X-Men (1963) #215

Marvel 1963–2011 series Vol. 1 Cover date Mar 1987

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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 #215 (1963) is issue #215 of Marvel's X-Men (1963–2011), with a cover date of March 1987. Written by Chris Claremont and drawn by Alan Davis. It has the first appearance of Crimson Commando, Julius Schwartz, Stonewall and Super Sabre.

Creators

Writer: Chris Claremont
Penciller: Alan Davis
Inker: Dan Green
Colorist: Glynis Oliver
Letterer: Tom Orzechowski
Cover artists: Alan Davis, Dan Green

Characters

First appearance Crimson Commando (Frank Bohannan)
First appearance Julius Schwartz
First appearance Stonewall (Louis Hamilton)
First appearance Super Sabre (Martin Fletcher)

The story

“Old Soldiers”

The wounded X-Men are ferried to Muir Isle for care. Longshot and Dazzler are now team members. Storm runs up against aging super powered folk who are holding a young girl captive.

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