American Update: Uncanny X-Men #266 – ‘Allo Gambit!
*Marvel: In August 1990’s X-Men #266, while temporarily de-aged to childhood (as the X-Men often were – maybe scripter Chris Claremont was feeling the passing years?), Storm met a charismatic young thief named Gambit, who aided her in escaping from the clutches of the Shadow King. Unlike many one-off guest-stars, however, Gambit caught on with the reading public, and stuck around to become a mainstay of the team – fortunately ditching his original costume of pervy knickers, stripey tights and flasher-mac in favour of a more conservative ensemble! The Ragin’ Cajun has gone from strength to strength since, and with persistent rumours that lumbering thespian beefcake Channing Tatum is to embody him on-screen, now’s the time to grab the early appearances of the newly-minted ‘Mr.Rogue’ (oops, sorry, spoilers…) before they soar even higher in price! This extremely attractive NM pence copy is on sale at £100. SORRY, THIS HAS NOW SOLD