant treasure, from my second year of reading/collecting comics! If you ever want something even better than this, I have a couple of Harlan Ellison written, Mazzucchelli drawn pages from Daredevil #208 that I know you also remember, even more fondly than you do this piece. If I ever get tired of owning them, I suppose I might be willing to trade down for this piece. I'll let you know! :P
James Henry
Member Since 2005
Posted on 8/29/2018
Wow, what a treasure! New Mutants #2 was my introduction to the series, but this piece is truly a great win!
J P
Member Since 2012
Posted on 3/7/2019
You know how I feel about this piece....great great great score.
LB Jefferies
Member Since 2003
1 - Posted on 1/25/2021
I was "there" the day you got this. I saw it posted and watched you snag it. These serendipitous purchases are so few and far between nowadays. Great score.
Peter Sullivan
Member Since 2006
1 - Posted on 8/2/2021
Did anyone ever tell you that you look like Wolverine? You really, really do. They should have cast you. Back to the art. Its great.
James Henry
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 8/7/2022
Such a great cover! Uncanny X-Men #167 was my first exposure to the New Mutants and I hunted down these early issues with great enthusiasm. It's hard to believe that this Fall will mark the 40th anniversary of the title. Definitely feeling old...
On a separate note, it's interesting to read that Scoop article and think about how much has changed in the original art world over the past 7 years.
David Matheny
Member Since 2021
1 - Posted on 8/8/2022
Wow. Now this is a piece I never thought I would see the raw art for. Congrats on obtaining your grail and your grail finding its home.
comicinkking. com
Member Since 2004
1 - Posted on 8/10/2022
I never read this but I remember it! Beautiful cover! Congrats!
David Bixler
Member Since 2016
1 - Posted on 8/10/2022
I don't know how many pieces get double featured (and the current CAF feature highlighting this only shows the first date), but this one is definitely worthy of being featured again. I love the perspective and depth in this one. Super cool cover! Cool story too!
paul skidmore
Member Since 2023
1 - Posted on 4/16/2023
Iconic ,this cover made me buy this comic,Truely great
Steven Dilworth
Member Since 2012
1 - Posted on 2/3/2024
This cover made me buy the book as well, but the original art is SO cool when you see it like this. Even though I love great full page images, pieces like this where you really see the underlying mechanical principles of the medium are so much fun.
Congratulations on owning this gem.
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