| Release: | Jul 1980 |
| Cover: | Jul 1980 |
Dark Phoenix!
| Release: | Jul 1980 |
| Cover: | Jul 1980 |
The X-Men are easily defeated by Dark Phoenix, who then leaves Earth looking for something else. Beast arrives in an Avengers quinjet to help the team regroup, but they have no means of tracking Dark Phoenix. Jean, hungry, consumes a G-type star she passes, triggering a nova that slaughters five billion people living in the solar system who were allied with the Shi'Ar. The Shi'Ar decide that Dark Phoenix must be stopped at all costs.
| Writer | Chris Claremont |
| Artist | John Byrne |
| Cover Penciller | John Byrne |
| Cover Inker | Terry Austin |
| Penciller | John Byrne |
| Inker | Terry Austin |
| Colorist | Bob Sharen |
| Letterer | Tom Orzechowski |
| Editor | Roger Stern |
| Editor in Chief | Jim Shooter |
| Spider-Man | Peter Parker |
| The Thing | Benjamin J. Grimm |
| Mr. Fantastic | Reed Richards |
| Wolverine | James 'Logan' Howlett |
| Beast | Henry 'Hank' McCoy |
| Cyclops | Scott Summers |
| Professor X | Charles Francis Xavier |
| Colossus | Piotr 'Peter' Nikolaievitch Rasputin |
| Storm | Ororo Munroe |
| Nightcrawler | Kurt Wagner |
| Angel | Warren Worthington III |
| Silver Surfer | Norrin Radd |
| Banshee | Sean Cassidy |
| Moira MacTaggert | |
| Sebastian Shaw | |
| Lilandra Neramani | |
| Robert Kelly | |
| Harry Leland | |
| Dr. Strange | Carlo Strange |
| Age | Bronze Age |
|---|---|
| Format | Comic |
| Series Group | X-Men |
| Genre | Action | Adventure | Super-Heroes |
| No. of Pages | 32 |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
| My Rating |
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| Storage Box | CGC/CBCS BOX #24 |
| Read | |
| Index | 18816 |
| Added Date | Aug 10, 2020 18:13:09 |
| Modified Date | Dec 01, 2025 16:29:51 |
| Cover Price | $ 0.40 |
|---|---|
| Grade and value | 9.4 Near Mint |
| Grade status | Slabbed and graded by CGC 9.4 2109622011 |
| Slab Certification Number | CGC 9.4 - 2109622011 |
| Grader Notes | CGC Cert # 2109622011 Title X-Men Issue 135 Issue Date 7/80 Issue Year 1980 Publisher Marvel Comics Grade 9.4 Page Quality WHITE Grade Date 06/15/2020 Grade Category Modern Art Comments Chris Claremont story John Byrne & Terry Austin cover & art Key Comments 1st appearance of Senator Robert Kelly. Reed Richards, Thing, Spider-Man, Doctor Strange & Silver Surfer cameo. Grader Notes crease left top of back cover |
| Key | Minor: 1st app. of Senator Robert Kelly |
| Key Categories | 1st appearance |
| Purchased | Aug 10, 2020 for $ 77.00 |
X-MEN #135, CGC 9.4 NM - THE AUCTION HAS ENDED
1980, 1st full Dark Phoenix with cover; 1st Senator Robert Kelly
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Publisher: Marvel Comics
Page Quality: WHITE Pages
Type of Holder: Modern
Degree Of Restoration: Unrestored
End Date: 8/6/2020 11:47:46 PM
ComicLink Comments:
The classic Dark Pheonix saga really started heating up in this iconic 1980 issue of X-Men by Claremont, Byrne and Austin. The offered example has been graded Near Mint 9.4 by CGC. Adding to its desirability, it has also retained newsstand-fresh White Pages.