Subject Matter
Genres:
superhero
Character(s):
X-Men [Professor X; Cyclops; Phoenix [Jean Grey]; Storm; Wolverine [Logan]; Colossus; Banshee; Nightcrawler]; Lilandra (guest); Misty Knight (guest); Peter Corbeau (guest); Starjammers [Corsair [Christopher Summers]; Hepzibah; Raza; Ch'od] (guests); Jahf (villain, introduction); Modt (villain, introduction); D'Ken (villain); Gladiator (cameo); Titan (cameo); Jimmy Carter (cameo); Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Thing] (cameo); Firelord (cameo); John Grey (cameo); Elaine Grey (cameo); Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Beast; Wasp [Janet Pym]; Yellowjacket [Hank Pym]; Black Panther [T'Challa]] (cameo); Kate Summers (cameo flashback)
First Line:
The world has no name.
Synopsis:
The X-Men and Starjammers are forced to battle the Crystal Guardians to try and gain access to the M'Kraan Crystal. Jean manifests awesome power as the Phoenix and saves the universe from destruction. Corsair is revealed as Cyclops' father.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:
Miscellaneous
Pages:
17
Notes:
First Byrne and Austin issue of X-Men.
Sources for particularization of letters credits are The Marvel Comics Index (Olshevsky 1981) and The Official Marvel Index to the X-Men (Olshevsky 1988).