🔑 X-FACTOR #5 NM Range (1986 Copper Age Marvel) 1st Cameo Apocalypse Layton For Sale

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Add the store to your Saved Sellers to get to them firstLot: 1 x Key Issue Comic Book X-FACTOR (1986 Marvel)
#5 Direct (1986 Copper Age) Near Mint Grade Range
• 1st Cameo Appearance ApocalypseSynopsis:In this issue, the original X-Men reunite as the mutant-hunting team X-Factor to help a stranded mutant on the run from a band of powered criminals in California, only to discover that his uncontrollable abilities stem from drug use meant to trigger his mutant power. When the criminals track him down and capture him along with his ex-wife, they force him to amplify their own abilities and deliver both of them to their true master, revealed to be Apocalypse, an ancient mutant tyrant bent on waging war against humanity. Though only glimpsed in shadow here, this marks the first appearance of one of the X-Men mythos\' most enduring villains, a mutant supremacist whose full identity and origin would be revealed in the very next issue. The story also continues to build the team\'s uneasy public-relations front, as X-Factor poses publicly as mutant hunters for hire while secretly using their resources to protect and train young mutants behind the scenes.Contributors:Writer: Bob Layton
Interior Artist: Jackson Guice
Inker: Joseph Rubinstein
Colorist: Petra Scotese
Cover Artist: Ron Frenz, Bob Layton
Letterer: Joe Rosen
Condition:For raw books, I do my best to conservatively reflect the Overstreet grading standards, but I am not a professional grader and grading can be subjective so I use the following ranges:Mint Grade Range
9.8 - 9.6 Near Mint / Mint to Near Mint plus (NM/MT to NM+)Near Mint Grade Range
9.4 - 9.0 Near Mint to Very Fine / Near Mint (NM to VF/NM)High Grade Range
8.5 - 7.0 Very Fine plus to Fine / Very Fine (VF+ to FN/VF)Mid Grade Range
6.5 - 5.5 Fine plus to Fine minus (FN+ to FN-)Low Grade Range
5.0 - 3.5 Very Good / Fine to Very Good minus (VG/FN to VG-)Reader Grade Range
3.0 - 1.0 Good / Very Good to Fair (GD/VG to FR)Photos are of the actual comics to allow you to judge the condition for yourself. Please review photo details before offerding.Shipping:Unless noted, raw comics ship individually bagged and boarded. Up to 6 Standard 32 page comics (3 Oversize) will be packed in a magazine bag, sandwiched with cardboard and shipped in a rigid mailer. Orders of over 6 Standard or 3 Oversize comics will be packed securely and ship boxed. There is a limit of 2 Standard with 2 Oversize comic books to a mailer.Combined Shipping of multiple orders is always available. Request Total or an Invoice while the items are in your Shopping Cart if the discount is not automatically applied.Customer satisfaction is the priority. Please reach out for any questions, clarification or suggestions on how we could improve. All items shipped insured so please give us a chance to resolve any issues if they arise. response is hugely important to improve a growing business. If we exceeded your expectations it would really help to hear from you and if we did not, it would really help to understand why and how we can improve.Thanks so much!!Keywords: Age of Apocalypse