Artist John Byrne (known as the artist that catapulted The Uncanny X-Men to superstardom and made Wolverine the mutant he is today) inked over George Tuska’s art in issue #17 of Marvel Comics' The Champions.
In a way it is the first work John Byrne did that featured characters from The Uncanny X-Men series (Iceman, Angel and the Sentinels).
John’s inks really livened up Tuska’s sometimes-stilted figures.
The cover features The Champions battling it out with the Sentinels and sports the appropriate blurb: The Champions Last Stand!
The Champion’s is a perfect example of overlooked Bronze Age titles.
While most collectors are looking for the ‘key’ issues there is a plethora of first-rate Bronze Age stories that have some important spotlight moments.
The Champions #17 is a perfect example of this as mentioned above.
I predict that this issue will become a collector’s item just for the fact that it contains some of John Byrne’s first X-Men work.
Add that to the fact that fan favorites like Black Widow and Ghost Rider also appear in the book and it’s a sure-fire win-win.
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