*Marvel: From the dawn of the 21st Century, one of Marvel’s more recent cult hits – Alias #1, which introduced the world to chain-smoking, swearing, hard-drinking, fornicating private eye, Jessica Jones! Originally pitched by Brian Michael Bendis as a proposal for an ‘adult’ series starring Jessica Drew, Spider-Woman, the management’s aneurysm when presented with the idea, so it was switched out for a ‘new’ character, and with the illustrations of Michael Gaydos, the adventures of a former failed super-heroine illuminated the darkened corners of the Marvel Universe, gathering rave reviews and critical acclaim – though, sadly, not that much in the way of sales, as her adventures trickled to a halt after just 28 issues. With her folding back in to the mainstream MU as Mrs. Luke Cage – and the debut of her Netflix TV show – Jessica’s early adventures, never with huge print runs, are now keenly hunted. This premiere issue from 2001 is in NM/M, and offered for £75.