Set Description
The X-Men: Dark Phoenix Saga by Chris Claremont, John Byrne, and Terry Austin; considered to be one of the most iconic comic book runs of all-time.
This complete set includes:
- a CGC 9.9 MINT copy of X-Men #137 (classic ‘Death’ of Phoenix issue).
- the rest of the issues are CGC 9.8.
- all are Newsstand Editions with UPC barcode.
This historic 10-issue run features incredible storytelling by Chris Claremont and amazing artwork by John Byrne and Terry Austin; and was released towards the end of the trio’s work on the series.
Every one of the X-Men issues here is noteworthy, packed with many 1st appearances of characters who would go on to remain popular for decades to come:
#129 - 1st appearance of Kitty Pryde, the White Queen (Emma Frost), Sebastian Shaw, and the Hellfire Club.
#130 - 1st appearance of Dazzler.
#131 - 1st Emma Frost cover.
#132 - 1st appearance of the Black Queen (Jean Grey) and Donald Pierce. 1st Hellfire Club cover.
#133 - Classic Wolverine cover.
#134 - 1st Black Queen cover. Jean Grey/Phoenix becomes Dark Phoenix on last page.
#135 - 1st Dark Phoenix cover. 1st appearance of Senator Robert Kelly.
#136 - Classic Dark Phoenix cover.
#137 - 'Death' of Phoenix (Jean Grey).
#138 - Cyclops leaves the X-Men. Funeral of Jean Grey.
