X-Men #101 – Key Highlights
- Writer: Chris Claremont
- Artists: Dave Cockrum & Frank Chiaramonte
🔥 Key Significance
- 1st appearance of Phoenix (Jean Grey transformation)
- 1st appearance of Black Tom Cassidy
- Cameo appearance by Juggernaut
- Beginning of the legendary Phoenix Saga
📖 Story Summary – “Like a Phoenix, from the Ashes!” (Part 1 of 3)
- The X-Men return to Earth after a near-fatal space mission
- Jean Grey emerges changed—reborn with immense new power as Phoenix
- The team, shaken by recent events, heads to Ireland for rest at Banshee’s ancestral home
- Their break is short-lived as new threats emerge, bringing danger and death to their doorstep
📌 Additional Details
- Page Count: 36 pages
- Color: Full color
- Cover Price: $0.30
