When Marvel publisher Martin Goodman asked Stan Lee to deliver another new team book for his line of comics, he had no idea he'd be getting something like the X-Men. In fact, nobody could have imagined the extraordinary phenomenon the X-Men would eventually grow into—not Goodman, not Lee, not even the forward-thinking futurist Jack Kirby. What started out as a charming, ragtag team of misfits, devised by Lee and Kirby to be mutant youngsters born with "x-tra" powers thrust upon them by the fate of birth led to a no-nonsense professor training them to become heroes that could protect the world from menaces, mutants, and otherwise. Close in size to the original artworks, this XXL-sized edition features the first 21 stories of their favorite oddball superheroes from 1963–1966. The most pristine pedigreed comics have been cracked open and photographed for reproduction in close collaboration with Marvel and the certified guaranty company. Each page has been photographed as printed more than half a century ago, then digitally remastered using modern retouching techniques to correct problems with the era's inexpensive, imperfect printing—as if hot off of a world-class 1960s printing press. A custom paper stock was exclusively developed for this series to simulate the feel of the original comics. In addition to these seminal tales are an original foreword by mastermind Chris Claremont, reliving the heyday of Lee and Kirby's foundational years, and an in-depth essay by X-Men writer Fabian Nicieza alongside original art, photographs, and memorabilia from the early years of X. Marvel X Men vol 1 1963-1966 hardcover book 666 pages ISBN 9783836594547 Approx. 18.5"L x 12.6"W Made in Italy
