Comics:X-Men Vol 1 138

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X-Men Vol 1 #138

October, 1980

Editor-in-Chief

Jim Shooter

Cover Artists

John Byrne, Terry Austin

"Elegy"
Writers Chris Claremont, John Byrne Pencilers John Byrne Inkers Terry Austin Colourists Glynis Wein Letterers Tom Orzechowski Editors Louise Jones

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I will... miss you, Scott.

-- Professor X

Appearing in "Elegy"

Featured Characters:

• The X-Men
  • Cyclops (Scott Summers) - (Leaves Team)
  • Storm (Ororo)
  • Wolverine
  • Colossus (Peter Rasputin)
  • Nightcrawler (Kurt Wagner)
• Professor X (Charles Xavier)

Supporting Characters:

• Kitty Pryde
• Lilandra
• Angel (Warren Worthington III)
• Beast ("Hank" McCoy)
• Iceman ("Bobby" Drake)
• Marvel Girl / Phoenix (Jean Grey) - (Appearance in flashback only)
• Mimic (Calvin Rankin) - (Appearance in flashback only)
• Havok (Alex Summers) - (Appearance in flashback only)
• Polaris (Lorna Dane) - (Appearance in flashback only)
• Banshee (Sean Cassidy) - (Appearance in flashback only)
• Sunfire (Shiro Yoshida) - (Appearance in flashback only)
• Thunderbird (John Proudstar) - (Appearance in flashback only)
• Changeling / Professor X - (Appearance in flashback only)

Villains:

• Magneto - (Appearance in flashback only)
• Vanisher - (Appearance in flashback only)
• The Blob - (Appearance in flashback only)
• Toad - (Appearance in flashback only)
• Mastermind (Jason Wyngarde) - (Appearance in flashback only)
• The Stranger - (Appearance in flashback only)
• Juggernaut (Cain Marko) - (Appearance in flashback only)
• Sentinels - (Appearance in flashback only)
• Master Mold - (Appearance in flashback only)
• Lucifer - (Appearance in flashback only)
• Count Nefaria - (Appearance in flashback only)
• Unicorn - (Appearance in flashback only)
• Scarecrow - (Appearance in flashback only)
• Eel - (Appearance in flashback only)
• Plantman - (Appearance in flashback only)
• Porcupine - (Appearance in flashback only)
• Locust - (Appearance in flashback only)
• El Tigre - (Appearance in flashback only)
• Super-Adaptoid - (Appearance in flashback only)
• Warlock - (Appearance in flashback only)
• Cobalt Man - (Appearance in flashback only)
• Tyrannus - (Appearance in flashback only)
• Mole Man - (Appearance in flashback only)
• Mekano - (Appearance in flashback only)
• Mutant Master - (Appearance in flashback only)
• Grotesk - (Appearance in flashback only)
• Mesmero - (Appearance in flashback only)
• Living Monolith - (Appearance in flashback only)
• Sauron - (Appearance in flashback only)
• Lorelei - (Appearance in flashback only)
• Z'Nox - (Appearance in flashback only)
• Krakoa - (Appearance in flashback only)
• Ani-Men - (Appearance in flashback only)
  • Ape-Man - (Appearance in flashback only)
  • Bird-Man - (Appearance in flashback only)
  • Cat-Man - (Appearance in flashback only)
  • Dragonfly - (Appearance in flashback only)
  • Frog-Man - (Appearance in flashback only)
• Black Tom Cassidy - (Appearance in flashback only)
• Emperor D'Ken - (Appearance in flashback only)
• The Imperial Guard - (Appearance in flashback only)
  • Gladiator - (Appearance in flashback only)
  • Astra - (Appearance in flashback only)
  • Electron - (Appearance in flashback only)
  • Fang - (Appearance in flashback only)
  • Hobgoblin - (Appearance in flashback only)
  • Oracle - (Appearance in flashback only)
  • Quasar - (Appearance in flashback only)
  • Smasher - (Appearance in flashback only)
    
  • Starbolt - (Appearance in flashback only)
  • Tempest - (Appearance in flashback only)
  • Titan - (Appearance in flashback only)
  • Midget - (Appearance in flashback only)
• Garokk - (Appearance in flashback only)
• Moses Magnum - (Appearance in flashback only)
• Arcade - (Appearance in flashback only)
• Proteus in the body of Joseph MacTaggert - (Appearance in flashback only)
• Hellfire Club - (Appearance in flashback only)
  • Sebastian Shaw - (Appearance in flashback only)
  • Donald Pierce - (Appearance in flashback only)
  • Harry Leland - (Appearance in flashback only)
• Dark Phoenix - (Appearance in flashback only)

Other Characters: - (Appearance in flashback only)

• John Grey
• Elaine Grey
• Sara Grey
• Quicksilver - (Appearance in flashback only)
• Scarlet Witch - (Appearance in flashback only)
• Sub-Mariner - (Appearance in flashback only)
• Ka-Zar - (Appearance in flashback only)
• Zabu - (Appearance in flashback only)
• Human Torch - (Appearance in flashback only)
• Zelda - (Appearance in flashback only)
• Vera - (Appearance in flashback only)
• Candy Southern - (Appearance in flashback only)
• Doctor Strange - (Appearance in flashback only)
• Spider-Man - (Appearance in flashback only)
• Tanya Anderssen - (Appearance in flashback only)
• The Thing - (Appearance in flashback only) (Cameo)
• Phoenix - (Appearance in flashback only)
• Alpha Flight - (Appearance in flashback only)
  • Vindicator - (Appearance in flashback only)
  • Northstar - (Appearance in flashback only)
  • Shaman - (Appearance in flashback only)
  • Snowbird - (Appearance in flashback only)
  • Sasquatch - (Appearance in flashback only)
  • Aurora - (Appearance in flashback only)
• Moira MacTaggert - (Appearance in flashback only)

Locations:

• Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters

Items:

• Cyclops' Visor, ver. 2
• M'Kraan Crystal - (Appearance in flashback only)
  
  

Synopsis for "Elegy"

The X-Men attend the funeral of Jean Grey. Scott has a lengthy flashback about his and Jean's history with the X-Men, and decides to leave the team. Lilandra gives the Greys a crystal with Jean's essence in it. Kitty Pryde arrives at the school.

Notes

• This issue is reprinted in many other comics and books, see references for more info.^[1]
  

Trivia

• The tombstone lists Jean Grey's birthdate as 1956, making her 24 years old at this point.
• With this issue, the cover price rises to 50 cents.

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Recommended Reading

• X-Men #137 - "Jean Grey" dies.

Links and References

• Uncanny X-Men at Wikipedia
• Uncanny X-Men at Marvel Subscriptions
• Uncanny X-Men series index at Comicbookdb.com
• Uncanny X-Men series index at Uncanny X-Men.net
• Uncanny X-Men series index at the Grand Comics Database Project
• The Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators - accessed on 06/30/2009
• The Official Marvel Index to the X-Men #7 - See for further referencing
• The Official Marvel Index to the X-Men Vol 2 #3 - See for further referencing