Throwback Thursday - THE ONE. The Giant-Size X-Men #1

 

On the wall across from us at Lou Roc's diner were a series of comic book posters. We had just been shown to a table when Himself gasped.

"That's it! That's THE ONE I had."

THE ONE. The Giant-Size X-Men #1 comic book. The first edition. He had it one day and then it was gone (figuratively speaking). 

His mother used to organize  a fair/yard sale for Jerry Lewis' Muscular Dystrophy Foundation. There were games like ring toss with prizes and a White Elephant table where for a quarter or less, we could buy some perfume for our moms, beads, and other trinkets. All going for a good cause.

And that's what happened to the first edition Giant-Size X-Men comic book. Sold for a quarter or less all for a good cause. 

Now he might be mixing memories and another of his comics went for a good cause. See, the Giant-Size X-Men  #1 came out in May 1975. Long after his mother's fairs. Not to say that the comic book didn't find its way to a yard sale, or was given away to a cousin, or younger neighbor.

Himself still mourns the loss. 

Apparently, this particular comic book is worth a chunk of change. According to Quality Comix, "The introduction of the "new" X-MEN was a game changer for team books! Giant-Size X-Men #1 is one of the most in-demand comics on the market, and one of the most valuable books of the 70's! What's Giant-Size X-Men #1 worth in 2023? A NM/MT [ed: that means near mint to mint condition] 9.8 set a record for the book with a recent sell price of $13,300! As an investment collectible that is still a reasonable price for such a top tier book in the current market. FN 6.0 books will bring in the range of $1,500 against about $350 in 2009. Solid GD 2.0 are still well under $1,000 coming in around $600 versus just $100 in 2009. A solid performer with A LOT of upside in the wake of the news that MCU powerhouse Sony has acquired the rights from lackluster performer Fox Entertainment. The next big move in the value of this issue could be sooner than later and frankly that leaves no time to waste for the educated buyer!"

Maybe I should mourn the loss, too.