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134June 1980
$0.40

The X-Men #134

Marvel · June 1980 · on sale 1980-02-26

First appearance: Dark Phoenix2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
The X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series)
Issue
#134
Publication date
June 1980
Key date
1980-06-00
On-sale date
1980-02-26
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.40
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Dark Phoenix - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Heroes and Hellfirecover1pencils: John Byrne; inks: Terry Austin; letters: Gaspar SaladinoBlack Bishop, Black King, Black Queen, Colossus, Cyclops, Jean Grey, Harry Leland, Logan, Piotr Rasputin, Sebastian Shaw, Scott Summers, Wolverine, Mastermind, Jason Wyngarde
2Too Late, The Heroes!comic story17script: John Byrne, Chris Claremont; pencils: John Byrne; inks: Terry Austin; colors: Bob Sharen; letters: Tom OrzechowskiBeast, Black Bishop, Black King, Black Queen, Colossus, Cyclops, Dark Phoenix First, Jean Grey, Robert Kelly, Harry Leland, Logan, Hank McCoy, Ororo Munroe, Nightcrawler
3-in-house column1script: Stan LeeStan Lee
5-letters page1script: Chris ClaremontCaleb Hammer

Plus 5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 5 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 0.15 GBP
Newsstandbarcode 0714860246106

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Classic X-Men #401989On eBay ›
The Dark Phoenix Saga: The Uncanny X-Men #2
ISBN 0-939766-96-5		1984On eBay ›
Essential X-Men #2
ISBN 0-7851-0298-1		1997On eBay ›
The Official Marvel Index to the X-Men #71988On eBay ›
The Uncanny X-Men #[nn]
ISBN 0-939766-96-5		1984On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Uncanny X-Men #5
ISBN 0-7851-1698-2		2005On eBay ›
Buy Rite, Inc. [X-Men] #[nn]2006On eBay ›
Crazy Magazine #881982On eBay ›
X-Men: The Dark Phoenix Saga #[nn]
ISBN 0-7851-2213-3		2006On eBay ›

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Series context

‹ #133134 of 141#135 ›

Sources

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