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The X-Men #135

Marvel · Series began 1963 · July 1980

first full appearance of Dark Phoenix

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Dark Phoenix (Jean Grey) — first full appearance

Dates

Cover date: July 1980
On sale: March 1980
Pages: 36

Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #135 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Direct edition40¢ cover

Direct

No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.
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Newsstand edition40¢ cover

Newsstand

A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

Barcode 0714860246107
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UK pence edition0.15 GBP cover

British

Printed cover price 0.15 GBP.
This edition’s page

Facsimile reprints exist

X-Men No. 135 Facsimile Edition (2025). A facsimile reproduces this issue with a modern cover price and barcode; check before buying.

Creators

pencils: John Byrne, Sal Buscemainks: Terry Austin, Sal Buscemaletters: Jim Novak, Tom Orzechowskiscript: John Byrne, Chris Claremont, Bill Mantlo, Stan Leecolors: Bob Sharen

Stories

Dark Phoenix · 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.

Characters

Peter ParkerSpider-ManLoganWolverineBen GrimmScott SummersThe ThingCyclopsReed RichardsOroro MunroeStormMister FantasticHank McCoyBeastJean GreyStephen StrangeDoctor StrangePiotr RasputinColossusKurt WagnerNightcrawlerWarren Worthington IIICharles XavierProfessor XAngelSilver SurferNorrin RaddSean CassidyBansheeMoira MacTaggert

Reprinted in

Crazy Magazine (1973), Rampage Monthly (1978), The Uncanny X-Men (1984), The Dark Phoenix Saga: The Uncanny X-Men (1984), Classic X-Men (1986), Essential X-Men (1996), Marvel Masterworks: The Uncanny X-Men (2003), Wizard X-Men Masterpiece Edition (2003), The Uncanny X-Men Omnibus (2006), X-Men: The Dark Phoenix Saga (2006), Marvel Masterworks: The Uncanny X-Men (2009), X-Men: Dark Phoenix Saga (2010), The Ultimate Graphic Novels Collection (2011), X-Men Epic Collection (2014), X-Men: Dark Phoenix Saga Omnibus (2018), X-Men: Children of the Atom (2019), X-Men Milestones: Dark Phoenix Saga (2019), Phoenix Omnibus (2021), X-Men No. 135 Facsimile Edition (2025)