Classic X-Men #42 (1989) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	The Dark Phoenix Saga [Part 8]	cover	1	pencils: Steve Lightle; inks: Steve Lightle	Beast, Colossus, Cyclops, Dark Phoenix, Logan, Hank McCoy, Ororo Munroe, Nightcrawler, Piotr Rasputin, Storm, Scott Summers, Kurt Wagner, Wolverine, Professor X
1	-	table of contents	1	pencils: Steve Lightle; inks: Steve Lightle	Professor X, Charles Xavier
2	Child of Light and Darkness	comic story	17	script: Chris Claremont, John Byrne; pencils: John Byrne; inks: Terry Austin; colors: Glynis Oliver; letters: Tom Orzechowski	Angel, Araki, Beast, Jimmy Carter, Colossus, Cyclops, Dark Phoenix, Gladiator, Elaine Grey, John Grey, Sarah Grey, Edwin Jarvis, Kallark, Logan
3	When Dreams Are Dust	comic story	15	script: Chris Claremont; pencils: Mike Collins; inks: Al Williamson; colors: Gregory Wright; letters: Joe Rosen	Cyclops, Nathaniel Essex, Jean Grey, Robyn Hanover, Mr. Sinister, Phoenix, Scott Summers, Professor X, Charles Xavier

Edition	How to tell
Newsstand	price 1.25 USD; 1.75 CAD; barcode 07148602430914
Mark Jewelers	price 1.25 USD; 1.75 CAD; barcode 07148602430914

Collection	Year
X-Men: The Dark Phoenix Saga #[nn] ISBN 0-7851-2213-3	2006	On eBay ›
The Uncanny X-Men Omnibus #2 ISBN 978-0-7851-8572-7	2014	On eBay ›
X-Men Classic Omnibus #[nn] ISBN 978-1-302-90811-9	2017	On eBay ›
X-Men Milestones: Dark Phoenix Saga #[nn] ISBN 9781302918521	2019	On eBay ›
X-Men Classic: The Complete Collection #2 ISBN 978-1-302-92058-6	2019	On eBay ›
Phoenix Omnibus #1 ISBN 978-1-302-94576-3	2021	On eBay ›

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