Amazing Adventures #7

This 1980 reprint showcase puts the original X-Men front and center in a cover by Jack Kirby (inked by George Roussos) that delivers an immediate sense of high-stakes confrontation — a towering, purple-caped Magneto dominates the foreground, flanked by members of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants including the Scarlet Witch and a white-haired figure, while the young X-Men battle it out in the middle ground below. The cover copy promises "the return of the dreaded Magneto" and the X-Men coming face-to-face with the Brotherhood, setting a genuinely thrilling tone for Stan Lee and Jack Kirby's interior work, inked by Paul Reinman with lettering by Artie Simek. For fans of mutant history, this is a satisfying chance to revisit a pivotal early Marvel rivalry in a single affordable package.