X-Men (1963) #261

Marvel 1963–2011 series Vol. 1 Cover date May 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 #261 (1963) is issue #261 of Marvel's X-Men (1963–2011), with a cover date of May 1990. Written by Chris Claremont and drawn by Marc Silvestri. It has the first appearance of Battleaxe, Blindside, Lifeline, Longbow and others.

Creators

Writer: Chris Claremont
Penciller: Marc Silvestri
Inker: Dan Green
Colorist: Mike Rockwitz
Letterer: Tom Orzechowski
Cover artist: Jim Lee

Characters

First appearance Battleaxe (Jerome Hamilton)
First appearance Blindside (Harriers)
First appearance Lifeline (Harriers)
First appearance Longbow (Harriers)
First appearance Piston (Harriers)
First appearance Ranger (Harriers)
First appearance Shotgun (Zeke Sallinger)
First appearance Timebomb (Harriers)
First appearance Warhawk (Harriers)

The story

“Harriers Hunt”

Hardcase and the Harriers are hired to bring in Wolverine, Psylocke and Jubilee. Forge and Banshee continue their search for the X-Men. Jean arrives at the mansion and finds monsters.

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