Uncanny X-Men No 138 Claremont Byrne Elegy

• The Item for sale is for one (1) copy of the comic book "X-Men No. 138- Elegy"

The Uncanny X-Men, first published as simply The X-Men, is the flagship Marvel Comics comic book series within the X-Men franchise. It features an eponymous group of mutant superheroes. Published continuously, with one nine-month break, since issue #1 (Sept. 1963), it has spun off numerous franchise series including Astonishing X-Men, New X-Men, X-Factor, X-Force, the simply titled X-Men, and Generation X.

The X-Men are fictitious mutants who, as a result of a sudden leap in evolution, are born with latent superhuman abilities which generally manifest themselves at puberty. Many ordinary humans harbor an intense fear and/or distrust of mutants (often referred to as Homo superior), who are regarded by a number of scientists as the next step in human evolution and are thus widely viewed as a threat to human society.

In the late 70's the series was revived, illustrated by Dave Cockrum and later John Byrne and written by Chris Claremont, who would become the series' longest-standing contributor. The run met great critical acclaim and produced the "Proteus Saga", "Dark Phoenix Saga", and later the early 1980's "Days of Future Past", arguably some of the greatest story arcs in Marvel Comics, as well as X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills, the basis for the 2003 movie X2. Other characters introduced at this time include Mystique, Multiple Man, the Hellfire Club, and Moira MacTaggert along with her genetic research facility Muir Island. In the 1980s, the growing popularity of Uncanny X-Men and the rise of comic book specialty stores led to the introduction of several spin-off series nicknamed "X-Books".

Characters for Issues:

130-138: Cyclops, Jean Grey (as Phoenix), Storm, Wolverine, Nightcrawler, Colossus

It was later revealed this Jean Grey was actually a psionically-created host body to be used by the Phoenix Force. The real Jean Grey was placed into a healing cocoon in the depths of Jamaica Bay only to be discovered later by the Avengers.

139-148: Angel, Storm, Wolverine, Nightcrawler, Colossus, Kitty Pryde (as Sprite)

The condition of the comic is VF

• A comic book graded Very Fine is an excellent copy with outstanding eye appeal. Sharp, bright, and clean with supple pages. Cover is relatively flat with almost no surface wear. Cover inks are generally bright with moderate to high reflectivity. Staples may show some discoloration. Spine may have a couple of almost insignificant transverse stress lines and is almost completely flat. A barely unnoticeable quarter of an inch crease is acceptable, if color is not broken. Pages and covers can be yellowish/tannish (but not brown), although most comic books of this grade have a paper color of off-white to white.

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