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X-Men #5

Marvel // X-Men

Published May 1964

Magneto faces off against the X-Men in issue 5 after the team head to a track meet to rescue a mutant who the crowd has accused of cheating.

After tricking them into attending the track meet, The Brotherhood of Evil Mutants launches a surprise attack on The X-Men, and Magneto kidnaps Angel.

Luckily the X-Men capture Toad and can use his transport to travel to Asteroid M. There, the X-Men battle Magneto and can rescue Angel before Asteroid M starts to break up.


In the process of the rescue mission, Cyclops becomes trapped, and IceMan and Angel use their powers to get him out of the part of the Asteroid he is trapped within.

There is no known mint condition value of X-Men #5, as the highest rating from the CGC was a 9.8 NM/M. The Pacific Coast 9.8 sold for $10,755 in July 2012. The only unretouched, completely intact CGC 8.5 was originally sold for $422 in 2002, and has gone through multiple owners over the years, with a high sale value of $1,030 and an October 2019 sale price of $886.

Interesting Facts

Marvel Comics published X Men number 5 in 1964. The story was written by the legendary Stan Lee, while Jack Kirby did the pencilling. Additional credits go to Paul Reinman for inking and S. Rosen for lettering.


On the front of the cover, you will notice that Scarlet Witch is wearing a green costume. Within the comic book, this is colored correctly as red. In addition, this issue has the first appearance of Jean Grey's parents and is also the first appearance of Magnetos asteroid headquarters known as Asteroid M.In their last battle against Magneto, Professor Charles Xavier was injured and has temporarily lost his powers. So, the issue starts with The X-Men returning to their mansion.


There is no known mint condition value of X-Men #5, as the highest rating from the CGC was a 9.8 NM/M. The Pacific Coast 9.8 sold for $10,755 in July 2012. The only unretouched, completely intact CGC 8.5 was originally sold for $422 in 2002, and has gone through multiple owners over the years, with a high sale value of $1,030 and an October 2019 sale price of $886.

Price Guide Report

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