Classic X-Men #41 [Newsstand]
(December 1989)

Marvel, 1986 Series
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Volume
1
Price
1.25 USD; 1.75 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1989
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics
Brand
Marvel [standalone or inside vertical box]
Barcode
071486024309 13
Editing
Bob Harras (credited) (editor); Daryl Edelman (credited) (assistant editor); Jim Salicrup (credited) (original editor); Tom DeFalco (credited) (editor in chief)

Issue Notes

This issue is a variant of Classic X-Men (Marvel, 1986 series) #41 [Direct]. There exist further variants:

The Dark Phoenix Saga [Part 7] (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Steve Lightle (credited) (signed as Steve Lightle)
Inks
Steve Lightle (credited) (signed as Steve Lightle)
Colors
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
X-Men: Colossus [Piotr Rasputin]; Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Nightcrawler [Kurt Wagner]; Storm [Ororo Munroe]; Wolverine [Logan]
Dark Phoenix [Jean Grey]
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Reprints
Cover Thumbnail for Classic X-Men (Marvel, 1986 series) #41 [Newsstand] Cover Thumbnail for Classic X-Men (1986 series) #41 [Direct] Cover Thumbnail for Classic X-Men (1986 series) #41 [Mark Jewelers]
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Steve Lightle (credited)
Inks
Steve Lightle (credited)
Colors
?
Characters
Phoenix
Reprints

Dark Phoenix (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Chris Claremont (credited) (co-plotter and scripter); 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
Witness the birth of a god!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Fantastic Four: Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards] (cameo); The Thing [Ben Grimm] (cameo)
Hellfire Club: Black Bishop [Harold Leland]; Black King [Sebastian Shaw]
X-Men: Colossus [Piotr Rasputin]; Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Nightcrawler [Kurt Wagner]; Professor X [Charles Xavier]; Storm [Ororo Munroe]; Wolverine [Logan]
Angel [Warren Worthington III]; Araki; Banshee [Sean Cassidy]; Beast [Hank McCoy]; Peter Corbeau (cameo); Dark Phoenix [Jean Grey]; Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange] (cameo); Senator Robert Kelly; Lord Juber; Moira MacTaggert; Maelen; Lilandra Neramani; Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd] (cameo); Spider-Man [Peter Parker] (cameo); D'Bari people
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
Jean loses control as Dark Phoenix, beats up on her former teammates and heads for outer space to destroy a star system while the X-Men are left wondering how to handle their crazy comrade.
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Keywords
Baxter Building; Central Park; Colorado; D'Bari; Greenwich Village; Hellfire Club; Jupiter; Muir Island; Quinjet; Salem Center; Scotland; Shi'ar Battlecruiser; Starcore One; X-Men's Skycraft; Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters

Little Boy, Lost! (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script
Chris Claremont (credited)
Pencils
Mike Collins (credited)
Inks
Joe Rubinstein (credited)
Colors
Glynis Oliver (credited)
Letters
Michael Heisler (credited as Mike Heisler)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Somehow, Scott knows, the moment he hears the sound of a fight exploding from the playground...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Doctor Robyn Hanover (first appearance); Mr. Sinister [Dr. Nathaniel Essex]; Nate; Mr. Anderson; Toby Rails (death); Mr. Pearson
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
As a boy, Scott has bully problems at the orphanage, and Mr. Sinister is secretly pulling the strings.
Reprints
Keywords
bullying; Nebraska; Sage
Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Dark Phoenix Saga [Part 7]
    X-Men
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
  3. 2. Dark Phoenix
    X-Men
  4. 3. Little Boy, Lost!
    X-Men
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