Dates
- Cover date
- July 1992
- On sale
- May 19, 1992
- Pages
- 36
Editions and covers (2)
Copies of #52 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 07148602711907
This edition’s page
Creators
pencils: Alan Davis, Dave Hoover, Will Simpson, Jimmy Palmiottiinks: Mark Farmer, Jimmy Palmiotti, Dave Hooverscript: Alan Daviscolors: Kelly Corveseletters: Michael Heisler
Stories
- All You Ever Wanted to Know About Phoenix... But Were Afraid to Ask · 22 pages
Professor X tries to reach Rachel through her coma and he and Excalibur are treated to a full and detailed origin of both Phoenix and Rachel by the Phoenix Force. After the tale is told, the Phoenix Force takes Rachel to the stars to heal.
Characters
LoganWolverineScott SummersCyclopsOroro MunroeStormHank McCoyBeastJean GreyPiotr RasputinColossusKurt WagnerNightcrawlerRogueCharles XavierAnna MarieProfessor XKitty PrydeErik LehnsherrMagnetoEmma FrostBrian BraddockShadowcatCaptain BritainFranklin RichardsWhite QueenRachel SummersMeggan BraddockPhoenixMerlyn
Reprinted in
Excalibur Epic Collection (2017), Excalibur Visionaries: Alan Davis (2009), X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014), Excalibur Omnibus (2020), Phoenix Omnibus (2021)