Dave Cockrum
Dave Cockrum was a Bronze Age artist best known for his work on Legion of Super-Heroes and for co-creating the new X-Men team in Giant-Size X-Men and the relaunched X-Men series, where his costume and character designs became closely associated with the property's modern era. His name is tied to key first appearances, team redefinitions, and character-design milestones that serve as reference points for collectors focused on Bronze Age Marvel and DC books.
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Top Dave Cockrum CPVs
Dave Cockrum is credited with 27 CPVs in the guide, led by Batman #423, the last Canadian Price Variant in the title with a Todd McFarlane cover and notable high-grade demand, and Uncanny X-Men #162-164, which spans the first Canadian variant issue in the series, Brood-related material, and Carol Danvers becoming Binary. Other standouts include Special Edition X-Men #1 with Cockrum's new wraparound cover and back-up story, Batman #410-412 for the Post-Crisis Jason Todd Robin costume and the first appearance and origin of Mime, and Blackhawk #251 as the first Canadian Price Variant in that title with the series reset to World War II.