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Excalibur #52

Marvel · Series began 1988 · July 1992

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Dates

Cover date: July 1992
On sale: May 19, 1992
In stores: May 19, 1992
Pages: 36

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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.
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Newsstand edition

Newsstand

A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

Barcode 07148602711907
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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.

Publisher’s description

Rachel Grey's mind is trapped in a coma, so Excalibur turns to the greatest master of the mind on Earth – Charles Xavier!

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)