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Marvel Comics   ·   Released Jan 1st, 1980

The X-Men #129

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GOD SPARE THE CHILD...

The X-Men leave Muir Island in Scotland, but Banshee decides to stay with Moira.  Havok and Polaris still think they don't belong with the X-Men, and also stay behind with Madrox. During the flight, Jean has visions about her past with Jason Wyngard again, and it is even more real than last time.  When they finally get to the Mansion X, sensors warn that there's a person inside, but when they enter, it's Professor X, back from the Shiar Empire.  After some days of rest, Jean still thinks she can't control the Phoenix Force and is afraid. Professor X is having problems training the X-Men, treating them like children as he used to do with his first students.  Cyclops tries to argue that they are all grown men now, specially Wolverine and Storm, but Xavier doesn't want to listen. Suddenly,...

Format
Comic
Page Count
32 pages
Cover Price
$0.40
UPC
0714860246101
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Creators

Chris Claremont
Writer
Chris Claremont
John Byrne
Writer, Penciller, Cover Artist
John Byrne
Terry Austin
Inker, Cover Artist
Terry Austin
Bob Sharen
Colorist
Bob Sharen
Letterer
Tom Orzechowski
Cover Artist
Dan Crespi
Roger Stern
Editor
Roger Stern
Jim Shooter
Editor-in-Chief
Jim Shooter

Characters

Banshee
Sean Cassidy
Banshee
Earth-616
Black Bishop
Harry Leland
Black Bishop
Earth-616
Black King
Sebastian Shaw
Black King
Earth-616
Carmen Pryde
Carmen Pryde
Earth-616
Colossus
Piotr Rasputin
Colossus
Earth-616
Cyclops
Scott Summers
Cyclops
Earth-616
Havok
Alexander Summers
Havok
Earth-616
Katherine Pryde
Katherine Pryde
Earth-616
Mastermind
Jason Wyngarde
Mastermind
Earth-616
Moira MacTaggert
Moira Kinross
Moira MacTaggert
Earth-616
Multiple Man
Jamie Madrox
Multiple Man
Earth-616
Nightcrawler
Kurt Wagner
Nightcrawler
Earth-616
Phoenix
Jean Grey
Phoenix
Earth-616
Polaris
Lorna Dane
Polaris
Earth-616
Professor X
Charles Xavier
Professor X
Earth-616
Storm
Ororo Munroe
Storm
Earth-616
Theresa Pryde
Theresa Pryde
Earth-616
White Bishop
Donald Pierce
White Bishop
Earth-616
White Queen
Emma Frost
White Queen
Earth-616
Wolverine
James Howlett
Wolverine
Earth-616

Key Events

First Appearance
Sebastian Shaw as Black King Earth-616
First Appearance
Jean Grey as Dark Phoenix Earth-616
First Appearance
Katherine Pryde Earth-616
First Appearance
Emma Frost as White Queen Earth-616
First Appearance
Donald Pierce Earth-616
First Appearance
Carmen Pryde Earth-616
First Appearance
Theresa Pryde Earth-616

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  • X-Men: We are the X-Men TP
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    The X-Men Vol. 1 (1963 - 1981)
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    True Believers: X-Men – Kitty Pryde & Emma Frost #1
    True Believers: X-Men – Kitty Pryde & Emma Frost (2019)
    Reprinting X-Men (1963) #129.
  • Uncanny X-Men Omnibus Vol. 1 HC
    Uncanny X-Men Omnibus Vol. 1 HC
    Uncanny X-Men Vol. 1 (1981 - 2011)
    When a young writer named Chris Claremont took over X-Men in 1976, few fans could predict the incredible impact he would have on the Marvel Comics series. With a flair for realistic dialogue, heartfelt storylines and hard-hitting action, Claremont's...
  • X-Men: Dark Phoenix Saga Omnibus HC
    X-Men: Dark Phoenix Saga Omnibus HC
    Uncanny X-Men Vol. 1 (1981 - 2011)
    The greatest comic-book saga ever told, in one cosmic-sized Omnibus! It begins with a shocking story in which Marvel Girl sacrifices herself...only to be reborn as Phoenix! But when a galaxy-spanning adventure reveals that Jean Grey has somehow attained...
  • X-Men Epic Collection: The Fate of the Phoenix TP
    X-Men Epic Collection: The Fate of the Phoenix TP
    X-Men Epic Collection (2014)
    Chris Claremont and John Byrne’s collaboration ranks among the greatest comics has ever known. But of their many iconic X-MEN stories, none was more epic or influential than the “Dark Phoenix Saga”! The X-Men have fought many battles, set out on galaxy-spanning...
  • X-Men Milestones: Dark Phoenix Saga TP
    X-Men Milestones: Dark Phoenix Saga TP
    X-Men Milestones (2019)
    The biggest and best adventures of Marvel's mighty mutants - these are the X-Men Milestones! It doesn't get any more iconic than this tale of triumph and tragedy! The X-Men have fought many battles, embarked on galaxy-spanning adventures and...
  • X-Men: Children of the Atom Box Set
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    The X-Men's complete 1960s-1970s adventures - from their first clash with Magneto through the nightmarish Days of Future Past! Witness Professor X train the original X-Men - Cyclops, Marvel Girl, Beast, Angel and Iceman - to protect a world that...

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