Dates
- Cover date
- August 1997
- On sale
- October 15, 1997
- Pages
- 516
Editions and covers (4)
Copies of #2 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.
- 4th printing
Fourth Printing
Marked as a later printing on the cover or in the indicia.
Barcode 978078512007051495
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Second Printing
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Barcode 978078510298451495 · shared with another edition
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Third Printing
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Barcode 978078510298451495 · shared with another edition
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Creators
Stories
- Wanted: Wolverine! Dead or Alive! (X-Men #120) · 17 pages
The X-Men fly out of Japan but a freak storm heads their plane into Canada where Alpha Flight is waiting to take Wolverine into custody. The X-Men begin their battle with Canada's super team.
- Shoot-Out at the Stampede! (X-Men #121) · 17 pages
Alpha Flight and the X-Men fight over Wolverine. Wolverine surrenders to save his teammates, but escapes to return home with his pals.
- Cry for the Children! (X-Men #122) · 17 pages
Wolverine forces Colossus to deal with his recent self-esteem problems. Xavier attends Lilandra's coronation. Jean meets Jason for the first time. Storm visits her old home to find it is a drug hangout. Wolverine sees Mariko in New York. Cyclops goes on a date with Colleen. Arcade conspires with Tom and Juggernaut to kill the X-Men.
- "Listen--Stop Me If You've Heard It--But This One Will KILL You!" (X-Men #123) · 17 pages
Arcade captures all of the X-Men and places them in Murder World, but Spider-Man is hot on their trail.
- He Only Laughs When I Hurt! (X-Men #124) · 17 pages
The X-Men try to break Colossus of Arcade's conditioning and escape Murder World.
- There's Something Awful on Muir Island! (X-Men #125) · 17 pages
Moira tests Jean's Phoenix powers. Jean begins having hallucinations thanks to Mastermind. Moira discovers that Proteus has escaped. Beast finds out the X-Men are alive and lets them know that Moira needs their help on Muir Isle.
- How Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth...! (X-Men #126) · 17 pages
The X-Men are on Muir Isle trying to take down the super-powerful Proteus who also happens to be Moira's son. Jean continues to have Mastermind-induced hallucinations.
- The Quality of Hatred! (X-Men #127) · 17 pages
Cyclops pulls the team together after their first mind-numbing encounter with Proteus. Proteus takes over the body of his father in order to take the X-Men down in round two.
- The Action of the Tiger! (X-Men #128) · 17 pages
It's the X-Men vs. Proteus to the death.
- God Spare the Child... (X-Men #129) · 17 pages
The X-Men return to the states, but Banshee stays in Scotland with Moira. Upon entering the mansion, the X-Men find Xavier is back and ready to lead the team again. Professor X identifies a new mutant and the X-Men go to recruit her. The Hellfire Club also tries to woo the young Kitty Pryde into their ranks.
- Dazzler (X-Men #130) · 17 pages
Kitty helps four of the X-Men escape from Emma Frost. Scott and Jean try to beat the Hellfire Club to recruiting Dazzler, the first mutant of the disco era. Jean's Mastermind-induced mind trips continue.
- Run for Your Life! (X-Men #131) · 17 pages
Kitty leads Scott, Jean and Kurt to where the White Queen is holding the rest of the team. Phoenix manifests astounding power in confronting the White Queen. Xavier offers a place to the two new mutants on his team; Dazzler turns him down but Kitty joins.
- And Hellfire Is Their Name! (X-Men #132) · 17 pages
The X-Men seek out Angel's advice on how to deal with the Hellfire Club as he is a member. The X-Men infiltrate the Club and are beaten by the inner circle. Mastermind works his final mojo on Jean Grey and she becomes the Black Queen of the Hellfire Club. Wolverine is the only X-Man left to mount a rescue.
- Wolverine: Alone! (X-Men #133) · 17 pages
Wolverine fights his way to his captured comrades while Cyclops and the X-Men wage a futile battle against the Inner Circle and their new Black Queen, Jean Grey.
- Too Late, the Heroes! (X-Men #134) · 17 pages
Jean breaks Mastermind's spell over her and the X-Men battle the Hellfire Club through the Club's mansion. Jean drives Mastermind insane for toying with her mind. Jean snaps and becomes Dark Phoenix.
- Dark Phoenix (X-Men #135) · 17 pages
Jean goes nuts as Dark Phoenix, beats up on her former teammates and heads for outer space to destroy a star system while the X-Men are left wondering how to handle their crazy comrade.
- Child of Light and Darkness! (X-Men #136) · 17 pages
Dark Phoenix returns to Earth to face the X-Men and her old life. After a pitched battle with her former teammates, Jean is restored to her right mind after a furious assault by Xavier. As the team is celebrating the purging of the Phoenix force, they vanish into thin air.
- The Fate of the Phoenix! (X-Men #137) · 35 pages
Lilandra transports the X-Men to her base so that Phoenix can be killed for her crime of wiping out an entire star system. Xavier explains that the Phoenix Force has been purged from Jean and demands the right to trial by combat when his captors refuse to listen. The X-Men and the Imperial Guard fight on the Blue Area of the Moon to determine Jean's fate. During the battle, Dark Phoenix manifests herself once again and Jean sacrifices herself rather than let the Phoenix loose on the universe.
- Elegy (X-Men #138) · 18 pages
During Jean's funeral, Cyclops gives a concise yet detailed history of the X-Men from the first 137 issues of the series. Cyclops leaves and Kitty joins.
- ... Something Wicked This Way Comes! · 22 pages
The X-Men begin to train together with their new line-up. Kitty tries to adjust to life as an X-Man. Wolverine and Nightcrawler head to Canada to help Alpha Flight track down Wendigo.
- Rage! (X-Men #140) · 22 pages
Wolverine and Nightcrawler help Alpha Flight battle Wendigo. Shaman transforms the beast back to human form. The Canadian government disbands Alpha Flight (next in Alpha Flight #1).
- Days of Future Past (X-Men #141) · 22 pages
Rachel Summers sends Kitty Pryde back in time from 2013 to warn the X-Men that the new Brotherhood of Evil Mutants will try to kill Senator Kelly and begin a chain of events that spells doom for mutants.
- Mind out of Time! (Uncanny X-Men #142) · 22 pages
The Brotherhood makes its play against Senator Kelly. Kitty's future self, which is in possession of her present body, helps the X-Men defeat Mystique and her crew (thus changing the future). As soon as Kelly is saved, Kitty's psyche returns from the future to her own body. A month later, in response to the attack, Kelly puts Gyrich in charge of a top secret Sentinel program called "Project Wideawake."
- Demon (Uncanny X-Men #143) · 22 pages
Kitty is left home alone on Christmas Eve and tangles with a nasty demon.
- Even in Death... (Uncanny X-Men #144) · 22 pages
D'Spayre pushes Lee's father to suicide and mucks with Cyclops' mind.