Granted that her powers were not nearly so spectacular as Cyclops', or Angel's, or even Iceman's, but she looked real good in a tight uniform and could–and did–serve to get the X-Men out of tight places. I liked Marvel Girl, who I felt had a nicely developed personality, and–unlike Sue Storm, for instance–fulfilled a function in the early issues somewhat more advanced than getting captured by the bad guys. I have an abiding fondness for redheads, and have been in love with Jean since we first 'met,' about a million years ago when I was thirteen. Many Endings Of Uncanny X-Men #137 by Chris Claremont and John Byrne. Now, most of you will realize who one of the major 'villains' of this Well, let's go back to the beginning, or at least my beginning with the X-Men: I've never liked Phoenix. Of course, there may be no small number of you who are wondering why we did it, why we got rid of a character as (apparently) enormously popular as Phoenix? There may even be a few of you who are wondering why this particular version of her demise bears little or no resemblance to the various hints that might have been dropped over the last few months. It took almost two years, and a lot of angst and anguish, not to mention phone calls into all hours of the night, but the deed is done, and life begins anew for the X-Men. Well, Phoenix is gone, and as long as Chris and I stay on this book, gone forever. 'HOW WE DID IT,' or 'so you think it's easy creating comic books?' Intro copy (2) / to be boxed below intro copy (1)Īnd now for someone completely different. I wonder if John and I will still be working on the book. Seventeen years old!?! Good grief–this book is almost as old as the characters in it! Wow! Next stop–20, 25, 50, 75, and, in June of 2063, the X-MEN's centenary. Intro copy / to be boxed at top of lettercol

Image from source.Ĭsc / x-men #137 / may / lettercol / 28 february 1980 Read on… Many Endings Of Uncanny X-Men #137 by Chris Claremont and John Byrne. When written it appears it still had Jean being lobotomized, as according the last paragraph from Byrne, 'Next issue, Scott and Jean go off to pick the pieces of their lives'.

This article it seems was written before the final Death of Jean Grey ending was decided. And all courtesy of Ferran Delgado who has a history of working on Marvel Comics editions in Spain, and photographer José María Méndez.

These pages purport to be that letter, as retyped by Chris Claremont, with his own addition at the top and bottom, for editorial to use.

The original letter has apparently since seen publication in Spanish comics press, but not in the USA until now. The story goes that this was removed, as the new ending now needed an additional page. Apparently, the original issue ended with a letter by John Byrne.

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