| Characters |
FEATURE: X-Men--Professor X; Cyclops; Phoenix [D; Jean Grey; also as Marvel Girl and Dark Phoenix]; Storm; Wolverine; Colossus; Nightcrawler; GUESTS: Watcher; Recorder; Beast; Angel; Lilandra; Shi'ar; Kree; Skrulls; Supreme Intelligence; Gladiator; Imperial Guard--Starbolt; Oracle; Tempest; Nightside; Smasher; Warstar; Earthquake; Hussar; Manta |
| 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.
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| Genre |
Superhero |
| Script |
Chris Claremont; John Byrne (co-plotter) |
| Pencils |
John Byrne |
| Inks |
Terry Austin |
| Colors |
Glynis Oliver |
| Letters |
Tom Orzechowski |
| Reprinted |
from X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #137 |