MARVEL SUPER-HEROES FALL SPECIAL X-MEN ##7
Marvel Comics • Marvel Super-Heroes Vol. 2
Writer
Fabian Nicieza, Kurt Busiek, Danny Fingeroth
Interior Artist
Javier Saltares, Richard Howell, Vince Mielcarek
Cover Artist
Tom Raney
Publication Date
Fall 1991
Cover Variant
Regular/Direct Edition
Printing
First Printing
Comic Description
An 80-page 'blockbuster' anthology featuring various stories. Key features include an X-Men story featuring Wolverine and the Sentinels, plus features on The Shroud, Marvel Boy, and Cloak and Dagger.
Condition & Value
Condition Grade
Very Good / Fine (CGC 5.0)
Condition Details
Moderate spine stress with color-breaking ticks; significant blunting and wear on the top and bottom corners; visible edge wear along the right-hand margin; minor surface scuffing and loss of gloss; a vertical 'reading crease' or bend visible down the spine side.
Estimated Market Value
Raw: $3 - $8 | Graded (9.8): $40 - $60
Recent Sales
Raw copies typically sell for under $10 in average condition. Higher grade 9.8 copies have sold for approximately $45-$55 in recent auctions.
Grading Recommendation
Not recommended for professional grading. The cost of the grading service (approx. $25-$40) exceeds the current market value of the book in this condition. It is a common 'dollar bin' era book unless in pristine 9.8 condition.
Notable Features
80-page giant format; Captain America 50th Anniversary Logo in bottom left corner; features early appearances of Vance Astrovik as Marvel Boy (later Justice of the New Warriors).
Authentication Notes
Authentic 1990s era Marvel publication. Features standard newsprint interior and a heavier cardstock gloss cover typical of Marvel specials from 1991.