(April 1984)

Marvel, 1984 Series
 
Volume:
1
Price:
2.00 USD; 2.25 CAD
Pages:
52
Indicia Publisher:
Marvel Comics Group
Brand:
Marvel
Editing:
Jim Salicrup (Editor); Louise Jones (Editor); Jim Shooter (Editor-in-Chief)
Format:
Deluxe Color Comic, No Ads

Issue Notes

Reprints X-Men #137 with the original ending where Phoenix (Jean Grey) didn't die as well as additional material.

Parts of this issue are reprinted:

The Untold Story (Table of Contents)

X-Men / cover / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
John Byrne (signed)
Inks:
Terry Austin (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
John Morelli

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Dark Phoenix; X-Men [Cyclops; Marvel Girl; Colossus; Storm; Angel; Beast; Wolverine; Nightcrawler]

Indexer Notes

Wraparound cover

Source for letters credit is The Official Marvel Index to the X-Men (Olshevsky 1988).


The Fate of the Phoenix (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
Chris Claremont (plot, script); John Byrne (plot)
Pencils:
John Byrne
Inks:
Terry Austin
Colors:
Glynis Wein
Letters:
Tom Orzechowski

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
X-Men [Professor X; Cyclops; Phoenix [Jean Grey]; Colossus; Storm; Angel; Beast; Wolverine; Nightcrawler]; Lilandra; Shi'ar; Gladiator; Imperial Guard; Kree; Skrulls; Watcher
Reprints: show reprint note before migration

A Taste of Armageddon (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
Chris Claremont (plot, script); John Byrne (plot)
Pencils:
John Byrne
Inks:
Terry Austin
Colors:
Glynis Wein
Letters:
Tom Orzechowski

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
X-Men [Professor X; Cyclops; Phoenix [Jean Grey]; Colossus; Storm; Angel; Beast; Wolverine; Nightcrawler]; Lilandra; Gladiator; Imperial Guard [Gladiator; Warstar; Starfire; Smasher; Oracle; Hussar; Manta]; Watcher
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Return to the Ashes (Table of Contents)

X-Men / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Chris Claremont (plot, script); John Byrne (plot)
Pencils:
John Byrne
Inks:
Terry Austin
Colors:
Glynis Wein
Letters:
Tom Orzechowski

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
X-Men [Professor X; Cyclops; Phoenix [Jean Grey]; Colossus; Storm; Angel; Beast; Wolverine; Nightcrawler]; Lilandra; Imperial Guard [Gladiator; Warstar; Starfire; Smasher; Oracle; Hussar; Manta]; Watcher; Recorder
Synopsis:
Phoenix is purged from Jean Grey's system.
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Indexer Notes

New Material.


Cover of X-Men #137 (Table of Contents)

X-Men / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
John Byrne (signed)
Inks:
Terry Austin (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Cyclops; Phoenix
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The Dark Phoenix Tapes (Table of Contents)

X-Men Creators / text article / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
John Byrne; Jim Shooter; Chris Claremont; Jim Salicrup; Louise Jones; Terry Austin
Pencils:
John Byrne
Inks:
Terry Austin
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero

Indexer Notes

Text Piece With Clip Art: Interview with the creators on Why Phoenix Had to Die (or did she?).


Unused Splash for X-Men #138 (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
John Byrne
Inks:
Terry Austin
Colors:
Glynis Wein
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Cyclops; Jean Grey

Indexer Notes

Original unused Splash Page for X-Men #138 featuring Cyclops and Jean Grey.


Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. The Fate of the Phoenix
    X-Men
  2. 2. A Taste of Armageddon
    X-Men
  3. 3. Return to the Ashes
    X-Men
  4. 4. Cover of X-Men #137
    X-Men
  5. 5. The Dark Phoenix Tapes
    X-Men Creators
  6. 6. Unused Splash for X-Men #138
    X-Men
This issue was most recently modified by:
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Kelly Langston-Smith
  • David Bachman
  • Peter Croome
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
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