{"product_id":"x-men-35-aug-1967","title":"X-Men #35 (Aug 1967)","description":"\u003ch1\u003e\u003cb\u003eGD\/GD+ (2.0–2.5) | 1st Appearance of The Changeling | Spider-Man Crossover\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE STORY: High Drama in Spandex\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is a special, comforting absurdity to 1960s Marvel comics, where grown men and tormented teenagers in brightly colored unitards resolve simple miscommunications by hurling each other through solid masonry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eX-Men #35\u003c\/i\u003e (written by Roy Thomas in 1967), Peter Parker—a young man whose primary coping mechanism for acute existential anxiety is picking fights with stranger teenagers—spots the original X-Men and immediately assumes the absolute worst. What follows is a glorious brawl of terrible assumptions. Cyclops grimly adjusts his visor, Beast bounces off walls in his bare feet, and Iceman hurls ice cubes at a man who climbs walls for a living, all while Professor Xavier sits off-screen, straining his mental faculties to capacity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cb\u003eWHY THIS COMIC ACTUALLY MATTERS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeyond the joy of watching Spider-Man punch teenagers, this issue holds a genuinely significant place in Silver Age lore:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1st Appearance of The Changeling:\u003c\/b\u003e Introduced here as a villain working for Factor Three, this shape-shifting mutant later met a heroic demise while posing as Professor X. Decades later, pop culture resurrected him as \u003cb\u003eMorph\u003c\/b\u003e in \u003ci\u003eX-Men: The Animated Series\u003c\/i\u003e—proving that changing your shape isn't truly iconic until you sound like a defective kitchen appliance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eClassic Spider-Man Crossover:\u003c\/b\u003e Early Silver Age appearances of Spider-Man outside his own title are always high-demand keys.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBanshee Appearance:\u003c\/b\u003e Features an early storyline appearance by everyone's favorite screaming Irishman.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eClassic Cover:\u003c\/b\u003e Iconic layout by Werner Roth and Dan Adkins featuring Spider-Man looming over the terrified original team.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cb\u003eFORENSIC CONDITION REPORT (Estimated Grade: GD\/GD+ 2.0 – 2.5)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLet us be completely honest with one another. If you are the sort of person who requires a vintage comic to look as though it was untouched by human hands and preserved in a sterile vacuum chamber beneath the Swiss Alps, I must ask you to close this tab immediately.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book has lived a life. It was bought for twelve cents in 1967, read with sticky thumbprints, and likely crammed into the back pocket of someone’s denim jacket during a middle school math class.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe have conservatively graded this raw copy at a \u003cb\u003e2.0 (Good) to 2.5 (Good+)\u003c\/b\u003e. Here is the hyper-detailed damage assessment:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSpine \u0026amp; Structure:\u003c\/b\u003e Exhibits a noticeable, dignified spine roll—giving the book the gentle, curved posture of an aging gentleman—accompanied by heavy, color-breaking stress creases along the entire fold. There is minor tearing and wear at both the top and bottom spine corners.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFront Cover \u0026amp; Edges:\u003c\/b\u003e All four corners are blunted, rounded, and creased. The right margin displays extensive color flaking, fraying, and tiny edge tears. Multiple color-breaking creases traverse the lower yellow field and the lower banner (\u003ci\u003e\"ALONG CAME A SPIDER..!\"\u003c\/i\u003e). The cover has surrendered its original factory gloss to honest surface dirt and mild foxing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBack Cover:\u003c\/b\u003e Displays age-toning, surface soil, and edge wear consistent with a 57-year-old piece of newsprint.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterior \u0026amp; Completeness:\u003c\/b\u003e The interior pages are 100% complete, fully attached at both staples, and present with off-white to cream\/tan page quality. No missing panels, no clipped coupons, and no secret doodles in the margins.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cb\u003eABOUT GRUMPY COMICS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGrumpy Comics is a dedicated vintage comic resale webstore. We don't deal in modern variant covers or speculative holographic foil gimmicks; we deal in genuine Silver Age keys, square-bound oddities, and old paper that smells faintly of wood pulp and 1960s detergent. We describe defects honestly because we lack the energy for disputes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHIPPING POLICY: Free (At a Dignified Snail’s Pace)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShipping on this item is \u003cb\u003e100% FREE\u003c\/b\u003e, which is wonderful, but let us manage expectations regarding speed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe ship via standard \u003cb\u003eUSPS Ground Advantage\u003c\/b\u003e. Your comic will be encased inside a rigid Gemini mailer built like an armored transport vehicle—bulletproof against rain, crushed postal bins, and indifferent delivery personnel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHowever, once handed over to the United States Postal Service, it will travel across the country with the unhurried, leisurely pace of a retired postman on vacation. If you require this comic within 24 hours to cure an ailment, please reconsider your priorities. Otherwise, rest assured it will arrive in exactingly safe condition, eventually, without costing you a single extra dime.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Grumpy Apothecary","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55884316541001,"sku":null,"price":99.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/grumpycomics.com\/products\/x-men-35-aug-1967","provider":"The Grumpy Apothecary","version":"1.0","type":"link"}