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Jean Grey First Appearance

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CHARACTER PROFILEALL KEY ISSUES
X-Men #137.0
PRIMARY DEBUT BOOK
2
EARLY ISSUES TRACKED
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CURRENT BUZZ SCORE
Featured First Appearance
First Appearance1980MarvelBronze Age
Death of Phoenix; Dark Phoenix Saga climax
EARLIEST TRACKED APPEARANCE
JG
CHARACTER BIOGRAPHY
SOURCE: MARVEL DATABASE ON FANDOM
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Why This Page Matters

Collectors rarely stop at the phrase "first appearance." They also want to know the early supporting books, whether the debut is a cameo or full appearance, and how the surrounding issues compare. This page is designed for that exact research path.

Use the cards below to compare early appearance candidates, then open the broader key issue cluster when you want the full collector view.

EARLY APPEARANCES
1
Debut Candidate1980MarvelBronze Age
Death of Phoenix; Dark Phoenix Saga climax
2
1980MarvelBronze Age
Death of Phoenix; Dark Phoenix Saga climax
MAIN TITLE KEY ISSUES

X-MENMarvel

37 ISSUESOPEN SERIES PAGE
1
First Team Appearance1963Marvel
First appearance of the X-Men and Magneto
2
First Team Appearance1963Marvel
First X-Men and Magneto
3
First appearance of Archie's girlfriend Veronica1964Marvel
First Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver
4
First appearance of Archie's girlfriend Veronica1964Marvel
First Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver
5
First appearance of Archie's girlfriend Veronica1965Marvel
First Juggernaut
6
First appearance of Archie's girlfriend Veronica1965Marvel
First Juggernaut
7
First appearance of Archie's girlfriend Veronica1965Marvel
First Sentinels
8
First appearance of Archie's girlfriend Veronica1965Marvel
First Sentinels
9
First appearance of Archie's girlfriend Veronica1967Marvel
First Banshee
10
First appearance of Archie's girlfriend Veronica1967Marvel
First Banshee
11
First appearance of Archie's girlfriend Veronica1968Marvel
First Polaris
12
First appearance of Archie's girlfriend Veronica1968Marvel
First Polaris
13
First appearance of Archie's girlfriend Veronica1969Marvel
First Alex Summers
14
First appearance of Archie's girlfriend Veronica1969Marvel
Havok identity/costume era key
15
Story Milestone1975Marvel
First regular new X-Men issue
16
Story Milestone1975Marvel
First regular new X-Men issue
17
First appearance of Archie's girlfriend Veronica1976Marvel
First Phoenix
18
First appearance of Archie's girlfriend Veronica1976Marvel
First Phoenix
19
First appearance of Archie's girlfriend Veronica1978Marvel
First Weapon Alpha/Vindicator
20
First appearance of Archie's girlfriend Veronica1979Marvel
First Alpha Flight cameo/appearance
21
First appearance of Archie's girlfriend Veronica1979Marvel
First Alpha Flight cameo/appearance
22
First appearance of Archie's girlfriend Veronica1979Marvel
First full Alpha Flight
23
First appearance of Archie's girlfriend Veronica1979Marvel
First full Alpha Flight
24
First appearance of Archie's girlfriend Veronica1980Marvel
First Kitty Pryde, Emma Frost, and Hellfire Club principals
25
First appearance of Archie's girlfriend Veronica1980Marvel
First Kitty Pryde, Emma Frost, and Hellfire Club principals
26
First appearance of Archie's girlfriend Veronica1980Marvel
First Dazzler
27
First appearance of Archie's girlfriend Veronica1980Marvel
First Dazzler
28
First Issue1980Marvel
Classic Wolverine solo spotlight issue
29
Origin of Anya Corazon – and a new beginning1980Marvel
Dark Phoenix transformation begins
30
Death of lry smuggling scheme! Another movie star1980Marvel
Death of Phoenix; Dark Phoenix Saga climax
31
Death of lry smuggling scheme! Another movie star1980Marvel
Death of Phoenix; Dark Phoenix Saga climax
32
Story Milestone1981Marvel
First part of Days of Future Past
33
Story Milestone1981Marvel
First part of Days of Future Past
34
Story Milestone1981Marvel
Days of Future Past conclusion
35
Story Milestone1981Marvel
Days of Future Past conclusion
36
X-Men #200 cover
Storyline / event1985Marvel
Trial of Magneto key issue.
37
Storyline / event1997Marvel
Character-peak Gambit-era issue.
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