Why it's Hot:
- Debut of new powers, Jean Grey is reborn as the Phoenix
- This moment was later expanded as the Phoenix Force being a cosmic entity that copied Grey’s form
- 1st full appearance of Black Tom Cassidy
- ICONIC Cover Art by Dave Cockrum
- NEWSSTAND EDITOIN
Synopsis:
After a harrowing space mission, the X-Men’s shuttle crashes in Jamaica Bay. From the wreckage, Jean Grey rises transformed—now calling herself Phoenix. As Jean recovers, the team visits Banshee’s ancestral castle in Scotland, only to be greeted by hostile guests: Black Tom Cassidy and the unstoppable Juggernaut.
