*Marvel: The Claremont & Cockrum ‘New’ X-Men was already a critical hit when #101 turned up, and in a dramatic turn of events, Jean Grey, former weak sister of the team, was escalated into a powerhouse when a cosmic ray storm seemed to transform her into the entity known as Phoenix – and a major, ultimately tragic, story arc for the X-Men began. The legend was somewhat tarnished in later years by Marvel’s shifting position on whether Jean actually was the Phoenix, or whether the Phoenix force just manifested itself in her form (and a swingin’ new costume), but nevertheless, this remains a key and highly sought after issue. This is an attractive VF copy, ND in the UK, for £135. SORRY, THIS HAS NOW SOLD