| 0 | - | cover | 1 | pencils: Dave Cockrum; inks: Dave Cockrum; letters: Danny Crespi | X-Men [Cyclops; Storm; Nightcrawler; Phoenix [Jean Grey]] |
| 1 | Marvel Masterworks Credits | credits, title page | 3 | letters: typeset | |
| 2 | Phoenix Rising | illustration | 1 | pencils: Dave Cockrum; inks: Frank Chiaramonte; colors: Bonnie Wilford | Phoenix [Jean Grey] |
| 3 | Marvel Masterworks Contents | table of contents | 1 | letters: typeset | |
| 4 | Introduction | foreword, introduction, preface, afterword | 2 | script: Stan Lee | |
| 5 | X-Men #101 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Dave Cockrum; inks: Dave Cockrum; letters: Dan Crespi | X-Men [Cyclops; Storm; Nightcrawler; Phoenix [Jean Grey]] |
| 6 | Like a Phoenix, from the Ashes! | comic story | 17 | script: Chris Claremont; pencils: Dave Cockrum; inks: Frank Chiaramonte; colors: Bonnie Wilford; letters: John Costanza | X-Men [Professor X; Cyclops; Phoenix [Jean Grey] (introduction); Storm; Wolverine; Colossus; Banshee; Nightcrawler [Groucho Marx; Clark Gable; Fred Astaire]]; Moira MacTaggert; Peter Corbeau; Black Tom Cassidy (first full appearance); Juggernaut |
| 7 | X-Men #102 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Dave Cockrum; inks: Dave Cockrum; letters: Dan Crespi | X-Men [Storm; Colossus; Nightcrawler]; Juggernaut |
| 8 | Who Will Stop the Juggernaut? | comic story | 17 | script: Chris Claremont; pencils: Dave Cockrum; inks: Sam Grainger; colors: Bonnie Wilford; letters: Gaspar Saladino, John Costanza | X-Men [Professor X; Cyclops; Phoenix [Jean Grey]; Storm (full origin); Wolverine; Colossus; Banshee; Nightcrawler]; Misty Knight; Leprechauns of Cassidy Keeps (introduction); Lilandra (features revealed); Black Tom Cassidy; Juggernaut; David Munroe (introduction); N'Dare Munroe (introduction); Achme |
| 9 | X-Men #103 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Dave Cockrum; inks: Dave Cockrum; letters: Dan Crespi | X-Men [Storm; Nightcrawler; Banshee]; Black Tom Cassidy; Juggernaut |
| 10 | The Fall of the Tower | comic story | 17 | script: Chris Claremont; pencils: Dave Cockrum; inks: Sam Grainger; colors: Janice Cohen; letters: John Costanza | X-Men [Professor X (Nightcrawler only); Storm; Wolverine; Colossus; Banshee; Nightcrawler]; Leprechauns of Cassidy Keep; Black Tom; Juggernaut; Eric the Red; Magneto; D'Ken |
| 11 | X-Men #104 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Dave Cockrum; inks: Dave Cockrum; letters: Dan Crespi | X-Men [Cyclops; Storm; Wolverine; Colossus; Nightcrawler]; Magneto |
| 12 | The Gentleman's Name Is Magneto | comic story | 17 | script: Chris Claremont; pencils: Dave Cockrum; inks: Sam Grainger; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Gaspar Saladino, Bruce Patterson | X-Men [Professor X; Cyclops; Phoenix [Jean Grey]; Storm; Wolverine; Colossus; Banshee; Nightcrawler]; Moira MacTaggert; Madrox the Multiple Man; Misty Knight; Magneto; Eric the Red (cameo); Havok (cameo); Polaris (cameo); Lilandra (cameo); Corsair (cameo); Ch'od (cameo) |
| 13 | X-Men #105 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Dave Cockrum; inks: Dave Cockrum; letters: Dan Crespi | Phoenix [Jean Grey]; Storm; Nightcrawler; Colossus; Firelord |
| 14 | Phoenix Unleashed! | comic story | 17 | script: Chris Claremont; pencils: Dave Cockrum; inks: Bob Layton; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Gaspar Saladino, Tom Orzechowski | X-Men [Professor X; Cyclops; Phoenix [Jean Grey]; Storm; Wolverine; Colossus; Banshee; Nightcrawler]; Firelord; Lilandra (face and first name "Lilandra" revealed); John Grey; Elaine Grey; Misty Knight; Eric the Red (name Shakari revealed); Dave Cockrum; Paty Cockrum; Chris Claremont; Havok; Polaris |
| 15 | X-Men #106 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Dave Cockrum; inks: Dave Cockrum; letters: Irving Watanabe | X-Men [Cyclops; Storm; Colossus; Nightcrawler; Angel] |
| 16 | Dark Shroud of the Past! | comic story | 17 | script: Chris Claremont, Bill Mantlo; pencils: Dave Cockrum, Bob Brown, Bob Brown; inks: Tom Sutton; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Joe Rosen | X-Men [Professor X; Cyclops; Storm; Wolverine; Colossus; Banshee; Nightcrawler]; Firelord; Misty Knight; John Grey; Elaine Grey; Moira MacTaggert; Evil Xavier; Phantom Versions of the Original X-Men [Angel; Beast; Iceman; Marvel Girl [Jean Grey]] |
| 17 | X-Men #107 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Dave Cockrum; inks: Dave Cockrum; letters: Dan Crespi | Storm; Cyclops; Colossus; Banshee; Corsair; Hepzibah; Raza; Ch'od; Gladiator; Titan |
| 18 | Where No X-Man Has Gone Before! | comic story | 17 | script: Chris Claremont; pencils: Dave Cockrum; inks: Dan Green; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Joe Rosen | X-Men [Cyclops; Phoenix [Jean Grey]; Storm; Wolverine; Colossus; Banshee; Nightcrawler]; Lilandra; Starjammers [Corsair; Raza; Hepzibah; Ch'od] (introduction for all); D'Ken; Eric the Red [Davan Shakari]; Gladiator; Imperial Guard [Electron; Oracle; Tempest; Mentor; Hobgoblin; Starbolt; Smasher; Imp |
| 19 | X-Men #108 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Dave Cockrum; inks: Dave Cockrum; letters: Annette Kawecki | Cyclops; Storm; Colossus; Banshee; Nightcrawler; Modt |
| 20 | Armageddon Now! | comic story | 17 | script: Chris Claremont; pencils: John Byrne; inks: Terry Austin; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Tom Orzechowski, Denise Wohl | X-Men [Professor X; Cyclops; Phoenix [Jean Grey]; Storm; Wolverine; Colossus; Banshee; Nightcrawler]; Lilandra; Misty Knight; Peter Corbeau; Starjammers [Corsair [Christopher Summers]; Hepzibah; Raza; Ch'od]; Jahf (introduction); Modt (introduction); D'Ken; Gladiator; Titan; Jimmy Carter; Mr. Fantas |
| 21 | X-Men #109 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Dave Cockrum; inks: Terry Austin; letters: Irving Watanabe | X-Men [Storm; Wolverine; Colossus; Banshee]; Weapon Alpha [James MacDonald Hudson] |
| 22 | Home Are the Heroes! | comic story | 17 | script: Chris Claremont; pencils: John Byrne; inks: Terry Austin; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Joe Rosen | X-Men [Professor X; Cyclops; Phoenix [Jean Grey]; Storm; Wolverine; Colossus; Banshee; Nightcrawler]; Weapon Alpha [James MacDonald Hudson; Vindicator; Guardian] (introduction); Lilandra; Moira MacTaggert; John Grey; Elaine Grey; Gladiator; Starbolt; Nightshade; D'Ken; Starjammers [Corsair; Hepzibah |
| 23 | X-Men #110 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Dave Cockrum; inks: Terry Austin; letters: Irving Watanabe | X-Men [Cyclops; Storm; Colossus; Banshee]; Warhawk |
| 24 | The "X"-Sanction! | comic story | 17 | script: Chris Claremont; pencils: Dave Cockrum, Tony DeZuniga; inks: Tony DeZuniga; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Annette Kawecki | X-Men [Professor X [Charles Xavier]; Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Phoenix [Jean Grey]; Storm [Ororo Munroe]; Wolverine; Colossus [Peter Rasputin]; Banshee [Sean Cassidy]; Nightcrawler [Kurt Wagner]]; Moira MacTaggert; Warhawk [Mitchell Tanner] (villain) |