- Pencils
- John Byrne
- Inks
- Terry Austin
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Danny Crespi
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- X-Men [Storm; Wolverine [Logan; James Howlett]; Colossus]; Hellfire Knights
- Reprints
- Script
- John Byrne; Chris Claremont
- Pencils
- John Byrne
- Inks
- Terry Austin
- Colors
- Bob Sharen
- Letters
- Tom Orzechowski
- Job Number
- LF608
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It's always hard to bid farewell to those you love.
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- X-Men [Colossus; Cyclops; Nightcrawler; Phoenix [Jean Grey]; Professor X [Charles Xavier]; Storm; Wolverine [Logan; James Howlett]; Banshee [Sean Cassidy] (leaves)]; Alex Summers [Havok]; Hellfire Club's Inner Circle [Jason Wyngarde [Mastermind]; Sebastian Shaw (cameo); White Queen [Emma Frost] (first appearance)]; Katherine "Kitty" Pryde (first appearance); Carmen Pryde (first appearance); Terri Pryde (first appearance); Lorna Dane [Polaris]; Jamie Madrox [Multiple Man]; Moira MacTaggert; Hellfire Knights; Donald Pierce (cameo); Harry Leland (cameo); Cutler
- Synopsis
- The X-Men return to the states, but Banshee stays in Scotland with Moira. Upon entering the mansion, the X-Men find Xavier is back and ready to lead the team again. Prof X identifies a new mutant and the X-Men go to recruit her. The Hellfire Club also tries to woo the young Kitty Pryde into their ranks.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Deerfield; Hellfire Club; Malt Shoppe; Penthouse; Scotland
Wolverine reads an issue of Penthouse in the story.
- Pencils
- John Romita Jr.
- Inks
- Terry Austin
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Danny Crespi; Jim Salicrup
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- X-Men [Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Phoenix [Jean Grey]; Nightcrawler [Kurt Wagner]]; Dazzler [Alison Blaire]
- Reprints
- Script
- Chris Claremont; John Byrne
- Pencils
- John Byrne
- Inks
- Terry Austin
- Colors
- Glynis Oliver
- Letters
- Tom Orzechowski
- Job Number
- LF639
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Delano Street, in lower Manhattan-- in its heyday, this was one of the busiest manufacturing centers in New York.
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- X-Men [Professor X [Charles Xavier]; Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Phoenix [Jean Grey]; Storm; Wolverine [Logan]; Colossus; Nightcrawler]; Dazzler [Alison Blaire] (introduction); Kitty Pryde; Hellfire Club [White Queen [Emma Frost]; Sebastian Shaw (full introduction); Mastermind [Jason Wyngarde]]; Hellfire Soldiers; Rodi; Carmen Pryde (flashback); Terri Pryde (flashback)
- Synopsis
- Kitty helps four of the X-Men escape from Emma Frost. Scott and Jean try to beat the Hellfire Club to recruiting Dazzler, the first mutant of the disco era. Jean's Mastermind-induced mind trips continue.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Chicago; Manhattan
- Pencils
- John Byrne
- Inks
- Terry Austin
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Danny Crespi
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- X-Men [Cyclops; Storm; Wolverine [Logan; James Howlett]; Colossus; Nightcrawler]; Kitty Pryde; White Queen [Emma Frost]; Hellfire Soldiers
- Reprints
- Script
- John Byrne; Chris Claremont
- Pencils
- John Byrne
- Inks
- Terry Austin
- Colors
- Glynis Oliver
- Letters
- Tom Orzechowski
- Job Number
- LF667
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The time is very early Sunday morning.
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- X-Men [Professor X [Charles Xavier]; Cyclops; Phoenix [Jean Grey]; Storm; Wolverine [Logan; James Howlett]; Colossus; Nightcrawler]; GUESTS: Dazzler; Kitty Pryde; Carmen Pryde; Terri Pryde; Hellfire Club [White Queen [Emma Frost]; Mastermind [Jason Wyngarde]]; Hellfire Soldiers; Elton; Cam; Jack; Mancusi
- Synopsis
- Kitty leads Scott, Jean and Kurt to where the White Queen is holding the rest of the team. Phoenix manifests astounding power in confronting the White Queen. Xavier offers a place to the two new mutants on his team-- Dazzler turns him down but Kitty joins.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Chicago
- Pencils
- John Byrne
- Inks
- Terry Austin
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Danny Crespi
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- She's the last one!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- X-Men [Cyclops; Storm; Colossus; Nightcrawler]; Hellfire Club [Sebastian Shaw; Harry Leland; Donald Pierce; Mastermind]
- Reprints
- Script
- John Byrne; Chris Claremont
- Pencils
- John Byrne
- Inks
- Terry Austin
- Colors
- Glynis Oliver
- Letters
- Tom Orzechowski
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- In New Mexico, along the Continental Divide-- literally miles from anywhere-- stands a very special house, owned by a very special young man.
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- X-Men [Professor X; Cyclops; Phoenix [Jean Grey]; Storm; Wolverine [Logan]; Colossus; Nightcrawler]; Angel [Warren Worthington III]; Candy Southern; Hellfire Club [Sebastian Shaw; Harry Leland (full introduction); Donald Pierce (full introduction); Mastermind [Jason Wyngarde]; Black Queen [Jean Grey]; Tessa (introduction)] (villains); Hellfire Soldiers (villains); White Queen [Emma Frost] (cameo flashback); Dazzler (cameo flashback); Kitty Pryde (cameo flashback)
- Synopsis
- The X-Men seek out Angel's advice on how to deal with the Hellfire Club as he is a member. The X-Men infiltrate the Club and are beaten by the inner circle. Mastermind works his final mojo on Jean Grey and she becomes the Black Queen of the Hellfire Club. Wolverine is the only X-Man left to mount a rescue.
- Reprints
Last panel of Wolverine in the sewers promising his solo revenge on the Hellfire Club is one of the most famous (and tributed) Wolverine images on file.
- Pencils
- John Byrne
- Inks
- Terry Austin
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Danny Crespi
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Wolverine [Logan]; Hellfire Soldiers
- Reprints
- Script
- John Byrne; Chris Claremont
- Pencils
- John Byrne
- Inks
- Terry Austin
- Colors
- Glynis Oliver
- Letters
- Tom Orzechowski
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Our story opens in a sub-basement far below New York's legendary Hellfire Club.
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- X-Men [Professor X; Cyclops; Storm; Wolverine [Logan]; Colossus; Nightcrawler]; GUESTS: Angel; Banshee [Sean Cassidy]; Moira MacTaggert; Mary; Lou; VILLAINS: Hellfire Club [Sebastian Shaw; Harry Leland; Donald Pierce; Mastermind [Jason Wyngarde; Black Queen [Jean Grey]]; Hellfire Soldiers [Angelo Macon (introduction); Wade Cole (introduction); Murray Reese (introduction) (later Reavers)]; CAMEO: Senator Robert Kelly (introduction)
- 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.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Arizona; Hellfire Club; Muir Isle
- Pencils
- John Byrne
- Inks
- Terry Austin
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino; typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The Hellfire Club has transformed Phoenix into their Black Queen!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- X-Men [Cyclops; Wolverine [Logan]; Colossus]; Hellfire Club [Sebastian Shaw; Harry Leland; Mastermind [Jason Wyngarde]; Black Queen [Jean Grey]]
- Reprints
- Script
- John Byrne; Chris Claremont
- Pencils
- John Byrne
- Inks
- Terry Austin
- Colors
- Bob Sharen
- Letters
- Tom Orzechowski
- Job Number
- LF101
- 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 [Logan]; Colossus; Nightcrawler]; Beast [Hank McCoy]; Hellfire Club [Sebastian Shaw; Harry Leland; Donald Pierce; Mastermind [Jason Wyngarde]; Black Queen [Jean Grey]]; 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.
- Reprints
- Pencils
- John Byrne
- Inks
- Terry Austin
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Jim Novak
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- X-Men [Cyclops; Storm; Wolverine [Logan]; Colossus; Nightcrawler]; Dark Phoenix
- Reprints
Cover is an homage to the cover of X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #56.
- Script
- John Byrne; Chris Claremont
- Pencils
- John Byrne
- Inks
- Terry Austin
- Colors
- Bob Sharen
- Letters
- Tom Orzechowski
- Job Number
- LF123
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Witness the birth of a god!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- X-Men [Professor X; Cyclops; Storm; Wolverine [Logan]; Colossus; Nightcrawler]; Beast (guest); Senator Robert Kelly (guest); Angel (guest); Banshee (guest); Moira MacTaggert (guest); Majestrix Lilandra (guest); Shi'ar (guest); Eluke (guest); Captain Lord Juber (guest); Chamberlain Araki (guest); Dark Phoenix [Jean Grey] (villain, introduction); Sebastian Shaw (villain); Harry Leland (villain); Spider-Man [Peter Parker] (cameo); Dr. Strange (cameo); Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic; The Thing] (cameo); Silver Surfer (cameo); Peter Corbeau (cameo)
- Synopsis
- Jean goes nuts 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.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Central Park; D'Bari; Fifth Avenue; Hellfire Club; Imperial Center; Shi'ar; Starcore One; supernova
- Pencils
- John Byrne
- Inks
- Terry Austin
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Jim Novak; typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The final phase of the Phoenix!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- X-Men [Professor X; Cyclops; Dark Phoenix [Jean Grey]; Storm; Wolverine [Logan]; Colossus; Nightcrawler]; John Grey; Elaine Grey
- Reprints
- Script
- John Byrne; Chris Claremont
- Pencils
- John Byrne
- Inks
- Terry Austin
- Colors
- Glynis Oliver
- Letters
- Tom Orzechowski
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- X-Men [Professor X; Cyclops; Storm; Wolverine [Logan]; Colossus; Nightcrawler]; GUESTS: Beast; Angel [Warren Worthington III]; Majestrix Lilandra; Chamberlain Araki; Gladiator; Tuoks'enhaamin; Shi'ar; Jarvis; Dr. John Grey; Elaine Grey; Sara Grey (introduction); VILLAIN: Dark Phoenix [Jean Grey]; CAMEO: President Jimmy Carter; Dr. Peter Corbeau; Joel
- Synopsis
- Dark Phoenix returns to Earth to face the X-Men and her old life. After a pitched battle with her former teammates, Jean is restored to her right mind after a furious assault by Xavier. As the team is celebrating the purging of the Phoenix force, they vanish into thin air.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Annandale-on-Hudson; Imperial Center; White House
- Pencils
- John Byrne
- Inks
- Terry Austin
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Jim Novak; typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Cyclops; Jean Grey
- Reprints
- Script
- John Byrne; Chris Claremont
- Pencils
- John Byrne
- Inks
- Terry Austin
- Colors
- Glynis Oliver
- Letters
- Tom Orzechowski
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I am--the Watcher!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- X-Men [Professor X; Cyclops; Jean Grey [Dark Phoenix; Marvel Girl] (death); Storm; Wolverine [Logan]; Colossus; Nightcrawler]; Watcher [Uatu]; Recorder; Beast; Angel; Majestrix Lilandra; Chamberlain Araki; Shi'ar; Kree; Skrulls; Supreme Intelligence; Empress Rk'll; Gladiator; Imperial Guard [Starbolt; Oracle; Tempest; Nightside; Smasher; Warstar [B'Nee; Cc'll] (first); Earthquake (first); Hussar (first); Manta (first)]; Raksar
- 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.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Blue Area of the Moon; Moon; trial by combat
As is now known, Phoenix and Jean Grey were never one and the same as revealed in Jean's resurrection in Avengers #263 and Fantastic Four #286. In the original story, Jean Grey didn't die and the story with the original ending is printed in Phoenix: The Untold Story #1.
- Pencils
- John Byrne
- Inks
- Terry Austin
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- X-Men [Professor X; Cyclops; Storm; Wolverine [Logan]; Colossus; Nightcrawler; Angel [Warren Worthington III]; Beast; Iceman]
- Reprints
The cover features, in the background, several covers from the series X-Men. The following list identifies them from the upper left corner to the lower right corner. Note that the first and last lines, amputated by the comics’ cutting, feature the same covers but in a different order:
- Line 1: #99 (June 1976), #127 (November 1979), #17 (February 1966), #18 (March 1966).
- Line 2: #28 (January 1967), #134 (June 1980), #133 (May 1980), #108 (December 1977).
- Line 3: #19 (April 1966), #136 (August 1980), #1 (September 1963), #39 (December 1967).
- Line 4, same as line 1 but with the following order: #18, #99, #127 and #17.
- Script
- John Byrne; Chris Claremont
- Pencils
- John Byrne
- Inks
- Terry Austin
- Colors
- Glynis Oliver
- Letters
- Tom Orzechowski
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- All my life, it seemed that--every time I turned around--I was losing people I loved: my folks, my brother Alex, the few friends I made at the orphanage.
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- X-Men [Professor X; Cyclops (leaves); Storm; Wolverine [Logan]; Colossus; Nightcrawler; Angel [Warren Worthing III]; Beast; Iceman]; Kitty Pryde; Dr. John Grey; Elaine Grey; Sara Grey; Majestrix Lilandra; CAMEO FLASHBACK: Jean Grey [Dark Phoenix] (death); Magneto; Blob; Vanisher; Namor, the Sub-Mariner; Mastermind; Toad; Quicksilver; Scarlet Witch; Ka-Zar; Zabu; The Stranger; Juggernaut; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Master Mold; Mimic; Lucifer; Count Nefaria; Eel; Unicorn; Plant Man; Porcupine; Scarecrow; Locust; Banshee; Kukulcan; Super Adaptoid; Warlock; Cobalt Man; Candy Southern; Dr. Strange; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Mole Man; Tyrannus; Mekano; Mutant Master; Grotesk; Mesmero; Polaris [Lorna Dane]; Havok [Alex Summers]; Living Pharaoh; Living Monolith; Sauron [Karl Lykos]; Tanya Anderssen; Equilibrius; Sunfire; Z'Nox; Thunderbird [John Proudstar] (death); Krakoa; Ani-Men; Black Tom Cassidy; Imperial Guard [Gladiator; Electron; Oracle; Tempest; Mentor; Hobgoblin; Starbolt; Smasher; Impulse; Titan; Fang; Midget; Nightshade; Astra; Magic; Quasar]; Alpha Flight [Vindicator [James MacDonald Hudson]; Shaman; Snowbird; Sasquatch [Walter Langkowski]; Aurora; Northstar]; Garokk; Moses Magnum; Arcade; Moira MacTaggert; Proteus; Hellfire Club [Sebastian Shaw; Harry Leland; Donald Pierce; Jason Wyngarde; Black Queen [Jean Grey]]
- Synopsis
- During Jean's funeral, Cyclops gives a concise yet detailed history of the X-Men from the first 137 issues of the series. Cyclops leaves and Kitty joins.
- Reprints
- Pencils
- John Romita Jr.
- Inks
- Bob McLeod
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Danny Crespi
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; X-Men [Wolverine [Logan]; Storm; Colossus; Professor X; Kitty Pryde]
- Reprints
- Script
- Chris Claremont
- Pencils
- John Romita Jr.
- Inks
- Bob McLeod
- Colors
- Glynis Oliver
- Letters
- Tom Orzechowski
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What the-- ?!?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- X-Men [Professor X; Storm; Wolverine [Logan]; Colossus; Nightcrawler (origin); Kitty Pryde (joins)]; Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Stefan Szardos (introduction and death in flashback); Jimaine Szardos [Amanda Sefton]; Margali Szardos (villain); Minos (villain); Harpies (villain); Charon (cameo); Cerberus (cameo)
- Synopsis
- Full origin of Nightcrawler. The X-Men and Doctor Strange try to rescue Kurt from his foster mother's hell. Amanda Sefton is Kurt's long lost love Jimaine.
- Reprints
References to Dante's Inferno. Story depicts events leading directly to Nightcrawler's first appearance in Giant-Size X-Men #1. Published between X-Men #138 and 139.
- Pencils
- John Byrne
- Inks
- Terry Austin
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Jim Novak
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- X-Men [Angel [Warren Worthington III]; Storm; Wolverine [Logan]; Colossus; Nightcrawler; Kitty Pryde]
- Reprints
- Script
- John Byrne; Chris Claremont
- Pencils
- John Byrne
- Inks
- Terry Austin
- Colors
- Glynis Oliver
- Letters
- Tom Orzechowski
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Angel--look out!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- X-Men [Professor X; Angel [Warren Worthington III] (joins); Storm; Wolverine [Logan]; Colossus; Nightcrawler; Sprite [Kitty Pryde]]; Heather Hudson (introduction); Stevie Hunter (introduction); Alpha Flight [Vindicator [James MacDonald Hudson; Guardian]; Shaman; Snowbird]; Hulk [Bruce Banner] (flashback); Joe Parnall (flashback); Wendigo [Paul Cartier] (flashback); Marie Cartier (flashback); Eileen Parnall (flashback); Tommy Parnall (flashback); Wendigo (villain)
- Synopsis
- The X-Men begin to train together with their new line-up. Kitty tries to adjust to life as an X-Man. Wolverine and Nightcrawler head to Canada to help Alpha Flight track down Wendigo.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Big Moose Creek; Danger Room; Ottawa; Salem Center
First Wolverine in brown costume. First reference to Wolverine’s first appearance in Incredible Hulk #181 (shown as flashback).
- Pencils
- John Byrne
- Inks
- Terry Austin
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Danny Crespi; typeset
- Job Number
- LF256
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- X-Men [Wolverine [Logan]; Nightcrawler]; Alpha Flight [Vindicator [Guardian]; Snowbird]; Wendigo; Eileen Parnall
- Reprints
- Script
- John Byrne; Chris Claremont
- Pencils
- John Byrne
- Inks
- Terry Austin
- Colors
- Glynis Oliver
- Letters
- Tom Orzechowski
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Overhead, the geese are flying south, first hint that--although the day is warm, the leaves on the trees still green-summer is almost over.
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- X-Men [Professor X; Angel [Warren Worthington III]; Storm; Wolverine [Logan (also in flashback)] (origin); Colossus; Nightcrawler; Sprite [Kitty Pryde]]; Heather Hudson (flashback); Stevie Hunter; Alpha Flight [Vindicator [James MacDonald Hudson (also in flashback)]; Shaman; Snowbird]; Eileen Parnall; Prime Minister; Harv; Wendigo [Georges Baptiste] (villain); Blob (villain)
- Synopsis
- Wolverine and Nightcrawler help Alpha Flight battle Wendigo. Shaman transforms the beast back to human form. The Canadian government disbands Alpha Flight (next in Alpha Flight #1).
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Canada; Salem Center
- Script
- John Byrne; Chris Claremont
- Pencils
- John Byrne
- Inks
- Terry Austin
- Colors
- Glynis Oliver
- Letters
- Tom Orzechowski
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- This is New York, the "Big Apple."
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Sentinels (of 2013, villains); Big Alex; Robbo; George
- Synopsis
- Rachel Summers sends Kitty Pryde back in time from 2013 to warn the X-Men that the new Brotherhood of Evil Mutants will try to kill Senator Kelly and begin a chain of events that spells doom for mutants.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Danger Room; jammer; Mutant Control Act of 1988; Pentagon; time travel
- Pencils
- Terry Austin
- Inks
- Terry Austin
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Danny Crespi; typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Sentinel (of 2013)
- Reprints
- Script
- John Byrne; Chris Claremont
- Pencils
- John Byrne
- Inks
- Terry Austin
- Colors
- Glynis Oliver
- Letters
- Tom Orzechowski
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- This is a tale of two worlds--and of the child/woman who sought to save them.
- Genre
- superhero
- Synopsis
- The Brotherhood makes its play against Senator Kelly. Kitty's future self, which is in possession of her present body, helps the X-Men defeat Mystique and her crew (thus changing the future). As soon as Kelly is saved, Kitty's psyche returns from the future to her own body. A month later, in response to the attack, Kelly puts Gyrich in charge of a top secret Sentinel program called "Project Wideawake."
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Doonesbury; Project Wideawake; time travel; U.S. Senate
Rick and Joanie from the comic strip Doonesbury.
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Terry Austin
- Inks
- Terry Austin
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Rick Parker
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Sprite [Kitty Pryde]; N'Garai demon
- Reprints
- Script
- Chris Claremont; John Byrne
- Pencils
- John Byrne
- Inks
- Terry Austin
- Colors
- Glynis Oliver
- Letters
- Tom Orzechowski
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Arrghh!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- X-Men [Professor X; Storm; Wolverine [Logan]; Angel [Warren Worthington III]; Colossus; Nightcrawler; Sprite [Kitty Pryde]]; GUESTS: Cyclops; Lee Forrester (first appearance); Mariko Yashida; Carmen Pryde; Terri Pryde; Douglas Moore (death); Ellie Moore (death); VILLAIN: N'garai demon (first appearance, death)
- Synopsis
- Kitty is left home alone on Christmas Eve and tangles with a nasty demon.
- Reprints
This issue's story is the first of scriptwriter Chris Claremont's many homages to the 1979 film "Alien" in the X-Men series.
- Script
- Scott Edelman
- Pencils
- Brent Anderson
- Inks
- Bob McLeod
- Colors
- Glynis Oliver
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino
- Editing
- Archie Goodwin
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I'm glad to find some time and take to the air...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Angel [Warren Worthington III]; Carl Shanken (villain; introduction)
- Reprints
- Script
- John Byrne; Chris Claremont
- Pencils
- John Byrne; Bob McLeod
- Inks
- Bob McLeod
- Colors
- Rob Carosella
- Letters
- Annette Kawecki
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Arrrgh!!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Hudson
- Synopsis
- Storm and the Black Panther confront an old enemy from their past.
- Reprints
- Pencils
- John Byrne
- Inks
- Terry Austin
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Jack Morelli
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Dark Phoenix; X-Men [Cyclops; Marvel Girl [Jean Grey]; Colossus; Storm; Angel; Beast; Wolverine [Logan]; Nightcrawler]
- Reprints
Wraparound cover.
Source for letters credit is The Official Marvel Index to the X-Men (Olshevsky 1988).
- Script
- Jim Salicrup
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Reprints
- Script
- Chris Claremont; John Byrne
- Pencils
- John Byrne
- Inks
- Terry Austin
- Colors
- Glynis Oliver
- Letters
- Tom Orzechowski
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I am -- the Watcher!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- X-Men [Professor X; Cyclops; Phoenix [Jean Grey]; Colossus; Storm; Angel; Beast; Wolverine [Logan]; Nightcrawler]; Majestrix Lilandra; Chamberlain Araki; Shi'ar; Gladiator; Imperial Guard; Supreme Intelligence; Kree; Empress Rk'll; Skrulls; Watcher
- 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.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Blue Area of the Moon; moon; trial by combat
- Script
- Chris Claremont; John Byrne
- Pencils
- John Byrne
- Inks
- Terry Austin
- Colors
- Glynis Oliver
- Letters
- Tom Orzechowski
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I recognize this place from the Avengers' files...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- X-Men [Professor X; Cyclops; Jean Grey [Marvel Girl; Phoenix]; Colossus; Storm; Angel; Beast; Wolverine [Logan]; Nightcrawler]; Majestrix Lilandra; Imperial Guard [Gladiator; Warstar [B'Nee; C'cll]; Starbolt; Earthquake; Smasher; Oracle; Hussar; Manta]; Watcher; Raksar
- Reprints
- Script
- Chris Claremont; John Byrne
- Pencils
- John Byrne
- Inks
- Terry Austin
- Colors
- Glynis Oliver
- Letters
- Tom Orzechowski
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Majestrix, all is in readiness.
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- X-Men [Professor X; Cyclops; Jean Grey [Marvel Girl; Phoenix]; Colossus; Storm; Angel; Beast; Wolverine [Logan]; Nightcrawler]; Majestrix Lilandra; Chamberlain Araki; Imperial Guard [Gladiator; Warstar; Starbolt; Smasher; Oracle; Hussar; Manta]; Watcher; Recorder
- Synopsis
- Phoenix is purged from Jean Grey's system.
- Reprints
New material.
- Script
- John Byrne; Jim Shooter; Chris Claremont; Jim Salicrup; Louise Simonson; Terry Austin
- Pencils
- John Byrne
- Inks
- Terry Austin
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Cyclops; Jean Grey [Dark Phoenix; Marvel Girl]; Mastermind [Jason Wyngarde]; Dr. John Grey; Elaine Grey; Sara Grey; Professor X; X-Men [Angel; Wolverine [Logan]; Storm; Beast; Nightcrawler]; Majestrix Lilandra; Watcher; Bobby Drake [Iceman]; Kitty Pryde
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Text Piece With Clip Art: Interview with the creators on Why Phoenix Had to Die (or did she?).
- Pencils
- John Byrne (credited)
- Inks
- Terry Austin (credited)
- Genre
- superhero
- Pencils
- John Byrne (credited)
- Inks
- Terry Austin (credited)
- Genre
- superhero
- Pencils
- John Byrne (credited)
- Inks
- Terry Austin (credited)
- Genre
- superhero
- Pencils
- John Byrne (credited)
- Inks
- Terry Austin (credited)
- Genre
- superhero
- Pencils
- John Byrne (credited)
- Inks
- Terry Austin (credited)
- Genre
- superhero
- Pencils
- John Byrne (credited)
- Genre
- superhero
- Pencils
- John Byrne (credited)
- Inks
- Terry Austin (credited)
- Genre
- superhero
- Pencils
- John Byrne (credited)
- Genre
- superhero
- Pencils
- John Byrne (credited)
- Inks
- Terry Austin (credited)
- Genre
- superhero
- Pencils
- John Byrne (credited)
- Inks
- Terry Austin (credited)
- Genre
- superhero
- Pencils
- Carl Barks (credited)
- Inks
- Terry Austin (credited)
- Genre
- superhero
- Pencils
- John Byrne (credited)
- Inks
- Terry Austin (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Reprints
- Script
- Jim Salicrup (credited)
- Pencils
- Terry Austin (credited)
- Inks
- Terry Austin (credited)
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- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- satire-parody; superhero
- Pencils
- Terry Austin (credited)
- Inks
- Terry Austin (credited)
- Genre
- superhero
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- John Byrne (credited)
- Inks
- Steve Fastner (credited) (painting); Richard Larson (credited as Rich Larson) (painting)
- Colors
- Steve Fastner (credited) (painting); Richard Larson (credited as Rich Larson) (painting)
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- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Pencils
- John Byrne (credited) (signed as Byrne)
- Inks
- Steve Fastner (credited) (signed as Fastner) (painting)
- Colors
- Steve Fastner (credited) (signed as Fastner) (painting)
- Genre
- superhero
- Pencils
- John Byrne (credited)
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Pencils
- John Byrne (credited)
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Pencils
- John Byrne (credited)
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Pencils
- John Byrne (credited)
- Inks
- John Byrne (credited)
- Genre
- superhero
- Pencils
- John Byrne (credited) (signed as John Byrne)
- Inks
- John Byrne (credited) (signed as John Byrne)
- Genre
- superhero
- Pencils
- John Byrne (credited) (signed as John Byrne)
- Inks
- John Byrne (credited) (signed as John Byrne)
- Genre
- superhero
- Pencils
- John Byrne (credited)
- Genre
- superhero
- Pencils
- Nghia Lam (credited)
- Inks
- Jason Rodriguez (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Phoenix; Colossus; Cyclops; Storm; Nightcrawler; Wolverine
- Reprints
- Pencils
- John Byrne (credited)
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- Christian Lichtner (credited as Liquid!)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Dark Phoenix; Storm; Colossus; Cyclops; Nightcrawler; Wolverine; Sprite [Kitty Pryde]
- Reprints
- Pencils
- John Byrne
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Nightcrawler; Storm; Colossus; Cyclops; Wolverine; Professor X; Sprite [Kitty Pryde]
- Reprints
- Pencils
- John Byrne (credited) (signed as John Byrne)
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Reprints
- Pencils
- John Byrne
- Inks
- John Byrne
- Colors
- Liquid! (as Liquid Graphics)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Cyclops; Storm; Colossus; Wolverine; Angel; Nightcrawler; Kitty Pryde; Kitty Pryde of 2013; Sentinels
- Reprints
Wraparound chromium cover
- Pencils
- Salvador Larroca
- Inks
- Art Thibert
- Colors
- Liquid! (as Liquid Graphics)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Phoenix [Jean Grey]; Cyclops; Storm; Wolverine; Angel; Beast; Colossus; Nightcrawler
- Reprints
Wraparound chromium cover
- Pencils
- Bill Sienkiewicz
- Inks
- Bill Sienkiewicz
- Colors
- Bill Sienkiewicz
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Professor X; Cyclops; Phoenix [Jean Grey]; Storm; Wolverine; Colossus; Nightcrawler; Kitty Pryde
- Reprints
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- John Byrne (credited)
- Inks
- Terry Austin (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Dark Phoenix
- Reprints
Features recolored artwork from the interior of X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #134.
- Pencils
- John Byrne (credited)
- Inks
- Terry Austin (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Cyclops; Dark Phoenix; Colossus; Wolverine; John Grey; Elaine Grey; Professor X; Storm; Nightcrawler
Features a recoloring of the artwork from The X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #136.
- Pencils
- Salvador Larroca (credited)
- Inks
- Tim Townsend
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Dark Phoenix
- Reprints
Features artwork from the interior of The Uncanny X-Men (Marvel, 1981 series) #387.
- Pencils
- John Byrne (credited)
- Inks
- Terry Austin (credited)
- Colors
- Thomas Mason
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Cyclops; Dark Phoenix; Colossus; Wolverine; John Grey; Elaine Grey; Professor X; Storm; Nightcrawler
- Reprints
Features a recoloring of the artwork from The X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #136.
- Pencils
- Butch Guice
- Inks
- Scott Williams
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Wolverine; Sentinel
- Reprints
- Pencils
- John Byrne
- Inks
- Terry Austin
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Wolverine [Colonel Logan] (of Earth-811); Kitty Pride
- Reprints