Uncanny X-Men #161 p 10 (Professor X & Magneto 1st Meeting Opening Scene & Gaby Haller 1st Appearance) 1982

From one of the all time great issues of The Uncanny X-Men........ this issue #161 story titled: "Gold Rush" was a Chris Claremont story and Dave Cockrum art with bob Wiacek inks. This flashback issue holds the first meeting between Charles Xavier and Magneto, then called "Magnus" for the first time as they both assist Holocaust survivors post WWII in Israel. This great page has it all, heavy emotions, a key first appearance that will have future repercussions, as well as a little Hydra operative secrecy at the end. Now back to the first appearance, which is the young Gaby Haller in the first panel awake for the first time after a long catatonic state as Xavier enters her mind. In panel four, Daniel Shomron (also first appearance but much less significant) explains the previous page of Xavier entering her mind in detail and I must say it's horrifying --During that session, Gaby expressed some remarkable verbal images. S.S. Guards as demons and ogres, the crematoriums as the gates of hell. But how do you account for the last one, her transformation into a golden statue?" Claremont and Cockrum delve right into the eyes of a Holocaust survivor and the horrific events she went through. Xavier consoles her and later though he knows it's wrong since it's a patient, they have a relationship and a child together, who we'll later know as Legion of the New Mutants. Again, this is the opening scene in which Xavier and Magneto are meeting for the first time! This issue shows us for the first time Magnus aka Magneto and Xavier were actually friends prior to their views and differences on mutants and mankind. So from a Marvel historical standpoint, this page and issue is an important one to the future of not only these characters but the X-Men and mutants overall. Dave Cockrum pencils and Bob Wiacek Inks. Signed by Cockrum in the lower area. Compare this great page to the published comic book page in the red link above. BRONZE AGE X-Men pages are VERY hard to find in the hobby these days, so don't miss out on a great opportunity here to own this nice BRONZE AGE page right here! ALL art on our website (including this one) are able to be purchased with VERY fair time payments, and trades are always considered towards "ANY" art on our website! Just send us an email to mikeburkey@aol.com and we can try to work something out.

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