X-Force #13 — Marvel Comics Aug 1992, Blowout!! — Pacella & Palmiotti — Newsstand Edition (Single Issue)

Half flesh. Half exposed mechanical jaw. All teeth. X-Force #13 leads with one of the most viscerally unsettling covers in the entire early X-Force run — a massive cybernetic skull close-up, glowing white eye blast, deep crimson and pink, "BLOWOUT!!" in bold yellow down the left spine. August 1992, $1.25 US, Newsstand. Pacella and Palmiotti signed it bottom-right. The Amazing Spider-Man 30th Anniversary badge sits bottom-left like it wandered in from a calmer comic and decided to stay.

What's Included:

• 📚 X-Force #13 — Marvel Comics, August 1992 — Newsstand Edition — $1.25 US / $1.50 CAN / UK 85p
• 📌 Back cover: ETM Mega Hits! mail-order ad — dense price list across Marvel, DC, Dark Horse, and Image — Cable #1, WildC.A.T.s #1, Brigade #1, Infinity War, Batman: Night Cries HC, Wizard Price Guide #12, Comic Grab Bags — Entertainment This Month, Gainesville VA, 1992 — a complete snapshot of what the early-'90s mail-order comic market looked like

Issue Details:

• ⚡ Marvel Comics — X-Force #13 — August 1992 — $1.25 US — Newsstand Edition
• 🧟 Pacella (pencils), Palmiotti (inks) — Cable, Warpath, Shatterstar — THWAMRRK team brawl, "Is it too late for you? It is." — bright pages, strong color retention
• 🔥 Single issue — bagged for protection

Why Collectors Love It:

The cover is the story — that cybernetic skull composition is unlike anything else in the 1992 X-Force run, and Palmiotti's inks give it a weight that makes the crimson and pink palette genuinely menacing rather than just loud. The interior brawl delivers: Cable screaming, Shatterstar mid-sword-sequence, Warpath in full charge, and dialogue that actually lands. The ETM Mega Hits! back cover — Cable #1 for $2.50, WildC.A.T.s #1 for $1.75, and a full Image Comics section — is a perfect artifact of the moment right before the speculator bubble peaked.

Condition Notes:

Normal wear consistent with age and storage — expect minor spine stress and light edge wear as shown in photos. Interior pages bright with strong color retention. Bagged for protection.

Perfect For:

Early X-Force run completists, Palmiotti and Pacella art hunters, Spider-Man 30th Anniversary badge collectors, early-'90s mail-order comic market historians, and anyone who wants a cybernetic jaw full of teeth and a Cable #1 price list sharing the same longbox slot.