Story:
An original page from Uncanny X-Men #137 sold for $65,725! That 1980 issue features the death of the Phoenix/Jean Grey. The art is by John Byrne and Terry Austin. This issue is the final chapter in the Dark Phoenix Saga. The panels show Jean begging Scott Summer/Cyclops to kill her before she loses control and the Dark Phoenix takes over. Thanks for Robot 6 for this scoop. There’s a very rich X-fan out there.
Opinion:
The Dark Phoenix Saga is the greatest X-Men and comic book story ever told. Claremont and Byrne weaved an intergalactic, action packed epic filled with emotion. I swear I didn’t cry. I still have my issue #137 and every few years I reread the whole saga and sometimes the entire Clarement/Byrne era.
[…] a busy week for X-Men art at auction. A panel featuring the death of the Phoenix from X-Men #137 sold for more than $60,000 earlier this […]