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The X-Men #136

Marvel · Series began 1963 · August 1980

first appearance of Sarah Grey

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Sarah Grey (sister of Jean Grey) — first appearance

Dates

Cover date: August 1980
On sale: April 29, 1980
Pages: 36

Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #136 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 0714860246108
This edition’s page
UK pence edition0.15 GBP cover

British

Printed cover price 0.15 GBP.
This edition’s page

Facsimile reprints exist

X-Men No. 136 Facsimile Edition (2025). A facsimile reproduces this issue with a modern cover price and barcode; check before buying.

Creators

pencils: John Byrneinks: Terry Austinletters: Jim Novak, Tom Orzechowskiscript: John Byrne, Chris Claremont, Stan Leecolors: Glynis Oliver

Stories

Child of Light and Darkness! · 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.

Characters

LoganWolverineScott SummersCyclopsOroro MunroeStormHank McCoyBeastJean GreyPiotr RasputinColossusKurt WagnerNightcrawlerWarren Worthington IIICharles XavierProfessor XAngelEdwin JarvisKallarkGladiatorLilandra NeramaniDark PhoenixJohn GreyElaine GreyPeter CorbeauJimmy CarterArakiSarah Grey

Reprinted in

Crazy Magazine (1973), 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), Hasbro / Uncanny X-Men [Marvel Legends Reprint] (2010), 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. 136 Facsimile Edition (2025)