*Marvel: Lorna Dane met up with the X-Men in #49, rescued by Iceman after being caught up in one of the bouts of anti-mutant hysteria which sweep Marvel-Earth twice a week, but it wasn’t until issue #50 that she had her Big Reveal and appeared in costume: she was the daughter of Magneto, Master of Evil Mutants and heir to all his power! It was some time after this that she adopted the code name Polaris. Jim Steranko contributed just the striking cover to #49, but he did the whole shebang for #50, including the dynamic green-tinted cover, one of the great iconic masterpieces of the later Marvel Silver Age; his innovative layouts, cinematic storytelling and nifty costume design for Lorna moved the series up a gear from what had gone just before. To say that Lorna’s history has been convoluted is an understatement – the ‘official’ position as to whether she’s Magneto’s offspring or not has changed many times but – except when she’s had psychotic breaks and become a villain, as you do – she’s been a stalwart member of the X-Men and/or X-Factor for decades now. #49 is a reasonable copy, quite fresh and bright with good staples and just minor edge wear, but there are a couple of vertical colour-breaking creases, one at left and one at right edges of the cover. #50 is sound, with good staples, though a little tired, with a couple of creases that just break colour across the bottom right corner. Both are pence stamped.
PICTURED: X-MEN
#49 VG p £50 SOLD
#50 VG- p £50