Classic X-Men #40 [Newsstand]
(Mid November 1989)

Marvel, 1986 Series
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Volume
1
Price
1.25 USD; 1.75 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics
Brand
Marvel [standalone or inside vertical box]
Barcode
071486024309 12
Editing
Jim Salicrup (credited) (original editor); Daryl Edelman (credited) (assistant editor); Bob Harras (credited) (editor); Tom DeFalco (credited) (editor in chief)

Issue Notes

This issue is a variant of Classic X-Men (Marvel, 1986 series) #40 [Direct]. There exist further variants:

The Dark Phoenix Saga [Part 6] (Table of Contents)

X-Men / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Steve Lightle (signed)
Inks
Steve Lightle (signed)
Colors
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Phoenix [Jean Grey]; Jason Wyngarde
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Cover Thumbnail for Classic X-Men (Marvel, 1986 series) #40 [Newsstand] Cover Thumbnail for Classic X-Men (1986 series) #40 [Direct] Cover Thumbnail for Classic X-Men (1986 series) #40 [Mark Jewelers]
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Steve Lightle (signed)
Inks
Steve Lightle (signed)
Colors
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Black Queen [Jean Grey]; Wolverine
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Indexer Notes

Page also includes credits.

Too Late, The Heroes! (Table of Contents: 2)

X-Men / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script
Chris Claremont (credited) (co-plotter, scripts); John Byrne (credited) (co-plotter)
Pencils
John Byrne (credited)
Inks
Terry Austin (credited)
Colors
Bob Sharen (credited)
Letters
Tom Orzechowski (credited)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Minutes ago, Cyclops -- without any warning whatsoever -- collapsed here in the upstairs study of New York's legendary Hellfire Club.
Genre
superhero
Characters
X-Men [Cyclops; Phoenix [Jean Grey; also as Dark Phoenix on last page]; Storm; Wolverine; Colossus; Nightcrawler]; Beast; Hellfire Club [Sebastian Shaw; Harry Leland; Donald Pierce; Mastermind]; Hellfire Soldiers; Senator Robert Kelly (cameo)
Synopsis
Jean breaks Mastermind's spell over her and the X-Men battle the Hellfire Club through the Club's mansion. Jean drives Mastermind insane for toying with her mind. Jean snaps and becomes Dark Phoenix.
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Keywords
Avengers Mansion; mind control

Fundamental Imbalance (Table of Contents: 3)

X-Men / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Tom Orzechowski (credited)
Pencils
Jim Fern (credited)
Inks
Joe Rubinstein (credited)
Colors
Glynis Oliver (credited)
Letters
Tom Orzechowski (credited)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
You know that you'll have trouble finding work with, uh, your disability.
Genre
superhero
Characters
Nightcrawler
Synopsis
Kurt meets a girl on the New York City streets whose possible mutant talents have overcome her disability.
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Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Dark Phoenix Saga [Part 6]
    X-Men
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
  3. 2. Too Late, The Heroes!
    X-Men
  4. 3. Fundamental Imbalance
    X-Men
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