CATALOG RECORD

Classic X-Men #8

Marvel · Series began 1986 · April 1987

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Dates

Cover date: April 1987
On sale: December 23, 1986
Pages: 36

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Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #8 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 07148602430904
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Creators

pencils: Arthur Adams, Dave Cockrum, James Sherman, John Boltoninks: Arthur Adams, Dave Cockrum, Sam Grainger, John Boltonscript: Chris Claremontcolors: Michele Robinson, Paul Becton, Glynis Oliverletters: Annette Kawecki, Rick Parker, Tom Orzechowski, Danny Crespi

Stories

Greater Love Hath No X-Man... · 19 pages
The X-Men have to battle the X-Sentinels to free their captured comrades. The space station is damaged in the fight, and Jean has to guide the Shuttle back to Earth herself knowing the strain will kill her.
Phoenix · 12 pages

Publisher’s description

Classic X-Men, reprinted in style! This blockbuster issue remasters and retells the unforgettable story of Uncanny X-Men #100, in which Jean Greay makes the untilate sacrifice to save her X-Men family from a cosmic death in the stars!

Characters

LoganWolverineScott SummersCyclopsOroro MunroeStormJean GreyPiotr RasputinColossusKurt WagnerNightcrawlerCharles XavierProfessor XMarvel GirlSean CassidyBansheeThe Phoenix ForcePeter CorbeauSteven Lang

Reprinted in

X-Men Classic: The Complete Collection (2018), X-Men: Phoenix Rising (2009), X-Men: Phoenix Rising (2011), X-Factor Epic Collection (2017), X-Men: Dark Phoenix Saga Omnibus (2018), Phoenix Omnibus (2021), X-Factor: The Original X-Men Omnibus (2024)