X-Men Archives - Back to the Past Collectibles https://gobacktothepast.com/tag/x-men/ Your Source for Everything Pop Culture Tue, 13 Feb 2024 17:02:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.4 5 Superhero Romances To Celebrate Valentine’s Day With https://gobacktothepast.com/5-superhero-romances-to-celebrate-valentines-day-with/ https://gobacktothepast.com/5-superhero-romances-to-celebrate-valentines-day-with/#respond Tue, 13 Feb 2024 19:36:45 +0000 https://gobacktothepast.com/?p=43415 It is once again Valentine’s Day, the day when millions of people the world over celebrate love! Back to the Past is celebrating by highlighting a few of the best superhero romances in all of comic bookdom. Did your one-true-pairing make the list? Only one way to find out… Cyclops and Jean Grey It was…

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]]> https://gobacktothepast.com/5-superhero-romances-to-celebrate-valentines-day-with/feed/ 0 Why Every Marvel Fan Needs Giant-Size X-Men #1! https://gobacktothepast.com/why-every-marvel-fan-needs-giant-size-x-men-1/ https://gobacktothepast.com/why-every-marvel-fan-needs-giant-size-x-men-1/#respond Tue, 09 Jan 2024 20:14:42 +0000 https://gobacktothepast.com/?p=43277 For over forty years, Uncanny X-Men has been one of Marvel’s biggest titles. Not even their ex-CEO trying to bury them  could keep them from being a top seller. Heck, the multi-billion-dollar behemoth that is the Marvel Cinematic Universe would not exist without the first X-Men movie! And yet, there was a time when the…

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]]> https://gobacktothepast.com/why-every-marvel-fan-needs-giant-size-x-men-1/feed/ 0 X-Men #4, The Scarlet Witch’s 1st Appearance https://gobacktothepast.com/x-men-4-scarlet-witch-1st-appearance/ https://gobacktothepast.com/x-men-4-scarlet-witch-1st-appearance/#respond Tue, 02 Jan 2024 19:49:52 +0000 https://gobacktothepast.com/?p=43235 For the last decade or so, Marvel’s kept the world of the X-Men and Avengers fairly separate thanks to fractious movie rights. That, however, wasn’t always the way things went – in fact, one of the most key issues in Avengers history is X-Men #4! We have a CGC 4.0 graded copy of this legendary…

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]]> https://gobacktothepast.com/x-men-power-rangers-connection/feed/ 0 The 1st Appearance of Wolverine! https://gobacktothepast.com/the-1st-appearance-of-wolverine/ https://gobacktothepast.com/the-1st-appearance-of-wolverine/#respond Mon, 16 May 2022 12:00:57 +0000 https://gobacktothepast.com/?p=37936 Welcome back to Consigned, Cool, & Collected! Each week, Back to the Past chronicles the stories behind the nifty stuff that passes through our doors. Today’s installment concludes a series we’ve been running on the gorgeous CGC graded comics coming to auction May 19-21! This particular specimen will be part of our in-person grand finale…

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]]> https://gobacktothepast.com/the-1st-appearance-of-wolverine/feed/ 0 The Value of Variant Covers https://gobacktothepast.com/the-value-of-variant-covers/ https://gobacktothepast.com/the-value-of-variant-covers/#respond Wed, 04 May 2022 10:45:59 +0000 https://gobacktothepast.com/?p=37743 Welcome back to Hammer Drops! Each week, Back to the Past gives you insight into the world of collectibles sales using our thirty-plus years of experience. This week, we’re sticking with comic books and looking at the effect variant covers have on value. That includes successive printings, retailer exclusives, and A/B covers. The Early Days…

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]]> https://gobacktothepast.com/the-value-of-variant-covers/feed/ 0 What Is Mystique’s First Appearance? https://gobacktothepast.com/what-is-mystiques-first-appearance/ https://gobacktothepast.com/what-is-mystiques-first-appearance/#respond Mon, 25 Apr 2022 12:00:52 +0000 https://gobacktothepast.com/?p=37667 Welcome back to Consigned, Cool, & Collected! Every Monday, Back to the Past stops to gush about the cool stuff we see every day (or at least one item in particular). Today, as with the past few weeks, we continue to highlight comics from our upcoming May 21st comic auctions! Actually, a three night event…

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]]> https://gobacktothepast.com/what-is-mystiques-first-appearance/feed/ 0 Who is The X-Men’s Fallen Angel? https://gobacktothepast.com/who-is-the-x-mens-fallen-angel/ https://gobacktothepast.com/who-is-the-x-mens-fallen-angel/#respond Fri, 01 Apr 2022 12:00:05 +0000 https://gobacktothepast.com/?p=37363 Welcome back to My Hero! Each week, Back to the Past uses this column to tell you why the obscure characters from our custom action figure collection are great! Years ago, we purchased the life’s work of an artist and comic fan whose chosen medium was granting forgotten comic characters the action figure immortality denied…

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]]> https://gobacktothepast.com/who-is-the-x-mens-fallen-angel/feed/ 0 Beast: From X-Man to Solo Act https://gobacktothepast.com/beast-from-x-man-to-solo-act/ https://gobacktothepast.com/beast-from-x-man-to-solo-act/#respond Mon, 09 Aug 2021 12:00:15 +0000 https://gobacktothepast.com/?p=34118 Welcome back to Consigned, Cool, & Collected, where we take a moment to appreciate the cool stuff that passes through our doors every day. Today, we’re looking at lot numbers one-hundred-and-thirteen and two-hundred-and-thirty-two from our Saturday May Eighth auction session: Very Good copies of Amazing Adventures #11 & #14! Rescues From Comic Book Limbo Amazing…

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