NoMan Posted January 24, 2018 Author Share Posted January 24, 2018 2 hours ago, sirwesker said: 143 would be the best place to stop if you're not going beyond 150, because that's John Byrne's last issue and is really great. John Byrne did the art and much of the plotting from 108-143. 101 is a huge first appearance - Phoenix. 141 has many first appearances in it as the first part of Days of Future Past - Rachel Summers, Destiny, Pyro, Avalanche All of the Shiar and X-Men space characters make their first appearances in the early 100's. 117 is the first appearance of the Shadow King 109 is the first appearance of Guardian 120 and 121 are the first Alpha Flight appearances 129 is the first Emma Frost and Kitty Pryde. All the Hellfire appearances start there and go through the 130's with Dark Phoenix. 102 is the origin of Storm. The list goes on and on. From 94 to 143 is an incredible period of time in X-Men. Almost every issue has something. Thanks for taking the time to respond. I’m slowly putting this run together. Have about 15 or so more issues to complete run. Maybe less now that I’m bailing at 143. Cant wait to read it. Never read those classic xmen, believe it or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Sinescu Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 2 hours ago, NoMan said: Thanks for taking the time to respond. I’m slowly putting this run together. Have about 15 or so more issues to complete run. Maybe less now that I’m bailing at 143. Cant wait to read it. Never read those classic xmen, believe it or not. I've started doing the same! I've got reader copies from 101-200 and finally decided to pound through as much as I can. Started with 101 last night, but looking forward to hitting the Claremont/Byrne issues as that run was already hallowed material when I started reading X-Men in the late 80's (when most people agree it "jumped the shark" is when I started!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
divad Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 On 1/21/2018 at 2:14 PM, NoMan said: Besides 94, what are the keys in the 94 - 150 run. (Discuss Please!) Thanks. There you go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
divad Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 Just buy them all . . . (there's my input) speedcake 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
World Devourer Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 On 25/01/2018 at 8:51 AM, sirwesker said: 143 would be the best place to stop if you're not going beyond 150, because that's John Byrne's last issue and is really great. John Byrne did the art and much of the plotting from 108-143. 101 is a huge first appearance - Phoenix. 141 has many first appearances in it as the first part of Days of Future Past - Rachel Summers, Destiny, Pyro, Avalanche All of the Shiar and X-Men space characters make their first appearances in the early 100's. 117 is the first appearance of the Shadow King 109 is the first appearance of Guardian 120 and 121 are the first Alpha Flight appearances 129 is the first Emma Frost and Kitty Pryde. All the Hellfire appearances start there and go through the 130's with Dark Phoenix. 102 is the origin of Storm. The list goes on and on. From 94 to 143 is an incredible period of time in X-Men. Almost every issue has something. Indeed. Other examples include: #118 - 119 - Return of Sunfire #123 - Spider - Man #130 - Dazzler It really is best to collect and read the entire run as for most of this period the X-Men are on an extended, continuous adventure. Unfortunately the quality suffers from the very first non-Byrne issue (#144). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old_Man_Adam Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 I’ve started doing the same - initially started with Claremont run - But has expanded to full Series - haven’t gone back before 89 yet - so I’ll save those for last ... good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
World Devourer Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 1 hour ago, Old_Man_Adam said: I’ve started doing the same - initially started with Claremont run - But has expanded to full Series - haven’t gone back before 89 yet - so I’ll save those for last ... good luck #67 - 93 are all reprints so you don't need to worry. However, if you try for #49 - 66 you may enjoy stories of a darker nature (the Savage Land story links to the story in the Byrne run). This run features the first appearances of Polaris, Havok and Sunfire with some excellent Steranko art. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBook Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 Issue #108 - first John Byrne artwork. Dont know if he still holds weight nowadays but in the 80-90’s that meant something. I still love his work to this day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old_Man_Adam Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 5 hours ago, World Devourer said: #67 - 93 are all reprints so you don't need to worry. However, if you try for #49 - 66 you may enjoy stories of a darker nature (the Savage Land story links to the story in the Byrne run). This run features the first appearances of Polaris, Havok and Sunfire with some excellent Steranko art. Didn’t Neal Adams do a few ? I always found it odd how Uncanny X-men was stuck in limbo for a few years with reprints before CC stepped in - unfortunately I still need to grab 130,131 , and 97 which are heating up pretty substantially now ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
World Devourer Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 2 hours ago, Old_Man_Adam said: Didn’t Neal Adams do a few ? I always found it odd how Uncanny X-men was stuck in limbo for a few years with reprints before CC stepped in - unfortunately I still need to grab 130,131 , and 97 which are heating up pretty substantially now ... Yes, NA came in right at the end. He did some great work with Roy Thomas. Unfortunately the rot had already set in and the title was relegated to reprints until #94. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr bla bla Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 17 hours ago, World Devourer said: Yes, NA came in right at the end. He did some great work with Roy Thomas. Unfortunately the rot had already set in and the title was relegated to reprints until #94. I think they did #56-62. Fabulous stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirwesker Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 My favorite part of silver age X-men is the fact that Xavier was clearly a villain at the beginning. And perhaps a child predator. Issue 3 is classic, they literally kidnap the Blob because he doesn't want to be on their team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul_Maul Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 I still love the Byrne art and the plotting on the Byrne/Claremont run. But I have to say, Claremont's scripting has not aged that well with me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Zen Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 This may be a stretch but #139. Kitty Pryde joins the X-men, it's the first appearance of Heather Hudson and it's the first brown costume for Wolverine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirwesker Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 22 hours ago, Dr Zen said: This may be a stretch but #139. Kitty Pryde joins the X-men, it's the first appearance of Heather Hudson and it's the first brown costume for Wolverine. Yup, 139 has the first "Welcome to the X-Men, Hope You Survive the Experience" cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whizzer Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 On 1/24/2018 at 9:51 PM, sirwesker said: 143 would be the best place to stop if you're not going beyond 150, because that's John Byrne's last issue and is really great. John Byrne did the art and much of the plotting from 108-143. 101 is a huge first appearance - Phoenix. 141 has many first appearances in it as the first part of Days of Future Past - Rachel Summers, Destiny, Pyro, Avalanche All of the Shiar and X-Men space characters make their first appearances in the early 100's. 117 is the first appearance of the Shadow King 109 is the first appearance of Guardian 120 and 121 are the first Alpha Flight appearances 129 is the first Emma Frost and Kitty Pryde. All the Hellfire appearances start there and go through the 130's with Dark Phoenix. 102 is the origin of Storm. The list goes on and on. From 94 to 143 is an incredible period of time in X-Men. Almost every issue has something. You are forgetting the most important one of the lot... 130 First Dazzler!!!!!! speedcake 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Sinescu Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 Is post-Byrne pretty much a wasteland for this title? I'm more familiar with Mutant Massacre and forward (210 up through mid-90's when I hit X-title overload). Wondering if 144-200 are worth looking into. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirwesker Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 (edited) 49 minutes ago, Martin Sinescu said: Is post-Byrne pretty much a wasteland for this title? I'm more familiar with Mutant Massacre and forward (210 up through mid-90's when I hit X-title overload). Wondering if 144-200 are worth looking into. There is some good stuff in there. The New Mutants begins in that time period and has some good crossover I believe. Rogue debuts in 158 and joins the X-men in those issues. Wolverine's adventure to Japan is in the 170's with Rogue. Lots of stuff with Emma Frost's academy and the first appearance of the Hellions (Warpath, Firestar). Madelyne Prior debuts in those issues so there is some good storytelling with her and Scott. There are some Brood and Shi'ar storylines if I'm not mistaken also. It's definitely not as good as the Byrne stuff, but I wouldn't dismiss it. I'd actually say its quite a bit better than the post Mutant Massacre stuff. Once X-factor starts, and once Claremont leaves New Mutants, that's when the whole franchise goes down hill dramatically, and doesn't really rebound until Lobdell, Nicieza and David take over. Edited February 7, 2018 by sirwesker Martin Sinescu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maraxusofkeld Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 Just off the top of my head 148 is the 1st Caliban 168 1st Madelyne Pryor 169 1st Morlocks 184 1st Forge Martin Sinescu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirwesker Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 1 minute ago, maraxusofkeld said: Just off the top of my head 148 is the 1st Caliban 168 1st Madelyne Pryor 169 1st Morlocks 184 1st Forge That's right, the whole Morlock storyline with Storm and all of Forge's earlier appearances are in there as well, including that Barry Windsor Smith story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
