Dave Cockrum Autographs
David Emmett Cockrum (/ˈkɒkrəm/; November 11, 1943 – November 26, 2006) was an American comics artist known for his co-creation of the new X-Men characters Nightcrawler, Storm, Colossus, and Mystique, as well as the antiheroine Black Cat. Cockrum was a prolific and inventive costume designer who updated the uniforms of the Legion of Super-Heroes. He did the same for the new X-Men and many of their antagonists in the 1970s and early 1980s.
Cockrum was born on November 11, 1943, in Pendleton, Oregon. His father was a lieutenant colonel of the United States Air Force, resulting in the Cockrums frequently transporting their household from one city to another for years. Cockrum discovered comic books at a young age; an early favorite was Fawcett's Captain Marvel, especially Mac Raboy's Captain Marvel Jr. Other artists whose work the young Cockrum admired were Wally Wood, Gil Kane, Murphy Anderson, and Joe Kubert.
As a young man, Cockrum was a dedicated "letterhack," who had many letters printed in comic book letter columns such as Fantastic Four #22 (Jan. 1964), The Amazing Spider-Man #12 (May 1964), The Atom #1 (June 1962), and Fantastic Four #36 (March 1965) (return address "YN 'A' School, USNTC"). A letter from Cockrum in Fantastic Four #34 (Jan. 1965) led to a correspondence with Andrea Kline, who later became his first wife.
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Current items with a signature of Dave Cockrum
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Traded items with a signature of Dave Cockrum
The most expensive item with a signature of Dave Cockrum (Giant Size X-men 1975 Marvel Comics Signed by Dave Cockrum + ComiCon COA) was sold in November 2022 for $3,000.00 while the cheapest item (2 Comics From X-Men Creator Dave Cockrum— Signed— THE FUTURIANS) found a new owner for $7.50 in September 2021. The month with the most items sold (12) was March 2025 with an average selling price of $128.97 for an autographed item of Dave Cockrum. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in April 2025 with $203.52 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $19.99 was August 2021. In average, an autographed item from Dave Cockrum is worth $54.44.
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