Credits
Writer(s):
Chris Claremont
Penciller(s):
Dave Cockrum
Inker(s):
Frank Chiaramonte
Colorist(s):
Bonnie Wilford
Letterer(s):
John Costanza
Subject Matter
Genres:
superhero
Feature(s):
X-Men
Character(s):
X-Men [Professor X; Cyclops; Phoenix [Jean Grey] (first appearance); Storm; Wolverine; Colossus; Banshee; Nightcrawler [Groucho Marx; Clark Gable; Fred Astaire]]; GUESTS: Moira MacTaggert; Peter Corbeau; VILLAINS: Black Tom Cassidy (first full appearance); Juggernaut
First Line:
Prologue: welcome to the last moments of a young woman's life.
Synopsis:
The X-Men's shuttle crash lands in Jamaica Bay and Jean rises from the wreckage as the Phoenix. To facilitate Jean's recovery, Prof X sends all of the X-Men but Cyclops to Scotland on vacation where Banshee has just inherited his ancestral castle. The X-Men show up at the castle and find it already inhabited by Sean's cousin Tom and his pal Juggy.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:
Miscellaneous
Pages:
17
Notes:
Of course, as all now know, Jean and Phoenix are two separate entities (the latter taking the former for a template), and not the same being as the story insinuates.