Classic X-Men #39 [Direct]
(November 1989)

Marvel, 1986 Series
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Volume
1
Price
1.25 USD; 1.75 CAD; 0.50 GBP
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]
Editing
Bob Harras; Daryl Edelman (assistant editor); Jim Salicrup (original material)

Issue Notes

This issue has variants:

The Dark Phoenix Saga [Part 5] (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Steve Lightle (signed)
Inks
Steve Lightle (signed)
Colors
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Wolverine
Reprints
Keywords
Hellfire Club
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Steve Lightle
Inks
Steve Lightle
Colors
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Nightcrawler
Reprints

Wolverine: Alone! (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Chris Claremont (credited) (plotter and scripter); John Byrne (co-plot)
Pencils
John Byrne
Inks
Terry Austin (credited)
Colors
Glynis Oliver (credited)
Letters
Tom Orzechowski (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
X-Men [Professor X; Cyclops; Phoenix [Jean Grey)]; Storm; Wolverine; Colossus; Nightcrawler]; Angel [Warren Worthington III]; Banshee; Moira MacTaggert; Hellfire Club [Sebastian Shaw; Harry Leland; Donald Pierce; Jason Wyngarde [Mastermind]]; Hellfire Soldiers [Angelo Macon; Wade Cole; Murray Reese]; Senator Robert Kelly (cameo)
Synopsis
Wolverine fights his way to his captured comrades while Cyclops and the X-Men wage a futile battle against the Inner Circle and their new Black Queen, Jean Grey.
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Indexer Notes

The three soldiers of the Hellfire Club will later become members of the Reavers.

Briggs' Revenge (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script
Ann Nocenti (credited)
Pencils
Jim Lee (credited)
Inks
Joe Rubinstein (credited as as Joe Rubenstein)
Colors
Gregory Wright (credited)
Letters
Jim Novak (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
X-Men [Storm; Wolverine; Colossus]; Billy Briggs
Synopsis
When Storm snubs a mutant on the street, he follows her home to X-Mansion and attacks.
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Indexer Notes

This is Jim Lee's first work on the X-Men.
Joe Rubinstein's name is misspelled as "Rubenstein."

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Dark Phoenix Saga [Part 5]
    X-Men
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
  3. 2. Wolverine: Alone!
    X-Men
  4. 3. Briggs' Revenge
    X-Men
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  • Dwayne Best
  • Peter Croome
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Kelly Langston-Smith
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Stéphane PETIT
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Terry Staats
  • Jim Van Dore
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