X-Men (1963) #60

Marvel 1963–2011 series Vol. 1 Cover date Sep 1969

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 #60 (1963) is issue #60 of Marvel's X-Men (1963–2011), with a cover date of September 1969. Written by Neal Adams and Roy Thomas and drawn by Neal Adams. It has the first appearance (flashback) of Dr. Anderssen, and the first appearance of Jager (dog) and Sauron, and the first appearance (also in flashback) of Tanya Anderssen.

Creators

Writers: Neal Adams, Roy Thomas
Penciller: Neal Adams
Inker: Tom Palmer
Colorist: Neal Adams
Letterer: Sam Rosen
Cover artist: Neal Adams

Characters

First appearance (flashback) Dr. Anderssen
First appearance Jager (dog)
First appearance Sauron (Karl Lykos, Marvel)
First appearance (also in flashback) Tanya Anderssen (from X-Men)

The story

“In the Shadow of... Sauron!”

The X-Men take an injured Havok to be treated by one of Xavier's old buddies, Dr. Karl Lykos. Lykos is an energy vampire and drains mutant life energy from Havok, turning himself into the evil Sauron. Angel takes off to investigate the flying dinosaur and is hypnotized by Sauron's powers.

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