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Posted in: Comics, Comics Publishers, Heritage Sponsored, Marvel Comics, Vintage Paper | Tagged: barry windsor smith, cgc, heritage auctions, marvel comics presents, weapon x, wolverine
Weapon X Classic Issue Taking Bids At Heritage Auctions
Weapon X, initially published in Marvel Comics Presents issues #72-84 and by iconic artist Barry Windsor-Smith is arguably the best Logan story ever published. So many cool covers, such an essential story in the pantheon of Marvel Comics, and a story that they still pull from for cover homages and more to this day. The best cover is debatable, but issue #79 of Marvel Comics Presents may be the coolest. A really nice CGC 9.8 copy is taking bids at Heritage Auctions today, and I was kind of surprised when I saw that it was already sitting at $200 with a ton of bids. Check it out below.
Weapon X Should Be In Every Collection
"Marvel Comics Presents #79 Weapon X (Marvel, 1991) CGC NM/MT 9.8 White pages. Wolverine/Weapon X, Doctor Strange, and Sgt. Fury vs. Dracula stories. Barry Smith story, cover, and art. Mike Mignola back cover. Overstreet 2021 NM- 9.2 value = $4. CGC census 2/22: 55 in 9.8, none higher. Cover art by Barry Windsor-Smith. Weapon X (chapter 7), script and art by Barry Windsor-Smith. Rumanian Rumble Part 3: The Wages of Sin starring Sgt. Fury and Dracula, script by Doug Murray, pencils by Tom Lyle, inks by Joe Rubinstein. The Tender and the Vulgar starring Sunspot, script by Daryl Edelman, pencils by John Byrne. A Nightmare on Bleecker Street starring Dr. Strange, script by Robert Campanella, pencils by Steve Geiger, inks by Mark McKenna. Back cover art by Mike Mignola. 36 pgs. Cover price $1.25."
None of these Weapon X comics are hard to get, but getting a 9.8 seems to be, as there are only 55 of them on the CGC census. For such an iconic cover, you may want to jump on this. Click here to get more information and to place a bid, and while you are there, click around and check out all of the other books taking bids today.
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