American Update: Mighty Marvel Firsts: The Coming of… The Juggernaut! Major Villain’s Debut in X-Men #12
*Marvel: With Jolly Jack Kirby leaving the art chores of the X-Men after issue #11, Stan Lee realised he had to crank up the excitement to keep readers’ attention, and he certainly achieved it with this dynamic story introducing one of the X-Men’s (and the broader Marvel Universe’s) most powerful opponents, the Juggernaut! Cain Marko, the hitherto unsuspected step-brother of the X-Men’s mentor Professor Xavier, dabbled with arcane forces and was transformed into the embodiment of an irresistible force – giving him the power to crush his hated step-sibling, and his super-powered students! This FN- p copy of a major character’s debut has extremely faint breaks in the cover edge & spine colour, but the cover scene is entirely unimpeded, with the vivid red background entirely unfaded. Juggernaut’s re-entry into the Marvel Cinematic Universe with ‘Deadpool 2’ has once again piqued interest in this character. X-Men #12 FN- p £265. SORRY, THIS HAS NOW SOLD