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Publication Date: March 1984

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Variant: unnamed

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Publisher: Flag

Marvel

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Indicia Publisher: Marvel Comics Group

On Sale Date: 03/1984

Volume:

Pages: 196

ISBN: 0939766965

UPC/EAN: 02488523605785

Price: $7.95 CAD
$6.95 USD

Indicia Frequency:

Content Items: 14 (9 stories, 1 cover)

Editor(s):

Notes: Second in a series of early 1980s Marvel trade paperbacks. Later printings had their name changed to "The Dark Phoenix Saga" with slightly altered cover artwork. Four printings are known to exist.

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Format

Publication Type: Trade Paperback

Color: color

Dimensions: standard Modern Age US

Paper Stock: cardstock cover

Binding: trade paperback

Publishing Format: collected edition

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1 Content Item
- Phoenix Effect [Illustration on Interior Page(s)]0

reprinted from some/all another Issue.

9 Content Items

reprinted 9 times from Content Items in other Issues.

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Cover, Front

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Content Items (14 total)

[untitled]

Illustration on Cover, Front

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 1

Notes: Signature dated 1983.

[untitled]

Credits on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Letterer(s): typeset

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Pages: 1

Notes: Title page.

Contents

Table of Contents on Interior Page(s)

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Letterer(s): typeset

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Pages: 1

The X-Men

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Character(s): Nightcrawler (illo)

Synopsis: Stan Lee lauds the Dark Phoenix saga.

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Pages: 3

God Spare the Child...

Story on Interior Page(s)

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Character(s): Hellfire Club mercenaries

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. Professor 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.

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From Content Item: Flag

The X-Men #129 [Newsstand] published January 1980
was God Spare the Child... [Story on Interior Page(s)]

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 17

Dazzler

Story on Interior Page(s)

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Character(s): Hellfire Club mercenaries [Rodi]

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.

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The X-Men #130 [Newsstand] published February 1980
was Dazzler [Story on Interior Page(s)]

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 17

Job Number: LF639

Run for Your Life!

Story on Interior Page(s)

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Character(s): Hellfire Club mercenaries [Cam; Elton; Jacko; Mancusi; Salvatore "Sal"; Skipper]

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.

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From Content Item: Flag

The X-Men #131 [Direct Edition] published March 1980
was Run for Your Life! [Story on Interior Page(s)]

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 17

Job Number: LF667

And Hellfire Is Their Name!

Story on Interior Page(s)

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

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.

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From Content Item: Flag

The X-Men #132 [Direct] published April 1980
was And Hellfire is Their Name! [Story on Interior Page(s)]

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Pages: 17

Wolverine: Alone!

Story on Interior Page(s)

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Character(s): Hellfire Club mercenaries [Angelo; Cole; Murray; Rosen]

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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The X-Men #133 [Direct] published May 1980
was Wolverine: Alone! [Story on Interior Page(s)]

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Pages: 17

Too Late, the Heroes!

Story on Interior Page(s)

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

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 and becomes Dark Phoenix.

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The X-Men #134 [Direct] published June 1980
was Too Late, The Heroes! [Story on Interior Page(s)]

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 17

Job Number: LF101

Dark Phoenix

Story on Interior Page(s)

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Character(s): aliens living around the D'Bari star; Captain Juber; Eluke; Lord Chamberlain; the Shi'ar

Synopsis: Jean becomes the 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 comrade.

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The X-Men #135 [Direct] published July 1980
was Dark Phoenix [Story on Interior Page(s)]

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 17

Job Number: LF123

Child of Light and Darkness!

Story on Interior Page(s)

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Character(s): Sara Grey (Jean Grey's sister); Tuoks'enhaamin

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.

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The X-Men #136 [Direct Edition] published August 1980
was Child of Light and Darkness! [Story on Interior Page(s)]

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 17

The Fate of the Phoenix!

Story on Interior Page(s)

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Character(s): Colonel Bel-Dann (Kree soldier); Empress R'klll of the Skrulls; Lord Chamberlain; the Recorder; Warlord Raksor (Skrull warrior, poses as Storm)

Synopsis: Empress 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 a duel of honor. 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 Jean Grey-Phoenix symbiotic relationship continue.

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From Content Item: Flag

The X-Men #137 [Direct Edition] published September 1980
was The Fate of the Phoenix! [Story on Interior Page(s)]

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 35

Notes: The original story had Phoenix lose her powers and return to Earth. Jim Shooter intervened because he wanted more severe consequences for Phoenix's actions and so Claremont decides to kill her. The original version was later published in Phoenix #1 (April 1984).

Phoenix Effect

Illustration on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Colorist(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Reprinting

From Issue: Flag

The X-Men #135 [Direct] published July 1980enlarged from panel 5, page 7

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 1

Notes: Outside back cover.