Classic X-Men #43 [Direct]
(January 1990)

Marvel, 1986 Series
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Volume
1
Price
1.75 USD; 2.25 CAD; 0.60 GBP
Pages
52
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 (credited) (editor); Daryl Edelman (credited) (assistant editor); Jim Salicrup (credited) (original material); Louise Simonson (credited) (original material)

Issue Notes

This issue has variants:

The Dark Phoenix Saga [Part 9] (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
John Byrne
Inks
John Byrne
Colors
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Cyclops; Marvel Girl [Jean Grey]; Imperial Guard [Gladiator; Oracle [Sybil]; Titan; Smasher; Electron]
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

X-Men / table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Steve Lightle (credited)
Inks
Steve Lightle (credited)
Letters
typeset
Genre
superhero
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Indexer Notes

Page also includes credits.

The Fate of the Phoenix! (Table of Contents: 2)

X-Men / comic story / 35 pages (report information)

Script
Chris Claremont (credited) (co-plotter and scripter); John Byrne (co-plotter)
Pencils
John Byrne
Inks
Terry Austin (credited)
Colors
Glynis Oliver (credited)
Letters
Tom Orzechowski (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
X-Men [Professor X [Charles Xavier]; Cyclops; Phoenix [Jean Grey; also as Marvel Girl and Dark Phoenix] (death); Storm; Wolverine; Colossus; Nightcrawler]; Watcher; Recorder; Beast; Angel [Warren Worthington III]; Lilandra; Supreme Intelligence; Gladiator; Imperial Guard [Starbolt; Oracle [Sybil]; Tempest; Nightside; Smasher; Warstar; Earthquake; Hussar; Manta]
Synopsis
Lilandra transports the X-Men to her base so that Phoenix can be killed for her crime of wiping out an entire star system. Xavier explains that the Phoenix Force has been purged from Jean and demands the right to trial by combat when his captors refuse to listen. The X-Men and the Imperial Guard fight on the Blue Area of the Moon to determine Jean's fate. During the battle, Dark Phoenix manifests herself once again and Jean sacrifices herself rather than let the Phoenix loose on the universe.
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Keywords
Kree; Shi'ar; Skrulls

Flights of Angels (Table of Contents: 3)

X-Men / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
Chris Claremont (credited)
Pencils
Mike Collins (credited)
Inks
Joe Rubinstein (credited)
Colors
Bob Sharen (credited)
Letters
Joe Rosen (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Jean Grey; Cyclops (cameo flashback); Mr. Sinister (cameo flashforward)
Synopsis
After Jean is killed, she has a conversation with the personification of Death in the guise of a construction worker.
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Keywords
D'Bari; Shi'ar
Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Dark Phoenix Saga [Part 9]
    X-Men
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    X-Men
  3. 2. The Fate of the Phoenix!
    X-Men
  4. 3. Flights of Angels
    X-Men
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