| 0 | - | cover | 1 | pencils: Bill Sienkiewicz; inks: Bill Sienkiewicz; colors: Bill Sienkiewicz | Ariel, Colossus, Cyclops, Logan, Ororo Munroe, Nightcrawler, Phoenix, Kitty Pryde, Piotr Rasputin, Storm, Scott Summers, Kurt Wagner, Wolverine, Professor X |
| 1 | - | credits, title page | 1 | letters: typeset | |
| 2 | Contents | table of contents | 1 | letters: typeset | |
| 3 | The X-Men | foreword, introduction, preface, afterword | 3 | script: Stan Lee; pencils: John Byrne; inks: Terry Austin | Nightcrawler (illo) |
| 4 | God Spare the Child... | comic story | 17 | script: Chris Claremont, John Byrne; pencils: John Byrne; inks: Terry Austin; colors: Bob Sharen; letters: Tom Orzechowski; editing: Roger Stern | Black Bishop, Sean Cassidy, Colossus, Cyclops, Lorna Dane, Emma Frost, Harry Leland, Logan, Moira MacTaggert, Jamie Madrox, Multiple Man, Ororo Munroe, Nightcrawler, Phoenix |
| 5 | Dazzler | comic story | 17 | script: Chris Claremont, John Byrne; pencils: John Byrne; inks: Terry Austin; colors: Glynis Wein; letters: Tom Orzechowski; editing: Roger Stern | Alison Blaire, Colossus, Cyclops, Dazzler, Emma Frost, Logan, Ororo Munroe, Nightcrawler, Phoenix, Carmen Pryde, Kitty Pryde, Theresa Pryde, Piotr Rasputin, Sebastian Shaw |
| 6 | Run for Your Life! | comic story | 17 | script: Chris Claremont, John Byrne; pencils: John Byrne; inks: Terry Austin; colors: Glynis Wein; letters: Tom Orzechowski; editing: Roger Stern | Alison Blaire, Colossus, Cyclops, Dazzler, Emma Frost, Logan, Ororo Munroe, Nightcrawler, Phoenix, Carmen Pryde, Kitty Pryde, Theresa Pryde, Piotr Rasputin, Storm |
| 7 | And Hellfire Is Their Name! | comic story | 17 | script: Chris Claremont, John Byrne; pencils: John Byrne; inks: Terry Austin; colors: Glynis Wein; letters: Tom Orzechowski; editing: Jim Salicrup | Angel, Black Bishop, Black King, Colossus, Cyclops, Emma Frost, Harry Leland, Logan, Ororo Munroe, Nightcrawler, Phoenix, Donald Pierce, Kitty Pryde, Piotr Rasputin |
| 8 | Wolverine: Alone! | comic story | 17 | script: Chris Claremont, John Byrne; pencils: John Byrne; inks: Terry Austin; colors: Glynis Wein; letters: Tom Orzechowski; editing: Jim Salicrup | Angel, Black Bishop, Black King, Sean Cassidy, Colossus, Cyclops, Harry Leland, Logan, Moira MacTaggert, Ororo Munroe, Nightcrawler, Phoenix, Donald Pierce, Piotr Rasputin |
| 9 | Too Late, the Heroes! | comic story | 17 | script: Chris Claremont, John Byrne; pencils: John Byrne; inks: Terry Austin; colors: Bob Sharen; letters: Tom Orzechowski; editing: Jim Salicrup | Beast, Black Bishop, Black King, Colossus, Cyclops, Dark Phoenix, Harry Leland, Logan, Hank McCoy, Ororo Munroe, Nightcrawler, Donald Pierce, Piotr Rasputin, Sebastian Shaw |
| 10 | Dark Phoenix | comic story | 17 | script: Chris Claremont, John Byrne; pencils: John Byrne; inks: Terry Austin; colors: Bob Sharen; letters: Tom Orzechowski; editing: Jim Salicrup | Angel, Araki, Beast, Black Bishop, Black King, Sean Cassidy, Colossus, Peter Corbeau, Cyclops, Dark Phoenix, Ben Grimm, Robert Kelly, Harry Leland, Logan |
| 11 | Child of Light and Darkness! | comic story | 17 | script: Chris Claremont, John Byrne; pencils: John Byrne; inks: Terry Austin; colors: Glynis Wein; letters: Tom Orzechowski; editing: Jim Salicrup | Angel, Araki, Beast, Jimmy Carter, Colossus, Cyclops, Dark Phoenix, Elaine Grey, John Grey, Edwin Jarvis, Logan, Hank McCoy, Ororo Munroe, Lilandra Neramani |
| 12 | The Fate of the Phoenix! | comic story | 35 | script: Chris Claremont, John Byrne; pencils: John Byrne; inks: Terry Austin; colors: Glynis Wein; letters: Tom Orzechowski; editing: Jim Salicrup, Louise Jones | Angel, Araki, Beast, Colossus, Cyclops, Dark Phoenix, Earthquake, Gladiator, Hussar, Kallark, Logan, Manta, Hank McCoy, Ororo Munroe |
| 13 | Phoenix Effect | illustration | 1 | pencils: John Byrne; inks: Terry Austin; editing: Jim Salicrup | Phoenix |