Phoenix 1984 #1 Direct ed. - back issue - $4.00

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Inventory location : .......8
Series code : BI2885
Stock type : Back Issue
Title : Phoenix 1984
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CSAS2885I85478B1773587

Lilandra transports the X-Men to her base so that Phoenix can be executed 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.

Phoenix is purged from Jean Grey's system.

On-sale date from Mike's Amazing World / Comic Reader #216. Reprints X-Men #137 with the original ending where Phoenix [Jean Grey] didn't die as well as additional material. Cover title is "Phoenix: The Untold Story".

The Untold Story - Wraparound cover. Source for letters credit is The Official Marvel Index to the X-Men (Olshevsky 1988).
She's Dead, Jim! - Foreword by Jim Salicrup on how the death of Phoenix [Jean Grey] come about, and the reason for the original version that had Jean Grey live at the end of the storyline, which is presented in this issue for the first time.
The Fate of the Phoenix! - Reprints the first 12 pages of The X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #137.
Chapter Two: A Taste of Armageddon! - Reprints pages 13-29 of the story from The X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #137. This chapter title did not exist as a separate chapter in the original story.
Chapter Three: Return to the Ashes! - New material, presenting an alternate ending to The X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #137, where Jean Grey didn't die. These five pages replace the final six pages in the original story.
Cover of X-Men #137 - Titled The Dark Phoenix Tapes, actually the first page of the text article.
The Dark Phoenix Tapes - Text Piece With illustrations taken from various X-Men issues. Interview with the creators on Why Phoenix Had to Die (or did she?).
Bonus Feature! - Original unused Splash Page for X-Men #138 featuring Cyclops and Jean Grey.
Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars - Inside back cover. House ad for the Marvel Super-Heroes Secret Wars (Marvel, 1984 series) limited series.

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