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The X-Men #101

Marvel · Series began 1963 · October 1976

first appearance of Phoenix

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WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT

Phoenix (Jean Grey) — first appearance
Black Tom (Marvel, Tom Cassidy) — first full appearance

Dates

Cover date: October 1976
On sale: June 15, 1976
Pages: 36

Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #101 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Original edition30¢ cover

Barcode 0714860246110 · shared with another edition
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UK pence edition0.10 GBP cover

British

Printed cover price 0.10 GBP.

Barcode 0714860246110 · shared with another edition
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Facsimile reprints exist

X-Men No. 101 Facsimile Edition (2023). A facsimile reproduces this issue with a modern cover price and barcode; check before buying.

Creators

pencils: Dave Cockrum, Jack Kirby, Jack Davisinks: Dave Cockrum, Frank Chiaramonteletters: Danny Crespi, John Costanzascript: Chris Claremont, Stan Leecolors: Bonnie Wilford

Stories

Like a Phoenix, from the Ashes! · 17 pages
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.

Characters

LoganWolverineScott SummersCyclopsOroro MunroeStormJean GreyPiotr RasputinColossusKurt WagnerNightcrawlerCharles XavierProfessor XCain MarkoJuggernautSean CassidyBansheeMoira MacTaggertPhoenixTom CassidyBlack TomPeter CorbeauEamon O'Donnell

Reprinted in

Marvel Masterworks: The Uncanny X-Men (2003), X-Men No. 101 Facsimile Edition (2023), Rampage Monthly (1978), Classic X-Men (1986), Marvel Masterworks (1987), Essential X-Men (1996), Marvel Masterworks: The Uncanny X-Men - Barnes & Noble Edition (2003), X-Men Vol. 1, No. 101 [Marvel Legends Reprint] (2004), The Uncanny X-Men Omnibus (2006), Marvel Masterworks: The Uncanny X-Men (2009), X-Men Epic Collection (2014), X-Men: Dark Phoenix Saga Omnibus (2018), True Believers: Enter the Phoenix (2018), X-Men: Children of the Atom (2019), Phoenix Omnibus (2021)