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The Uncanny X-Men #199

Marvel · Series began 1981 · November 1985

first appearance of Phoenix

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Phoenix (Rachel Grey Summers, typically from Earth-811) — first appearance and origin as the Phoenix, also in flashback as a baby

Dates

Cover date: November 1985
Pages: 36

Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #199 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Direct edition65¢ cover

Direct

No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.
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Canadian price edition0.75 CAD cover

Canadian

Printed cover price 0.75 CAD.

Barcode 0714860246111 · shared with another edition
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Newsstand edition65¢ cover

Newsstand

A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

Barcode 0714860246111 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page

Creators

pencils: John Romita Jr., Dan Green, Bob Laytoninks: John Romita Jr., Dan Green, Bob Laytonletters: Rick Parker, Tom Orzechowskiscript: Chris Claremont, Bob Layton, Jim Shootercolors: Glynis Oliver

Stories

The Spiral Path · 22 pages
Rachel Summers becomes Phoenix II. The Brotherhood becomes the government sanctioned Freedom Force. Freedom Force trounces the X-Men and arrests Magneto.

Characters

LoganWolverineScott SummersCyclopsJean GreyPiotr RasputinColossusKurt WagnerNightcrawlerRogueCharles XavierAnna MarieProfessor XKitty PrydeErik LehnsherrMagnetoShadowcatRaven DarkhölmeMystiqueRachel SummersMoira MacTaggertPhoenixFred DukesBlobValerie CooperSt. John AllerdycePyroDestinyRita WaywordIrene Adler

Reprinted in

X-Men Classic (1990), Essential X-Men (1996), Marvel Masterworks: The Uncanny X-Men (2003), The Uncanny X-Men Omnibus (2006), X-Men: Ghosts (2013), X-Men Epic Collection (2014), Phoenix Omnibus (2021)