| 0 | Dark Phoenix Returns | cover | 1 | pencils: Greg Horn; inks: Greg Horn; colors: Greg Horn | Phoenix |
| 1 | blank inside front cover | blank page(s) | 1 | | |
| 2 | Dark Phoenix Returns | illustration | 1 | pencils: Greg Horn; inks: Greg Horn | Phoenix |
| 3 | Table of Contents | table of contents | 1 | letters: typeset | |
| 4 | Romances | comic story | 22 | script: Chris Claremont; pencils: Paul Smith; inks: Bob Wiacek; letters: Tom Orzechowski | X-Men [Professor X; Cyclops; Storm; Wolverine; Colossus; Rogue; Nightcrawler; Kitty Pryde]; Madelyne Pryor; Lilandra; Mariko Yashida; Silver Samurai; Amanda Sefton; Lockheed; Starjammers [Corsair; Hepzibah; Raza; Ch'od; Binary]; Mastermind (villain); Dark Phoenix (cameo) |
| 5 | 'Til Death [Phoenix] | comic story | 38 | script: Chris Claremont; pencils: Paul Smith, John Romita Jr., Bob Wiacek; inks: Bob Wiacek; letters: Tom Orzechowski | X-Men [Professor X; Cyclops; Storm; Wolverine; Colossus; Rogue; Nightcrawler; Kitty Pryde]; Madelyne Pryor; Lockheed; Mastermind (villain); Dark Phoenix (villain); Captain America (cameo); New Mutants (cameo); Beast (Cameo); Lilandra (cameo); Banshee (cameo); Moira MacTaggert (cameo); Amanda Sefton |
| 6 | Decisions | comic story | 22 | script: Chris Claremont; pencils: John Romita Jr.; inks: Bob Wiacek; letters: Tom Orzechowski, Joe Rosen | X-Men [Cyclops; Wolverine]; Madelyne Pryor; Mariko Yashida; Caliban; Callisto; Sunder; Masque; Henry Peter Gyrich; Valerie Cooper (1st appearance); Storm (cameo); Iceman (cameo); Beast (cameo); Nightcrawler (cameo); Colossus (cameo); Angel (cameo) |
| 7 | Sanction | comic story | 22 | script: Chris Claremont; pencils: John Romita Jr.; inks: John Romita; letters: Tom Orzechowski | X-Men [Professor X; Cyclops; Storm; Wolverine; Colossus; Rogue; Nightcrawler; Kitty Pryde]; Corsair; Havok; Lilandra; Stevie Hunter; Amanda Sefton; Arcade (villain); Miss Locke (villain); New Brotherhood of Evil Mutants [Mystique; Destiny; Pyro; Blob; Avalanche] (villains) |
| 8 | Hell Hath No Fury... | comic story | 21 | script: Chris Claremont; pencils: John Romita Jr.; inks: Bob Wiacek, Brett Breeding; letters: Tom Orzechowski | X-Men [Professor X; Storm; Wolverine; Colossus; Rogue; Nightcrawler; Kitty Pryde]; Amanda Sefton; Callisto (villain); Masque (villain); Sunder (villain); Brotherhood of Evil Mutants [Mystique; Destiny; Blob; Pyro; Avalanche] (villains) |
| 9 | What Happened to Kitty? | comic story | 22 | script: Chris Claremont; pencils: John Romita Jr., Dan Green; inks: Dan Green; letters: Tom Orzechowski | X-Men [Professor X; Storm; Wolverine; Colossus; Rogue; Nightcrawler; Kitty Pryde]; Amanda Sefton; Illyana Rasputin [Magik]; Callisto (villain); Caliban (villain); Sunder (villain); Masque (villain); Leech (1st appearance); Healer (1st appearance); Morlocks (villains) |
| 10 | First Friends | comic story | 10 | script: Chris Claremont; pencils: John Bolton; inks: John Bolton; letters: Tom Orzechowski | Storm; Jean Grey |
| 11 | If You Liked This Book... | promo (ad from the publisher) | 1 | letters: typeset | |
| 12 | Mutants. Freaks. Outcasts | promo (ad from the publisher) | 1 | letters: typeset | |