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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

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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
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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.

Publisher’s description

Professor X is dying?! Also, Rachel Summers unleashes the full fury of her powers!

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)