CATALOG RECORD
The X-Men #137
first appearance of Manta, Warstar, Hussar and others
WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT
- Manta (Shi'ar Imperial Guard) — first appearance
- Warstar (Shi'ar Imperial Guard) — first appearance
- Hussar (Shi'ar Imperial Guard) — first appearance
- Earthquake (Marvel, Shi'ar, Imperial Guard) — first appearance
- Raksor (Skrull, Marvel) — first appearance
- Bel-Dann (Kree, Marvel) — first appearance
Dates
- Cover date
- September 1980
- On sale
- 1980
- Pages
- 52
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Editions and covers (2)
Copies of #137 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.
This edition’s page
X-Men No. 137 Facsimile Edition (2019). A facsimile reproduces this issue with a modern cover price and barcode; check before buying.
Publisher’s description
It's the Shi'Ar versus the X-Men in an epic duel on the blue area of the Moon! Winner decides the fate of the Dark Phoenix! Can Cyclops save his love? Or is she doomed to die at the hand of the Shi'Ar?
Reprinted in
Marvel Superheroes [Marvel Super-Heroes] (1979), Phoenix (1984), Crazy Magazine (1973), The Dark Phoenix Saga: The Uncanny X-Men (1984), The Uncanny X-Men (1984), Classic X-Men (1986), Essential X-Men (1996), Marvel Collectible Classics: X-Men (1998), The 100 Greatest Marvels of All Time (2001), Wizard X-Men Masterpiece Edition (2003), Marvel Masterworks: The Uncanny X-Men (2003), Marvel Visionaries: Chris Claremont (2005), X-Men: The Dark Phoenix Saga (2006), The Uncanny X-Men Omnibus (2006), Marvel Masters: The Art of John Byrne (2008), Marvel Masterworks: The Uncanny X-Men (2009), X-Men: Dark Phoenix Saga (2010), The Ultimate Graphic Novels Collection (2011), X-Men Epic Collection (2014), X-Men: Dark Phoenix Saga Omnibus (2018)