# X-MEN #136 FACSIMILE EDITION (2025) #136

Published: 2025-06-25T00:00:00+0000
Series: X-MEN #136 FACSIMILE EDITION (2025 - Present)
Creators: Chris Claremont (writer), Tom Orzechowski (letterer), John Byrne (writer), Glynis Oliver (colorist), Jeff Youngquist (editor), Terry Austin (cover artist), Joseph Ketterer (colorist)

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Jean Grey is power incarnate as the Dark Phoenix - and holds the fate of the cosmos in her hands! But the mighty Shi'ar Empire has this intergalactic threat in its sights! As Jean returns to her family on Earth, Shiar Empress Lilandra declares: If the universe is to survive…Phoenix must be destroyed! But before her Imperial Guard can reach Jean, the X-Men find her first - and so begins their epic rematch with the Dark Phoenix! Can Cyclops reach the woman he loves before she slays everyone else he holds dear? The penultimate chapter of the classic Dark Phoenix Saga is one of the all-time great Marvel comic books, boldly re-presented in its original form, ads and all! Re-presenting X-MEN (1963) #136.