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Marvel Comics   ·   Released Oct 1st, 1980

The X-Men #138

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At the funeral of Jean Grey, Scott Summers listens over the eulogy and thinks back over the years of his relationship with Jean Grey: He recalls the early day of the X-Men and how when Jean first joined the team they were all in love. He recalls the teams first battles with Magneto, Vanisher and the Blob; the formation of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants and their subsequent clashes against them. Scott remembers how distant he felt with his teammates when Professor X briefly put him in charge of the school and how Warren began pursuing a relationship with Jean. He also remembers their encounter with Ka-Zar in the Savage Land, the Stranger that saw the defeat of their old enemies Magneto and Toad, their battle against the Juggernaut, and Mastermold and the Sentinels.

He recalls a succession of battles against the likes of Mimic, Count Nefaria, the Locust, Chulculcan, Banshee, the Super-Adaptoid, Warlock, and Cobalt Man. He remembers how Warrens eventual relationship with Candy Southern would give way for Scott and Jean to pursue their own relationship.

The threats would continue to come however, with the return of Juggernaut who they defeated with the aid of Dr. Strange, their battle with Tyrannus and the Mole Man, their first encounter with Spider-Man, Mekkano and their battle against Factor Three which ended with a graduation and the group getting unique costumes. He next remembers the day they battle Grotesk a battle that saw the seeming demise of Professor X. The menaces never stopped, like when they saved Lorna Dane from Mesmero and a Magneto robot, and when they rescued his brother Alex from the Living Monolith, and later stopped Larry Trask's Sentinels, and battled Sauron, Magneto and his Savage Land Mutates, the Japanese mutant Sunfire and how Professor X resurfaced to prevent an invasion from the alien Z'Nox and how Hank was mutated into a more furry form.

His mind then focuses on the formation of the new X-Men to save the old team from the mutant island Krakoa, and their first mission against Count Nefaria that ended in Thunderbird's death. He then recalls the capture of Jean and the X-Men by Stephen Lang's Sentinels that would lead to the rebirth of Jean as Phoenix. Battling the threats of Black Tom and Juggernaut, the return of Magneto, the arrival of Empress Lilandra and how Phoenix saved the universe from destruction by stabilizing the M'Kraan Crystal and after their battle with Weapon Alpha.

He recalls how their clash with Mesmero and Magneto would leave Scott and Jean to believe each other dead. Scott would go on to help save the Savage Land from Sauron and Garok, Japan from Moses Magnum and their clash with Alpha Flight in Canada. While Cyclops and the X-Men were battling Arcade, Scott recalls how Jean was being secretly seduced by their old foe Mastermind. He remembers their clash with Proteus. Howe the reunited team would learn of Kitty Pryde and attempt to recruit her into the X-Men only to be ambushed by the Hellfire Club and how they manipulated Jean into becoming their Black Queen ultimately unleashing her Dark Phoenix persona until she sacrificed her life.

With Scott's recollection complete, he offers his sympathies for Jean's parents. Lilandra offers them as well and gives the Grey's a gift, a holomatrix globe that would fill them with Jean's essence whenever they touched it. Meeting up with the Professor, Scott would tell him that he is quitting the X-Men. The Professor understands and wishes Scott the best of luck. With one X-Men leaving the ranks, a new one comes: A cab pulls up in front of Professor Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters and out comes Kitty Pride who sits on the steps waiting for the X-Men to come home from the funeral.

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32 pages
Cover Price
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Creators

Chris Claremont
Story, Writer
Chris Claremont
John Byrne
Story, Penciller, Cover Artist
John Byrne
Terry Austin
Inker, Cover Artist
Terry Austin
Glynis Oliver
Colorist
Glynis Oliver
Letterer
Tom Orzechowski
Louise Jones Simonson
Editor
Louise Jones Simonson
Jim Shooter
Editor-in-Chief
Jim Shooter

Characters

Angel
Warren Worthington III
Angel
Earth-616
Aurora
Jeanne-Marie Beaubier
Aurora
Earth-616
Banshee
Sean Cassidy
Banshee
Earth-616
Beast
Henry McCoy
Beast
Earth-616
Blob
Frederick Dukes
Blob
Earth-616
Colossus
Piotr Rasputin
Colossus
Earth-616
Count Nefaria
Luchino Nefaria
Count Nefaria
Earth-616
Cyclops
Scott Summers
Cyclops
Earth-616
Doctor Strange
Stephen Strange
Doctor Strange
Earth-616
Leopold Stryke
Eel
Earth-616
Juan Meroz
El Tigre
Earth-616
Elaine Grey
Elaine Grey
Earth-616
Garokk
Garokk
Earth-616
Havok
Alexander Summers
Havok
Earth-616
Human Torch
Johnny Storm
Human Torch
Earth-616
Iceman
Bobby Drake
Iceman
Earth-616
John Grey
John Grey
Earth-616
Juggernaut
Cain Marko
Juggernaut
Earth-616
Ka-Zar
Kevin Plunder
Ka-Zar
Earth-616
Katherine Pryde
Katherine Pryde
Earth-616
Krakoa
Krakoa
Earth-616
Ahmet Abdol
Living Monolith
Earth-616
August Hopper
Locust
Earth-616
Lucifer (Quistalium Alien)
Earth-616
Magneto
Max Eisenhardt
Magneto
Earth-616
Majestrix Lilandra
Lilandra Neramani
Majestrix Lilandra
Earth-616
Marvel Girl
Jean Grey
Marvel Girl
Earth-616
Mastermind
Jason Wyngarde
Mastermind
Earth-616
Mesmero
Vincent
Mesmero
Earth-616
Mole Man
Harvey Elder
Mole Man
Earth-616
Moses Magnum
Moses Magnum
Earth-616
Namor the Sub-Mariner
Namor McKenzie
Namor the Sub-Mariner
Earth-616
Nightcrawler
Kurt Wagner
Nightcrawler
Earth-616
Northstar
Jean-Paul Beaubier
Northstar
Earth-616
Plantman
Samuel Smithers
Plantman
Earth-616
Polaris
Lorna Dane
Polaris
Earth-616
Alexander Gentry
Porcupine
Earth-616
Professor X
Charles Xavier
Professor X
Earth-616
Proteus
Kevin MacTaggert
Proteus
Earth-616
Quicksilver
Pietro Maximoff
Quicksilver
Earth-616
Sara Grey
Sara Grey
Earth-616
Sasquatch
Walter Langkowski
Sasquatch
Earth-616
Sauron
Karl Lykos
Sauron
Earth-616
Scarecrow
Ebenezer Laughton
Scarecrow
Earth-616
Scarlet Witch
Wanda Maximoff
Scarlet Witch
Earth-616
Sentinel MK I
Sentinel MK I
Earth-616
Sentinel MK II
Sentinel MK II
Earth-616
Sentinel MK III
Sentinel MK III
Earth-616
Shaman
Michael Twoyoungmen
Shaman
Earth-616
Snowbird
Narya
Snowbird
Earth-616
Spider-Man
Peter Parker
Spider-Man
Earth-616
Storm
Ororo Munroe
Storm
Earth-616
Stranger
Stranger
Earth-616
Sunfire
Shiro Yoshida
Sunfire
Earth-616
Thing
Ben Grimm
Thing
Earth-616
Thunderbird
John Proudstar
Thunderbird
Earth-616
Toad
Mortimer Toynbee
Toad
Earth-616
Unicorn
Milos Masaryk
Unicorn
Earth-616
Vanisher
Vanisher
Earth-616
Vindicator
James Hudson
Vindicator
Earth-616
Wolverine
James Howlett
Wolverine
Earth-616

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