I will... miss you, Scott.

-- Professor X

Appearing in "Elegy"Edit

Featured Characters:

• X-Men (Appears in flashback and main story)
  • Cyclops (Appears in flashback and main story) - (Leaves Team)
  • Storm (Appears in flashback and main story)
  • Wolverine (Appears in flashback and main story)
  • Colossus (Appears in flashback and main story)
  • Nightcrawler (Appears in flashback and main story)
  • Professor X (Appears in flashback and main story)
  • Kitty Pryde (Appears in flashback and main story) - (Joins Team)
• Angel (Appears in flashback and main story)
•  Beast  (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Iceman (Appears in flashback and main story)

Supporting Characters:

• Lilandra (Appears in flashback and main story)
• John Grey
• Elaine Grey
• Sara Grey-Bailey
• Paul Bailey (Only Appearance)^[1]

Villains:

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

Other Characters:

• Marvel Girl (Only in flashback)
• Phoenix (Only in flashback)
• Mimic (Calvin Rankin) (Only in flashback)
• Havok (Alex Summers) (Only in flashback)
• Polaris (Lorna Dane) (Only in flashback)
• Banshee (Sean Cassidy) (Only in flashback)
• Sunfire (Shiro Yoshida) (Only in flashback)
• Thunderbird (John Proudstar) (Only in flashback)
• Changeling / Professor X (Only in flashback)
• Quicksilver (Only in flashback)
• Scarlet Witch (Only in flashback)
• Sub-Mariner (Only in flashback)
• Ka-Zar (Only in flashback)
• Zabu (Only in flashback)
• Human Torch (Only in flashback)
• Zelda (Only in flashback)
• Vera Cantor (Only in flashback)
• Candy Southern (Only in flashback)
• Doctor Strange (Only in flashback)
• Spider-Man (Only in flashback)
• Tanya Anderssen (Only in flashback)
• The Thing (Only in flashback) (Cameo)
• Alpha Flight (Only in flashback)
  • Vindicator (Only in flashback)
  • Northstar (Only in flashback)
  • Shaman (Only in flashback)
  • Snowbird (Only in flashback)
  • Sasquatch (Only in flashback)
  • Aurora (Only in flashback)
• Moira MacTaggert (Only in flashback)

Locations:

• Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters

Items:

• Cyclops' Visor, ver. 2
• M'Kraan Crystal (Only in flashback)
  
  

Synopsis for "Elegy"Edit

At the funeral of Jean Grey, Scott Summers listens over the eulogy and thinks back over the years of his relationship with Jean Grey:

He recalls the early day of the X-Men and how when Jean first joined the team they were all in love. He recalls the teams first battles with Magneto^[2], Vanisher^[3] and the Blob^[4]; the formation of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants^[5] and their subsequent clashes against them^[6][7]. Scott remembers how distant he felt with his teammates when Professor X briefly put him in charge of the school and how Warren began pursuing a relationship with Jean^[8][9]. He also remembers their encounter with Ka-Zar in the Savage Land^[10], the Stranger that saw the defeat of their old enemies Magneto and Toad^[11], their battle against the Juggernaut^[12][13], and Mastermold and the Sentinels^[14][15][16].

He recalls a succession of battles against the likes of Mimic^[17], Count Nefaria^[18][19], the Locust^[20], Chulculcan^[21][22], Banshee^[23], the Super-Adaptoid^[24], Warlock^[25], and Cobalt Man. He remembers how Warrens eventual relationship with Candy Southern would give way for Scott and Jean to pursue their own relationship^[26].

The threats would continue to come however, with the return of Juggernaut who they defeated with the aid of Dr. Strange^[27][28], their battle with Tyrannus and the Mole Man^[29], their first encounter with Spider-Man^[30], Mekkano^[31] and their battle against Factor Three^[32][33] which ended with a graduation and the group getting unique costumes^[34]. He next remembers the day they battle Grotesk^[35] a battle that saw the seeming demise of Professor X^[36]. The menaces never stopped, like when they saved Lorna Dane from Mesmero and a Magneto robot^[37][38][39], and when they rescued his brother Alex from the Living Monolith^[40][41][42], and later stopped Larry Trask's Sentinels^[43][44][45], and battled Sauron^[46][47], Magneto and his Savage Land Mutates^[48][49], the Japanese mutant Sunfire^[50] and how Professor X resurfaced to prevent an invasion from the alien Z'Nox^[51][52] and how Hank was mutated into a more furry form^[53].

His mind then focuses on the formation of the new X-Men to save the old team from the mutant island Krakoa^[54], and their first mission against Count Nefaria^[55] that ended in Thunderbird's death^[56]. He then recalls the capture of Jean and the X-Men by Stephen Lang's Sentinels^[57][58] that would lead to the rebirth of Jean as Phoenix^[59]. Battling the threats of Black Tom and Juggernaut^[60][61], the return of Magneto^[62], the arrival of Empress Lilandra^[63] and how Phoenix saved the universe from destruction by stabilizing the M'Kraan Crystal^[64] and after their battle with Weapon Alpha^[65].

He recalls how their clash with Mesmero^[66] and Magneto^[67][68][69] would leave Scott and JEan to believe each other dead. Scott would go on to help save the Savage Land from Sauron^[70] and Garok^[71], Japan from Moses Magnum^[72][73] and their clash with Alpha Flight in Canada^[74][75]. While Cyclops and the X-Men were battling Arcade, Scott recalls how Jean was being secretly seduced by their old foe Mastermind^[76][77]. He remembers their clash with Proteus^{[78][79][80][81]}. Howe the reunited team would learn of Kitty Pryde and attempt to recruit her into the X-Men only to be ambushed by the Hellfire Club^[82] and how they manipulated Jean into becoming their Black Queen^[83] ultimately unleashing her Dark Phoenix persona^[84] until she sacrificed her life^[85].

With Scott's recollection complete, he offers his sympathies for Jean's parents. Lilandra offers them as well and gives the Grey's a gift, a holomatrix globe that would fill them with Jean's essence whenever they touched it. Metting up with the Professor, Scott would tell him that he is quitting the X-Men. The Professor understands and wishes Scott the best of luck. With one X-Men leaving the ranks, a new one comes: A cab pulls up in front of Professor Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters and out comes Kitty Pride who sits on the steps waiting for the X-Men to come home from the funeral.

NotesEdit

• This issue is reprinted in many other comics and books, see references for more info.^[86]
  

TriviaEdit

• 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.

See AlsoEdit

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Recommended ReadingEdit

• X-Men #137 - "Jean Grey" dies.

Links and ReferencesEdit

• Uncanny X-Men at Wikipedia.org
• 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
• Uncanny X-Men at the Complete Marvel Reading Order

• 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

 

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