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Marvel â‹… 1980

Uncanny X-Men #129
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The Dark Phoenix Saga Part 1

1st appearance of Kitty Pryde

1st appearance of Emma Frost, the White Queen

1st cameo team appearance of The Hellfire Club, in shadows

[January 2024 - Kitty Pryde rumored for the X-Men MCU reboot according to a casting grid]

Marvel â‹… 1980

Uncanny X-Men #130
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The Dark Phoenix Saga Part 2

1st appearance of Dazzler

2nd appearance of Kitty Pryde

2nd appearance of Emma Frost

1st full appearance of Sebastian Shaw, the Black King

Jean Grey becomes the Black Queen of the Hellfire Club

Marvel â‹… 1980

Uncanny X-Men #131
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The Dark Phoenix Saga Part 3

Jean Grey becomes The Black Queen of The Hellfire Club

3rd appearance of Kitty Pryde

1st cover appearance of the White Queen, Emma Frost

2nd appearance of Dazzler

Marvel â‹… 1980

Uncanny X-Men #132
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The Dark Phoenix Saga Part 4

1st full team appearance of the Hellfire Club

1st full appearance of the Black Bishop, Harry Leland

1st full appearance of the White Bishop, Donald Pierce

1st appearance of Tessa, later becomes Sage

Marvel â‹… 1980

Uncanny X-Men #133
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The Dark Phoenix Saga Part 5

First solo Wolverine cover

Wolverine’s healing power previously hinted at in X-Men #116 is confirmed in this issue

Marvel â‹… 1980

Uncanny X-Men #134
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The Dark Phoenix Saga Part 6

Jean Grey becomes the Dark Phoenix

Marvel â‹… 1980

Uncanny X-Men #135
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The Dark Phoenix Saga Part 7

2nd appearance of Jean Grey as The Dark Phoenix

1st appearance of Senator Robert Kelly

Marvel â‹… 1980

Uncanny X-Men #136
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The Dark Phoenix Saga Part 8

Jean Grey reclaims control after suppressing the Dark Phoenix with the help of Professor X

1st appearance of Sara Grey, sister of Jean

Marvel â‹… 1980

Uncanny X-Men #137
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The Dark Phoenix Saga Part 9

Iconic cover art by John Byrne

Death of Jean Grey

Controversial issue due to Jean Grey taking her own life knowing she could not control The Phoenix Force

1st appearance of Raksor, a Skrull

1st appearance of Bel-Dann, a Kree who battles Raksor as representatives of their races to end the Kree-Skrull War

Phoenix The Untold Story #1
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Reprint of X-Men #137, the final chapter of The Dark Phoenix Saga

Includes the 5-page original ending where Jean Grey survives

13-page interview with the creators who discuss why the ending was changed

Pin-up of the original splash page to X-Men #138

Wraparound cover art by John Byrne