American Update: Slab Happy: A Trinity of Treats, Sealed for Freshness – Hulk, Iron Man and X-Men
*Marvel: Three slabbed items this week from different periods in Marvel’s history. Cover-dated September 1964, X-Men #7 brings us the return of the bombastic Blob, plus Magneto and his Evil You-Know-Whats, tackling our teenage mutant non-ninja heroes in a Lee/Kirby classic. This is a CGC Blue Label 3.0 (GD/VG) at £85. Iron Man #47, dated June 1972, is a retelling of Shell-Head’s origin, by Roy Thomas and Barry Smith (as he was then); a CGC Blue Label 8.5 (VF+), this stunner is on sale at £110. And last, but far from least, Incredible Hulk #182, dated December 1974. This is a hotly-pursued item, not, alas, for the villainous debut of Hammer and Anvil, but because the early pages feature the third appearance of the previous issue’s co-star, Wolverine, waving bye-bye to the Hulk before showing up in Giant-Size X-Men #1 the following year. This is a CBCS copy, also 8.5 (VF+), and is on sale at £125. SORRY, HULK & X-MEN HAVE NOW SOLD