American Update: X-Men #137: ‘Phoenix Must Die!’ VF/NM
*Marvel: The culmination of Claremont and Byrnes ‘Fate of the Phoenix’ storyline, following the cosmic empowerment of the former Marvel Girl, her gradual temptation to the dark side as Phoenix, and the heinous acts committed by her other persona. Arrested by cosmic peacekeeping force the Imperial Guard and put on trial for her crimes, Jean Grey and her teammates battle for her life – and lose, in a story that was genuinely shocking and epic at the time of its publication, and has lost only a little of its impact with Jean’s subsequent two (to date) resurrections. This square-bound extra-length issue was never distributed in the United Kingdom, as the distributors refused to handle non-standard copies, and has thus constituted an annoying gap for many British fans. This copy is VF/NM, on sale at £50. SORRY, THIS HAS NOW SOLD