X-Men (1963) #124

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

EditionsStandard / direct Newsstand Jewelers UK pence

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 #124 (1963) is issue #124 of Marvel's X-Men (1963–2011), with a cover date of August 1979. Written by John Byrne and Chris Claremont and drawn by John Byrne. grailworth values it from 85 recorded sales, most recently on Oct 30, 2026, and from how comics like it move in value from grade to grade.

Creators

Writers: John Byrne, Chris Claremont
Penciller: John Byrne
Inker: Terry Austin
Colorist: Glynis Oliver
Letterer: Tom Orzechowski
Cover artists: Terry Austin, Dave Cockrum

Characters

Banshee (Sean Cassidy)
Colossus (Piotr Rasputin)
Cyclops (Scott Summers)
Kurt Wagner (Nightcrawler)
Nightcrawler (Kurt Wagner / Darkhölme)
Ororo Munroe (Storm)
Piotr Rasputin (Colossus)
Scott Summers (Cyclops)
Storm (Ororo Munroe)
The Proletarian (Colossus)
Wolverine (Logan / James Howlett)
Arcade (Marvel, hitman) antagonist origin
Miss Locke (Dragon Lady) antagonist
Mister Chambers (assistant to Arcade) antagonist
Amanda Sefton (Jimaine Szardos) supporting
Colleen Wing (martial artist) supporting
Elisabeth Wilford (Colossus girlfriend, Marvel) supporting
Jimaine Szardos (Amanda Sefton) supporting
Cain Marko (Juggernaut)
Erik Lehnsherr (Magneto)
Hulk (Marvel, unspecified)
Juggernaut (Cain Marko)
Logan (Wolverine)
Magneto (Erik Lehnsherr / Max Eisenhardt)
Sean Cassidy (Banshee)
Tom Cassidy (Marvel, Black Tom)
Brian Braddock (Captain Britain) cameo
Captain Britain (Brian Braddock) cameo
Mr. Moran (Maggia) cameo
Mr. Roak (Maggia) cameo
Peter Parker cameo
Spider-Man (Peter Parker) cameo

The story

“He Only Laughs When I Hurt!”

The X-Men try to break Colossus of Arcade's conditioning and escape Murder World.

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