CATALOG RECORD
The X-Men #137
first appearance of Manta, Warstar, Hussar and others
WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT
- Manta (Shi'ar Imperial Guard) — first appearance
- Warstar (Shi'ar Imperial Guard) — first appearance
- Hussar (Shi'ar Imperial Guard) — first appearance
- Earthquake (Marvel, Shi'ar, Imperial Guard) — first appearance
- Raksor (Skrull, Marvel) — first appearance
- Bel-Dann (Kree, Marvel) — first appearance
Dates
- Cover date
- September 1980
- On sale
- June 17, 1980
- Pages
- 52
Editions and covers (2)
Copies of #137 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.
- Direct edition
Direct
No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.
Source ↗ - Newsstand edition
Newsstand
A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.
Barcode 0714860246109
This edition’s page
X-Men No. 137 Facsimile Edition (2019). A facsimile reproduces this issue with a modern cover price and barcode; check before buying.
Creators
Stories
- The Fate of the Phoenix! · 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.
Characters
Reprinted in
Marvel Superheroes [Marvel Super-Heroes] (1979), Phoenix (1984), Crazy Magazine (1973), The Dark Phoenix Saga: The Uncanny X-Men (1984), The Uncanny X-Men (1984), Classic X-Men (1986), Essential X-Men (1996), Marvel Collectible Classics: X-Men (1998), The 100 Greatest Marvels of All Time (2001), Wizard X-Men Masterpiece Edition (2003), Marvel Masterworks: The Uncanny X-Men (2003), Marvel Visionaries: Chris Claremont (2005), X-Men: The Dark Phoenix Saga (2006), The Uncanny X-Men Omnibus (2006), Marvel Masters: The Art of John Byrne (2008), 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)