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⭐ Key Issues
X-Men (1963) #1
First Appearance: X-Men (Cyclops, Marvel Girl, Beast, Iceman, Angel), Magneto
The first appearance of the X-Men and Magneto. Stan Lee and Jack Kirby introduced Professor Xavier's team of mutant students and their greatest nemesis in this landmark 1963 issue. One of the most valuable Silver Age keys — high-grade copies regularly sell for six figures.
Daredevil (1964) #227
The opening issue of Daredevil: Born Again, the landmark storyline by Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli. Karen Page sells Daredevil's secret identity for drug money, setting in motion the systematic destruction of Matt Murdock's life. Widely considered one of the greatest superhero stories ever written.
Kingpin, born Wilson Fisk, is the most powerful crime lord in New York City — a physically massive and ruthlessly brilliant criminal mastermind who controls vast criminal enterprises from the shadows of apparent legitimacy. Despite having no superhuman powers, Kingpin's sheer strength, intelligence, and resources make him a match for Daredevil, Spider-Man, and even the Punisher. He is the architect of some of the worst moments in Daredevil's life, most devastatingly in Born Again.