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Jim Lee Remastered X-Men Variants:
X-Men: Gold #1 & X-Men: Blue #1:

Marvel Comics, published date: June 2017.

Guide: $500+NM
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X-Men: Gold #1

3 Star Rating: Rare 101-1,000 Rare X-Men Gold #1 Jim Lee Remastered

Diamond Code: FEB170782
Incentive Ratio: 1:1000
In Shops: 2017-04-05
Barcode: 7-59606-08651-1-00131

Guide: $475+NM
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X-Men: Blue #1

3 Star Rating: Rare 101-1,000 Rare X-Men Blue #1 Jim Lee Remastered

Diamond Code: FEB170770
Incentive Ratio: 1:1000
In Shops: 2017-04-12
Barcode: 7-59606-08650-4-00131

 

This is another case of Marvel recycling art from over a quarter of a century previously, from an artist that had moved on to a rival, to create valuable high ratio retailer incentive covers.

The X-Men Gold Remastered edition uses art from the interior of X-Men (1991) #1, by Jim Lee, with Archangel hurling Colossus through a window of Professor Charles Xavier's school (as part of an exercise):

X-Men #1 (1991) Colossus Page Jim Lee

The art, rotated and reversed, was also used to adorn a small part of the massive 6-player X-Men Konami arcade game:

X-Men Konami Arcade Game Jim Lee Colossus

The X-Men: Gold series has Kitty Pryde leading a team comprised of Storm, Nightcrawler, Prestige and Old Man Logan. Anti-mutant sentiment is abound (as usual) despite their heroic efforts and they bump into a gang of baddies with a familiar name...

X-Men #1 Gold 2017

The X-Men Blue Remastered edition uses art from one of the centerfolds (a number of different centerfolds exist) from the various variants of X-Men #1:

X-Men #1 (1991) Variant Center-Fold Jim Lee

The series stars the original X-Men pulled forward through time by Hank McCoy: "THE ORIGINALS! Join MARVEL GIRL, CYCLOPS, BEAST, ICEMAN and ANGEL as they reclaim the title of X-MEN. After the world-shaking events of IVX, the original five X-Men are here to bring mutant criminals to justice and restore a heroic sheen to their team. But with a new leader in JEAN GREY and a new mentor in their 'arch-frenemy' MAGNETO, will old rivalries and new conflicts tear these heroes apart?".

X-Men #1 Blue 2017

At the end of 2017, the CGC census recorded 19 gradings (14 in 9.8) of the X-Men: Gold #1 Remastered Edition and 16 gradings (14 in 9.8) of the X-Men: Blue #1 Remastered Edition.

Both of these rare Jim Lee recycled art variants are demanding high prices: expect to pay a four figure sum for a top graded (9.8) CGC or CBCS copy of either.

Jim Lee Remastered: X-Men Blue & Gold
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