| Characters |
FEATURE: X-Men--Professor X; Cyclops; Phoenix [Jean Grey]; Storm; Wolverine; Colossus; Banshee; Nightcrawler; GUESTS: Firelord; Lilandra (face and first name "Lilandra" revealed); John Grey; Elaine Grey; Misty Knight; VILLAIN: Eric the Red (name Shakari revealed); CAMEOS: Dave Cockrum; Paty Cockrum; Chris Claremont; CAMEO FLASHBACK: Havok; Polaris |
| Synopsis |
Eric dupes Firelord into helping him fight the X-Men, but Jean manifests her Phoenix powers once again to counter the threat; Lilandra arrives on Earth but is captured by Eric; Xavier sends the X-Men through a space portal to rescue Lilandra. |
| Genre |
superhero |
| Script |
Chris Claremont |
| Pencils |
Dave Cockrum |
| Inks |
Bob Layton |
| Colors |
Andy Yanchus |
| Letters |
Gaspar Saladino (page one); Tom Orzechowski |
| Reprinted |
in Classic X-Men (Marvel, 1986 series) #13; in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #12 (1990); in Essential X-Men (Marvel, 1996 series) #1; in X-Men Classic (Marvel Italia, 1995 series) #4 |