X-Men (1963) #121

Marvel 1963–2011 series Vol. 1 Cover date May 1979

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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 #121 (1963) is issue #121 of Marvel's X-Men (1963–2011), with a cover date of May 1979. Written by John Byrne and Chris Claremont and drawn by John Byrne. It has the first appearance of Garson.

Creators

Writers: John Byrne, Chris Claremont
Penciller: John Byrne
Inker: Terry Austin
Colorist: Glynis Oliver
Letterers: Diana Albers, John Costanza
Cover artists: Terry Austin, Dave Cockrum

Characters

First appearance Garson (Department H/X guard)

Banshee (Sean Cassidy)
Colossus (Piotr Rasputin)
Cyclops (Scott Summers)
Kurt Wagner (Nightcrawler)
Logan (Wolverine)
Nightcrawler (Kurt Wagner / Darkhölme)
Ororo Munroe (Storm)
Piotr Rasputin (Colossus)
Scott Summers (Cyclops)
Sean Cassidy (Banshee)
Storm (Ororo Munroe)
Wolverine (Logan / James Howlett)
Aurora (Jeanne-Marie Beaubier, Marvel) antagonist
James MacDonald Hudson (Guardian) antagonist
Jean-Paul Beaubier (Northstar) antagonist
Jeanne-Marie Beaubier (Aurora) antagonist
Michael Twoyoungmen (Shaman) antagonist
Narya (Snowbird) antagonist
Northstar (Jean-Paul Beaubier) antagonist
Sasquatch (Walter Langkowski) antagonist
Shaman (Michael Twoyoungmen) antagonist
Snowbird (Narya) antagonist
Vindicator (James MacDonald Hudson) antagonist
Walter Langkowski (Sasquatch) antagonist
Colleen Wing (martial artist) supporting
Misty Knight supporting
John Byrne cameo

The story

“Shoot-Out at the Stampede!”

Alpha Flight and the X-Men fight over Wolverine. Wolverine surrenders to save his teammates, but escapes to return home with his pals.

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