X-Men (1963) #265

Marvel 1963–2011 series Vol. 1 Cover date Aug 1990

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Fair market value

Grade	CGC slab	Raw
9.8 NM/M	$480 $408–$552	$210 $179–$242
9.6 NM+	$374 $318–$431	$168 $143–$193
9.4 NM	$292 $248–$336	$134 $114–$155
9.2 NM-	$228 $194–$262	$108 $91.39–$124
9.0 VF/NM	$178 $151–$204	$86.02 $73.12–$98.92
8.5 VF+	$139 $118–$159	$68.81 $58.49–$79.13
8.0 VF	$108 $91.89–$124	$55.05 $46.79–$63.31
7.0 FN/VF	$84.31 $71.66–$96.96	$44.04 $37.43–$50.65
6.0 FN	$65.77 $55.90–$75.64	$35.23 $29.95–$40.51
5.0 VG/FN	$51.30 $43.61–$58.99	$28.19 $23.96–$32.42
4.0 VG	$40.01 $34.01–$46.01	$22.55 $19.17–$25.93
2.0 GD	$31.21 $26.53–$35.89	$18.04 $15.33–$20.75
Raw, ungraded	—	$65.00 $55.25–$74.75

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About this issue

X-Men #265 (1963) is issue #265 of Marvel's X-Men (1963–2011), with a cover date of August 1990. Written by Chris Claremont and drawn by Bill Jaaska.

Creators

Writer: Chris Claremont
Penciller: Bill Jaaska
Inker: Joe Rubinstein
Colorist: Mike Rockwitz
Letterer: Joe Rosen
Cover artist: Andy Kubert

Characters

Ororo Munroe (Storm)
Storm (Ororo Munroe)
Amahl Farouk (Shadow King) villain
Lian Shen (Shadow Queen) villain
Nanny (Magneto's robot) villain
Orphan-Maker (Peter) villain
Shadow King (Amahl Farouk) villain
Skrull Prime villain
Valerie Cooper guest
Alex Summers (Havok) cameo
Betsy Braddock (Psylocke / Captain Britain) cameo
Colossus (Piotr Rasputin) cameo
David Munroe (Storm's father) cameo
Destiny (Irene Adler) cameo
Havok (Alex Summers) cameo
Irene Adler (Destiny) cameo
Logan (Wolverine) cameo
Mystique (Raven Darkhölme) cameo
N'Daré Munroe (Storm's mother) cameo
Piotr Rasputin (Colossus) cameo
Psylocke (Betsy Braddock) cameo
Raven Darkhölme (Mystique) cameo
Wolverine (Logan / James Howlett) cameo

The story

“Storm”

The Shadow King gathers his hounds to hunt down Storm. The Shi'ar Imperium force the P!ndar Race to become their allies.

Credits, characters and story details from the Grand Comics Database, CC BY-SA 4.0.