*Marvel: We lead off this week’s marvel selections with the debut of Magneto’s Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, thus 1st appearances of Quicksilver, the Scarlet Witch, Mastermind and the Toad in the fourth issue of the X-Men from 1964. It’s a great pity that no one told Wanda that the clue to her costume colour was in her name, and thus she posed in a fetching shade of emerald for the cover. Another Lee/Kirby classic and the first appearances of Wanda and Pietro, who were destined to become cornerstones of the Marvel universe. This is a decent pence printed copy, structurally quite sound with a few cosmetic flaws. Colour covers are dynamic, staples are tight and firm at spine and centrefold and the pages are a nice white to off-white. There are four small pen-marks on the cover: one through the 9d price, a small ‘R’ in the middle of the logo’s ‘X’, a small ‘6k’ mark to the right of Magneto’s head and a further mark in the CCA box. There is a 2 cm tear towards the bottom right edge without loss. A thin white line extends from Magneto’s head to his thigh, but this doesn’t appear to be a crease. Edge wear is minimal, mostly along the top. High resolution images are available on request. 
PICTURED: X-MEN #4 GD/VG p £750