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138October 1980
$0.50

The X-Men #138

Marvel · October 1980 · on sale 1980-06-24

Death of Dark Phoenix2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
The X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series)
Issue
#138
Publication date
October 1980
Key date
1980-10-00
On-sale date
1980-06-24
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.50
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

Death on record for: Dark Phoenix, Thunderbird.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Exit Cyclops!cover1pencils: John Byrne; inks: Terry AustinAngel, Beast, Colossus, Cyclops, Bobby Drake, Iceman, Logan, Hank McCoy, Ororo Munroe, Nightcrawler, Professor X, Piotr Rasputin, Storm, Scott Summers
2Elegycomic story18script: John Byrne, Chris Claremont; pencils: John Byrne; inks: Terry Austin; colors: Glynis Wein; letters: Tom OrzechowskiAhmet Abdol, Tanya Anderssen, Angel, Ape Man, Arcade, Astra, Romulus Augustulus, Aurora, Banshee, Beast, Jean-Paul Beaubier, Jeanne-Marie Beaubier, Bird Man, Black Bishop

Plus 4 pages of advertisements and other matter across 4 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandbarcode 0714860246110
Britishprice 0.15 GBP

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Classic X-Men #441990On eBay ›
Essential X-Men #2
ISBN 0-7851-0298-1		1997On eBay ›
The Official Marvel Index to the X-Men #71988On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Uncanny X-Men #5
ISBN 0-7851-1698-2		2005On eBay ›
Crazy Magazine #881982On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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