Iron Fist #15 Page 17
John Byrne's "Try Out" For The X-Men
I acquired this page at the May 2007 Heritage Comics Signature Auction, which showcased a number of John Byrne interior original art pages from the X-Men, Power-Man, Iron Fist, Marvel Team-Up and a few other titles. This issue of Iron Fist has always stood out to me as an important one because it was ostensibly John Byrne's "try out" for the X-Men. Given the history, it's clear that he passed with flying colors, despite the fact that Dave Cockrum did a bit more than "Fix Wolvie's Costume" as he was directed by the note at the bottom of the page. In fact, on John Byrne's web site, he noted that virtually every X-Man figure on this page was redrawn to some extent by Dave Cockrum. In any case, it's a great page written by Chris Claremont with fantastic art by John Byrne and Dave Cockrum, the creative team largely responsible for the rebirth of the X-Men and the creation of an incredibly successful franchise that has endured for more than thirty years.
